BJP appoints Amit Shah in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhi gets West Bengal
May 19, 2013
आडवाणी के ब्लॉग की आलोचना करने पर लहर सिंह पार्टी से निलंबित
May 17, 2013
'Glimpses of the India Story': Govt launches ad campaign
May 14, 2013
Siddaramaiah sworn-in as Karnataka Chief Minister
May 13, 2013
BJP appoints Amit Shah in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, Varun Gandhi gets West Bengal
Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from PTI) | Monday May 20, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's close confidant and BJP General Secretary Amit Shah has been appointed as the person in charge of the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. BJP president Rajnath Singh, in a reorganisation of the party's p...
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.
'Glimpses of the India Story': Government launches ad campaign
Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday May 14, 2013
With an eye on the general elections scheduled to be held next year, the UPA government has unveiled a series of audio-visual clips as a part of its multimedia campaign to highlight its achievements and showcase the impact of its policies in the last...
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 ...
Siddaramaiah to be sworn-in as Karnataka Chief Minister on Monday
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013
Siddaramaiah, who led the Congress' battle against BJP Government's corruption in Karnataka, will take oath on Monday as the 22nd Chief Minister of the state.
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.
Congress winning is good for Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa
Press Trust of India | Saturday May 11, 2013
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.
Press Trust of India | Monday May 13, 2013
K Siddaramaiah is not known to mince words or hide his ambitions. Whenever BJP members in the last government taunted him about being ambitious, Mr Siddaramaiah, then Leader of the Opposition, would aggressively and without hesitation declare that he...
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...
A whitewash for BJP in coastal Karnataka bastions
Written by Sindhu Manjesh | Thursday May 9, 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 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 says bye to BJP, hands Congress a handsome mandate
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Wednesday May 8, 2013
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...
