Karnataka assembly elections 2018

PM Narendra Modi thanks Karnataka voters for supporting BJP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked voters in Karnataka for "steadfastly supporting" the BJP's development agenda and making it the single largest party.

May 15, 2018, 19:04 PM IST

Congress Lingayat MLAs upset over plan to install JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka CM

Sources say seven-eight Lingayat MLAs of the Congress are protesting against the alliance. They have told the Congress leadership that they do not want JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy as Karnataka chief minister.

May 15, 2018, 18:46 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah thank Karnataka for making BJP the single largest party in the state

Amit Shah also congratulated the BJP members and Yeddyurappa for their 'relentless efforts'.

May 15, 2018, 18:43 PM IST

Karnataka government formation: Congress mocks BJP, digs out Goa, Manipur, Meghalaya results

Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.

May 15, 2018, 18:36 PM IST

Course set for bigger win in 2019: Devendra Fadnavis on Karnataka polls

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today said the Karnataka election results had set the course for a "bigger victory" for the BJP and the NDA in the 2019 general elections.

May 15, 2018, 18:24 PM IST

BJP rushes 3 senior ministers to Karnataka as Congress appears to steal march

With the BJP appearing to be falling short of a majority in Karnataka, the party rushed three senior ministers to the state to talk with possible allies to cobble up the required numbers for forming the next government in the state.

May 15, 2018, 18:22 PM IST

Karnataka: BJP's CM face BS Yeddyurappa meets Governor, stakes claim to form government

BS Yeddyurappa met Governor of Karnataka Vajubhai Vala and staked claim to form the government in the state after his party swept the single-phase assembly elections held on May 12.  

May 15, 2018, 17:59 PM IST

BJP will definitely win 2019 elections: Nitin Gadkari

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will definitely win 2019 general elections.

May 15, 2018, 17:59 PM IST

BJP should hold elections with ballot papers: Uddhav Thackeray

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday challenged the BJP to hold elections through ballot papers to clear doubts over the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs). 

May 15, 2018, 17:47 PM IST

Here's the Congress-JDS formula to form government in Karnataka

Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12. A record 72.36 percent of the 5.07 crore electorate cast their votes.

May 15, 2018, 17:40 PM IST

Karnataka election results 2018: Congress wins 13 seats in Bengaluru, BJP 11, JD(S) 2

Elections for 222 seats in Karnataka was held on May 12.

May 15, 2018, 17:00 PM IST

BJP tops table in Karnataka, wins 7 seats, leads in 102

The BJP was likely to finish tantalisingly close to the halfway mark in the Karnataka Assembly elections today, if not score an outright victory, with its candidates winning 7 seats and leading in 102 others, officials said.

May 15, 2018, 16:44 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly election 2018: HD Kumaraswamy - The kingmaker who is likely to become a King

Kumaraswamy contested the 2018 elections from the Ramanagaram and Channapatna constituencies respectively. 

May 15, 2018, 16:31 PM IST

Yeddyurappa says Karnataka has voted for change, refuses to speak on government formation

BS Yeddyurappa has been elected from Shikaripura.

May 15, 2018, 16:26 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly election results 2018: Siddaramaiah meets Governor, submits resignation

 Congress CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday tendered his resignation to Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala after his party apparently lost to BJP in the crucial assembly elections in the southern state.

May 15, 2018, 16:14 PM IST

JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy set to become Karnataka CM if Congress formula works

Janata Dal Secular (JDS) leader HD Kumaraswamy will in all likelihood take oath as the chief minister of Karnataka for the second time in a few days. His party has finished a distant third in the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 but the Congress which is the second largest party in the house has decided to support the JDS to ensure that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not form a government in the state.

May 15, 2018, 15:53 PM IST

Karnataka election results: BJP's CM face BS Yeddyurappa wins

BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa was on Tuesday elected to the Karnataka Assembly from Shikaripura by 35,397 votes, the Election Commission announced.

May 15, 2018, 15:16 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: Congress extends support to JDS, says Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy have accepted offer

While BJP has emerged as the single largest party, the Congress and the JDS seem to be in no mood to give up.

May 15, 2018, 15:02 PM IST

Karnataka people rejected divisive politics of Congress: Nirmala Sitharaman

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said people of Karnataka have rejected the "divisive, toxic and very negative" politics of Congress and voted for Prime Minister Narendra Modi`s development thrust.

May 15, 2018, 14:52 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly Election Results are a double-edged sword, now watch out for pre-poll alliances for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

The day may officially belong to the BJP, but there is enough silver lining for the Congress as well.

May 15, 2018, 14:28 PM IST