KS Eshwarappa

BJP Expels Former Deputy CM KS Eshwarappa For 6 Years For 'Embarrassing' The Party

BJP expelled KS Eshwarappa from the party for six years after the leader decided to contest as an Independent candidate from the Shivamogga.

Apr 22, 2024, 23:07 PM IST

KS Eshwarappa makes big statement on Muslim Voting

Former minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa has given a controversial statement regarding Muslim votes. He said, 'BJP does not need Muslim vote bank'.

Apr 25, 2023, 13:32 PM IST

'BJP Endorses Corruption': Congress On PM Modi's Video Call To Karnataka Leader Eshwarappa

Eshwarappa stepped down as Karnataka's Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister in April 2022. 

Apr 21, 2023, 14:43 PM IST

Days After Being Denied Ticket, Karnataka BJP Leader KS Eshwarappa Gets Call From PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday made a video call to veteran party leader MLA K S Eshwarappa. 

Apr 21, 2023, 11:47 AM IST

Karnataka Elections: Senior BJP Leader KS Eshwarappa Announces Retirement From Electoral Politics

KS Eshwarappa, who resigned as a Karnataka minister last year, wrote a letter to BJP President J P Nadda and said he wishes to retire from electoral politics.

Apr 11, 2023, 17:42 PM IST

Karnataka BJP MLA's Controversial Remark On Azaan

The controversial statement of BJP MLA Eshwarappa has come to fore. Attacking Muslims, he made indecent remarks about Azaan and said, 'Wherever I go, this is a headache. Does Allah listen only by shouting?'.

Mar 14, 2023, 08:36 AM IST

Baat Pate Ki: 'Azaan' gives Karnataka BJP leader a headache

In Karnataka, BJP leader S Eshwarappa has given a controversial statement regarding Azaan. Earlier in Karnataka, the issue of hijab had become very hot. The BJP leader said that wherever I go, this (Azaan) is a big headache for me.

Mar 13, 2023, 21:40 PM IST

BJP MLA Eshwarappa makes controversial statement on Azaan,says,'Its sound causes headache'

The controversial statement of BJP MLA Eshwarappa has come to fore. Attacking Muslims, he made indecent remarks about Azaan and said, 'Wherever I go, this is a headache. Does Allah listen only by shouting?'.

Mar 13, 2023, 15:02 PM IST

'Azaan Is A 'Headache', Will Allah Listen To Prayers Only If Loudspeakers Are Used?': K'taka BJP MLA Stirs Controversy

"Wherever I go, this (Azaan) gives me a headache," Karnataka BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa said after a prayer call was made from a mosque nearby.

Mar 13, 2023, 14:00 PM IST

Karnataka BJP MLA KS Eshwarappa receives threat letter over his remarks on Tipu Sultan, files complaint

Earlier on Tuesday, senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa accused minorities of sparking communal tension in Shivamogga. 

Aug 25, 2022, 07:35 AM IST

Congress 'supporting' anti-nationalists like PFI, SDPI: Karnataka BJP MLA after Shivamogga stabbing incident

Senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa's statement comes in the wake of communal tension in his home district of Shivamogga following a row between two groups over the installation of a banner with a picture of Hindutva icon VD Savarkar on the occasion of Independence Day.

Aug 17, 2022, 10:45 AM IST

KS Eshwarappa, former Karnataka minister named by contractor in suicide note, cleared by cops

Contractor Santosh Patil from Belagavi district had died by suicide in a hotel room in Udupi on April 12 accusing the minister and his close aide of allegedly charging 40 per cent commission on a Rs 4 crore-worth public work carried out in Hindalga village of Belagavi in 2020 ahead of a village fair.

Jul 20, 2022, 20:36 PM IST

Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa resigns amid row over contractor’s death

Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai amid a row over the alleged suicide of contractor Santosh Patil, as per reports.

Apr 15, 2022, 21:49 PM IST

Karnataka contractor death: No need to become investigators, CM Bommai tells opposition

Chief Minister Basawaraj Bommai on Friday said that KS Eshwarappa decided to resign of his own free will and said that a probe would be conducted in the matter, ANI reported.

Apr 15, 2022, 13:05 PM IST

Karnataka contractor death: State Home Minister Araga Jnanendra says probe underway

A 37-year-old contractor allegedly committed suicide in a lodge in Udupi. He had purportedly in a WhatsApp message alleged that Karnataka Cabinet Minister KS Eshwarappa demanded commission for release of funds for the civil works undertaken by him at Hindalga village ahead of a festival. 

Apr 13, 2022, 21:12 PM IST

Karnataka may ban SDPI for alleged role in Bengaluru violence, decision to be taken on August 20

The Karnataka government may soon impose a ban on the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) for its alleged role in Tuesday night’s violence in the Bengaluru city in which three people were killed.

Aug 14, 2020, 16:11 PM IST

BJP leader Eshwarappa takes dig at Siddaramaiah, calls him 'pagal'

Taking a dig at former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KS Eshwarappa called him “pagal” (insane) for attacking state party chief BS Yeddyurappa. 

Jan 19, 2019, 13:52 PM IST

Factional feud in Karnataka unit: BJP eases out four office-bearers

BJP central leadership has relieved two office bearers each from Karnataka state President BS Yeddyurappa and senior leader KS Eshwarappa camps, of their charges.

Apr 30, 2017, 17:08 PM IST

Discontent against Yeddyurappa refuses to subside within Karnataka BJP

Discontent within the Karnataka BJP against President B S Yeddyurappa over the appointment of office-bearers refused to die down, with a section of party leaders sticking to their stand of opposing his "unilateral" style of functioning.

Jul 01, 2016, 22:08 PM IST

Eshwarappa says what can Oppn do if 'you' are raped, another BJP leader terms rape 'small subject'

At a time when there's an outrage over the gang-rape of two minor girls in Delhi last night, politicians seem to show no mercy in issuing insensitive statements against women.

Oct 17, 2015, 20:46 PM IST