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Congress winning is good for Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa

Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013, Udhagamandalam

Karnataka Janata Paksha president B S Yeddyurappa on Friday described the Congress win in May 5 assembly polls as good for the state, but said it remained to be seen how the party was going to govern.
Siddaramaiah to be new Karnataka Chief Minister

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Friday May 10, 2013, Bangalore

K Siddaramaiah is set to be Karnataka's new Chief Minister. The 121 Congress MLAs elected by the people of the state voted via secret ballot to elect him this evening. Mr Siddaramaiah won the backing of a majority 75 MLAs.
K Siddaramaiah leads race for Karnataka Chief Minister; Congress meets to decide today

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Friday May 10, 2013, New Delhi/Bangalore

Karnataka's next Chief Minister will be chosen after each of the Congress' 121 newly elected legislators have been consulted by a central team led by senior party leader AK Antony. That meeting has begun. Sources say a decision is expected by evening.
Karnataka election results: After the celebrations, the race for Chief Minister's post

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Thursday May 9, 2013, New Delhi

Karnataka election results: With the Congress winning Karnataka after seven years, all eyes are now on who will become the Chief Minister. And the race seems to have narrowed down to Union minister Mallikarjuna Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Assembly K Siddaramaiah.
Will not go back to the BJP, says former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa

Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday May 9, 2013, Bangalore

He may not have expected to finish fourth in the Karnataka polls but today BS Yeddyurappa put up a brave face. "We have got 10% of the vote. It not an easy thing. KJP will be a constructive opposition party in and outside the Assembly, " he said ruling out his return to the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Karnataka elections: NCP chief Sharad Pawar cautions ally Congress ahead of 2014 general elections

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Thursday May 9, 2013, Satara

Karnataka election results: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has cautioned ally Congress not to be over-confident after its victory in Karnataka assembly elections. He said it was far too early for the UPA to celebrate as the victory was no indication that the alliance would return to power at the Centre after general elections in 2014.
Karnataka: Miners rule roost in mine-rich Bellary, poll verdict shows

Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2013, Bangalore

The fall from grace of the once mighty Reddy brothers may have been complete but the Assembly poll outcome shows that the clout of other mining lords remains undiminished in the "Republic of Bellary."
Why BS Yeddyurappa's birthday party may be cancelled

Reported by Radhika Iyer, Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday May 8, 2013, Bangalore

BS Yeddyurappa has not stepped out of his home since the results of the Karnataka elections were announced, remaining inaccessible to the media throughout the day. The fourth position on the result board was not something he was expecting.
A whitewash for BJP in coastal Karnataka bastions

Written by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday May 8, 2013

It's a whitewash for the BJP in Karnataka's coastal districts -- Dakshina Kannada, home to Mangalore, and Udupi. In Dakshina Kannada, the BJP lost all the eight Assembly segments to the Congress and in Udupi, it won just a single seat out of five.
Karnataka says bye to BJP, hands Congress a handsome mandate

Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday May 8, 2013, Bangalore

The verdict is in. Karnataka has given a handsome mandate to the Congress to form the state's next government. The ruling BJP has been resolutely packed off, and the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) has made significant gains. BS Yeddyurappa's fledgling Karnataka Janata Party or KJP has won just half a dozen seats, but managed to deal a severe blow to the BJP, eating substantially into its vote share.