BJP workers clash with police near PM's house
May 12, 2013
BJP looking for the Narendra Modi magic in Karnataka
Apr 28, 2013
PM must resign, demands opposition; let them ask, retorts Sonia Gandhi
Apr 23, 2013
Budget session will start on a note of confrontation, not consensus: Arun Jaitley to NDTV
Apr 22, 2013
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah to expand cabinet tomorrow
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013
Four days after taking over as Karnataka chief minister, Congress leader Siddaramaiah will expand his ministry Saturday amid demands that "tainted" legislators be kept out as the party wrested power from the BJP on an anti-corruption plank.
New Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah meets PM Manmohan Singh
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2013
K Siddaramaiah, who was sworn in as Karnataka chief minister on May 13, today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the capital, describing it as a courtesy call.
Jagadish Shettar is the new leader of BJP's legislature party in Karnataka
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2013
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar was unanimously elected leader of the legislature party of BJP on Tuesday, which suffered an ignominious defeat in the recent state Assembly polls losing power to Congress.
BJP's handling of Karnataka absolutely opportunistic, says LK Advani
Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday May 12, 2013
Terming the electoral outcome in Karnataka as no surprise, BJP leader LK Advani today said the party had erred in not taking immediate and firm action on allegations of corruption against former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and that its handling of ...
No move as of now for return of BS Yeddyurappa: BJP
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013
Heavy defeat in the Assembly elections, with B S Yeddyurappa doing a significant damage to the party's prospects, the BJP in Karnataka says there is no proposal as of now for the return of the former party strongman to its fold.
BJP workers demand PM's resignation, clash with Delhi Police
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Sunday May 12, 2013
Around 2000 workers from the Bharatiya Janata Party's youth wing today clashed with the Delhi Police after they defied prohibitory orders and attempted to march towards Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's house in central Delhi.
Resignations earlier could have saved Parliament session: BJP
Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 10, 2013
As Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal quit his post, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said had the step been taken earlier, the budget session of parliament would not have been wasted.
Congress will win all future elections, says Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan
Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 9, 2013
Welcoming the Congress party's thumping victory in the Karnataka assembly polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Thursday claimed it would make way for "victory for the party in all the future elections".
Will not go back to the BJP, says former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Thursday May 9, 2013
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 rul...
Karnataka polls: Congress says it has galaxy of leaders for top post
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
The Congress on Wednesday kept up the suspense over its Chief Ministerial candidate in Karnataka, saying it has a "galaxy of leaders" for the top job.
Karnataka election results: Congress to form govt in Karnataka, BJP loses its only southern state
Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Karnataka has delivered an unambiguous verdict. The Congress will form the next government and will not need help. The party won 121 seats, which will give it a majority in the 224-seat Assembly.
The 12 heavyweights who fell as Congress crushed BJP in Karnataka
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
As the Congress juggernaut rolled on in Karnataka, 12 Ministers of the Jagadish Shettar Cabinet, including Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa, fell by the wayside, rubbing salt into the wounds of the vanquished BJP.
Karnataka election results: Chidambaram turns TV reporter, Jaswant Singh candidly responds
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Buoyed by the Congress' showing in Karnataka, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, in a lighter moment, turned into a TV reporter today. The senior Congress leader grabbed a mike from a television reporter and thrust it front of senior BJP leader Jaswant ...
BJP demands stern action against BSP leader for insulting national song
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Criticising the act of a BSP member walking out of the Lok Sabha when the national song was being played, the BJP today said the Speaker should act "firmly" on the issue.
Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today praised the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP's idealogy and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well.