Karnataka assembly elections 2018

Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP, says 'state of Indian judiciary akin to Pakistan and Africa'

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that the state of Indian judiciary is akin to that of Pakistan and Africa.  

May 17, 2018, 15:09 PM IST

BS Yeddyurappa's convoy stopped and allegedly attacked ahead of the oath ceremony - WATCH

BS Yeddyurappa's convoy was stopped and allegedly attacked by some Congress workers as it passed through the Sanjay Nagar locality this morning. 

May 17, 2018, 12:58 PM IST

Karnataka's crorepati MLAs: Average assets up to Rs 34.59 cr, re-elected legislators' worth up by 90%

BJP legislators have the highest number of criminal cases against them

May 17, 2018, 12:39 PM IST

BS Yeddyurappa announces loan waiver for farmers, urges MLAs to listen to their inner voice

BS Yeddyurappa, who took over as the Chief Minister of Karnataka amid a high political drama, has announced a farm loan waiver up to Rs 1 lakh. 

May 17, 2018, 12:18 PM IST

R Shankar and H Nagesh - two Karnataka MLAs who can make or break BJP, Congress' prospects

Two MLAs -  R Shankar and  H Nagesh – have grabbed eyeballs over their speculated support to the parties in the crucial number game in Karnataka.

May 17, 2018, 11:44 AM IST

BS Yeddyurappa: A survivor who rose like a phoenix in Karnataka

BS Yeddyurappa, the 75-year-old BJP politician from Karnataka, has been a survivor in a career spanning over five decades.

May 17, 2018, 11:09 AM IST

Rahul, Sonia and Siddaramaiah have ruined Karnataka: BJP on Congress protest over BSY becoming Chief Minister

The BJP on Thursday said that BSY government will easily survive the floor test even as Congress and Janata Dal-Secular continued to protest against the new government in Karnataka.

May 17, 2018, 10:17 AM IST

Defeat of democracy, mockery of Constitution: Rahul Gandhi takes on BJP as Yeddyurappa becomes Karnataka CM

This morning, while the BJP celebrates its hollow victory, India will mourn the defeat of democracy, tweets Rahul Gandhi.

May 17, 2018, 09:31 AM IST

Karnataka political drama: As it happened on May 17, 2018

BJP emerged as the single-largest party winning 104 seats in the May 12 Assembly election, but it fell short of eight seats from the 112-halfway mark in the lower House.

May 17, 2018, 06:20 AM IST

Karnataka: No stay on swearing-in ceremony, says Supreme Court; BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as CM today

In an unprecedented hearing, the Supreme Court early on Thursday refused to stay the swearing-in of BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa as the new Chief Minister of Karnataka.

May 17, 2018, 05:47 AM IST

Yeddyurappa to be CM: Congress lashes out, approaches Supreme Court

Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday invited BJP legislature party leader BS Yeddyurappa to form the government in Karnataka.

May 16, 2018, 22:45 PM IST

MLAs who switch should be banned from contesting polls for a term: Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah today said MLAs who switch parties should be banned from contesting elections for one term in order to prevent horsetrading in the event of a hung house. 

May 16, 2018, 17:41 PM IST

Thank you, been an honour to be CM, says Siddaramaiah after Karnataka results

Amid reports of dissent among Congress MLAs over support to the JD(S), Siddaramaiah assured that the party stands united.

May 16, 2018, 16:39 PM IST

Kumaraswamy reminds Karnataka of '2008 Operation Lotus', claims BJP offering Rs 100 crore to poach MLAs

Claiming that JDS-Congress should be invited by the Governor to form the government, Kumaraswamy said, "without the numbers how can they (BJP) form the government".

May 16, 2018, 15:55 PM IST

Congress may move SC if Karnataka Governor invites BJP to form government

HD Kumaraswamy has alleged that his party MLAs are being offered Rs 100 crore each to support the BJP for forming government in Karnataka. 

May 16, 2018, 14:14 PM IST

Karnataka Congress MLA Amaregouda Linganagouda Patil Bayyapur accuses BJP of luring him with money and ministry

Linganagouda, who is from the Lingayat community and won by defeating Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil of the BJP by over 18,000 votes, claimed that he is going to remain with the Congress and abide by the decision taken by the party leadership.

May 16, 2018, 12:54 PM IST

Operation Lotus: When BJP poached Congress, JDS MLAs to form government in 2008

When BS Yeddyurappa had resigned from the BJP to form his own party Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) in 2013, he had expressed regret over resorting to 'Operation Lotus' to boost the strength of the BJP in the Assembly.

May 16, 2018, 12:32 PM IST

Uday Chopra googles to discover Karnataka Governor is 'BJP guy', gets trolled on Twitter

Bollywood actor Uday Chopra is once again in the line of fire on microblogging site Twitter, this time over Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 results. It started when the Dhoom actor posted a tweet citing the political affiliation of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala. Sharing Vajubhai’s Wikipedia profile link, the Chopra scion referred to him as “BJP guy”.

May 16, 2018, 11:26 AM IST

Karnataka verdict: BS Yeddyurappa elected Karnataka BJP legislative party leader

The BJP emerged as the single largest party, winning 104 seats, Karnataka Assembly polls

May 16, 2018, 11:25 AM IST

Twitter flooded with over 30 lakh tweets on Karnataka Assembly elections

Micro-blogging platform Twitter registered over 30 lakh tweets related to Karnataka Assembly elections in the past three weeks, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) garnering 51 percent of the share of voice, Twitter announced on Wednesday. Congress registered 42 percent and Janata Dal Secular (JD S) seven percent of mentions on Twitter in the April 25-May 15 period.

May 16, 2018, 11:24 AM IST