Siddaramaiah meets Congress MLAs in Hyderabad before crucial trust vote on Saturday
The MLAs who reached Hyderabad on Friday will have to be brought back to Bengaluru for the floor test that has been ordered by the Supreme Court.
May 18, 2018, 17:23 PM IST
BJP MLA KG Bopaiah is Karnataka Protem Speaker, to oversee trust vote on Saturday
Bopaiah is a senior BJP leader and had won from the Virajpet seat in Karnataka.
May 18, 2018, 15:48 PM IST
When SC judge AK Sikri cited a WhatsApp joke during Karnataka trust vote hearing
There was intense action taking place in the Supreme Court on Friday with the Congress and the Janata Dal United (JDS) appealing against the formation of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka. Amid the arguments, Supreme Court judge Arjan Kumar Sikri brought up a WhatsApp joke that is doing the rounds.
May 18, 2018, 15:12 PM IST
Charter flights don't require DGCA approval: Govt responds to Congress-JDS allegations
The Civil Aviation Ministry today said it had sought a detailed report into the charges by JD(S) that it was denied permission by the DGCA to fly its legislators to Kerala, asserting that the flight regulator's permission was not required for chartered flights operating inside India.
May 18, 2018, 15:01 PM IST
Karnataka trust vote: How the anti-defection law can kick in
Can the non-BJP MLAs switch parties or abstain from trust vote? Here is what action can be taken against the MLAs under the 10th Schedule of Constitution or the Anti-defection law.
May 18, 2018, 13:15 PM IST
Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi welcomes Supreme Court's order, says BJP bluffing about numbers for government formation
The top court directed Yeddyurappa to prove majority in floor test under the supervision of a Protem Speaker.
May 18, 2018, 13:06 PM IST
Karnataka trust vote: How the numbers stack up for BJP, Congress-JDS
While the BJP has 104 MLAs, the Congress has 78 and the JDS 37 legislators in The 225-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
May 18, 2018, 12:45 PM IST
Karnataka: SC orders floor test, appointment of Protem Speaker; what all we know so far
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that a floor test be held in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly at 4 pm on Saturday, May 19 to ascertain whether newly appointed CM BS Yeddyurappa enjoys a majority in the state.
May 18, 2018, 12:29 PM IST
Karnataka crisis: SC rejects AG's arguments, orders floor test at 4 pm on Saturday
The apex court bench, while ordering a floor test at 4 pm on Saturday, said that 'It is just a number game, one who enjoys the majority should be invited to form the Government.
May 18, 2018, 11:15 AM IST
Amid power tussle in Karnataka, CM BS Yeddyurappa transfers senior IAS, IPS officers
Amid an ongoing power struggle in Karnataka, state's newly-elected Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa had transferred several IAS and IPS officers in a top-level reshuffle soon after he took charge.
May 18, 2018, 10:51 AM IST
Amid Karnataka political tussle, PM Modi dials HD Deve Gowda on his birthday
In the run-up to the elections, Modi had begun by applauding Deve Gowda and criticising the Congress for 'insulting' the former PM.
May 18, 2018, 10:29 AM IST
Karnataka crisis: As JDS, Congress try to keep their flock together, four MLAs go missing
Triggering horse-trading fears, four Congress MLAs have reportedly gone missing, keeping their party and the post-poll alliance partner Janata Dal-Secular on the edge.
May 18, 2018, 09:57 AM IST
JDS, Congress MLAs will stay at same place to prevent poaching by BJP: Kumaraswamy
Janata Dal (Secular) has also shifted its newly-elected MLAs to a safe location in Hyderabad to prevent poaching from BJP.
May 18, 2018, 08:07 AM IST
Have full faith in SC, it won't repeat Karnataka Governor's mistake: Congress
Congress party has expressed full faith in the judiciary and said that it is confident that nothing will go wrong when the SC takes up its petition challenging the developments in Karnataka.
May 18, 2018, 07:41 AM IST
Deve Gowda, Rahul Gandhi discuss political situation in Karnataka over phone
BS Yeddyurappa was on Thursday sworn in as the CM of Karnataka for the third time amid protests by the JD(S)-Congress combine.
May 18, 2018, 00:36 AM IST
Karnataka government formation: BS Yeddyurappa takes oath and other top developments
BJP emerged as the single-largest party winning 104 seats in the May 12 Assembly election, it fell short of eight seats from the 112-halfway mark in the lower House.
May 18, 2018, 00:27 AM IST
Congress in Goa and Manipur, RJD in Bihar say they'll stake claim to form government
The BJP, which emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats in Karnataka Assembly, was invited by Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday to form the government.
May 17, 2018, 23:46 PM IST
Congress 'evacuates' Karnataka MLAs, plans all-out attack on BJP
Suspecting BJP trying to woo its MLAs in order to pass a crucial floor test, Congress transported its MLAs to an undisclosed location late Thursday night.
May 17, 2018, 23:37 PM IST
Karnataka government formation: BJP resorting to horse-trading, no MLA will yield to their demand, says Siddaramaiah
BS Yeddyurappa was on Thursday sworn in as the chief minister of Karnataka for the third time.
May 17, 2018, 23:19 PM IST
Congress forged signatures of many of its MLAs while submitting list to Governor, alleges BJP
Union Human Resources Minister Prakash Javadekar said on Thursday that one was at a loss to understand how Congress could collect the signatures of all the MLAs even before they arrived in Bengaluru and attended the Congress Legislature Party meeting.
May 17, 2018, 22:58 PM IST
