Not nervous, says Jagadish Shettar ahead of Karnataka results
May 8, 2013
Confident we will form the govt in Karnataka: BJP's Venkaiah Naidu
May 5, 2013
Despite a dozen resignations, Karnataka chief minister says govt is stable
Jan 30, 2013
Amid Karnataka crisis, Jagadish Shettar meets Rajnath Singh
Jan 28, 2013
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.
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...
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: BJP loses only government in south, aided by Yeddyurappa
Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 8, 2013
For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it is game over in Karnataka. The party, which broke into the Congress' bastion, forming its first government in the south, has faced an embarrassing loss, failing to garner even half of the 110 seats it won last...
Karnataka election results live: Congress gets majority; BJP routed, JD(S) gains
Edited by Prasad Sanyal | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Karnataka has delivered an unambiguous verdict. The Congress will form the next government and will not need help. The party is leading in 119 seats, which will give it a majority in the 224-seat Assembly.
Karnataka election results live: BJP on its way out, says split hurt the party
Edited by Mala Das | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Karnataka Election Results Live: For the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), it appears to be game over in Karnataka. The party, which broke into the Congress' bastion, forming its first government in the state five years ago, now appears to be struggling ...
Karnataka election results live: Congress set to form government; JD(S) pushes BJP to number 3
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday May 8, 2013
The Congress seems to be emerging as the single-largest party in Karnataka. At 10:30 am, all leads were in and if these convert into results, the party might even edge past the halfway mark of 112 in the 224-seat Assembly.
Karnataka election results 2013: Big gains for Congress, BJP trails
Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Wednesday May 8, 2013
Counting has begun in Karnataka and leads are rolling in fast. Early trends show the ruling BJP is in trouble, seeming to concede ground in about half their seats. But the Congress is not yet gaining big either.
Searing heat slowing down voter turnout in Karnataka
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2013
After an initial burst, voter turnout in the Karnataka Assembly polls lost momentum in the afternoon apparently due to the searing heat, with an estimated 25-30 per cent voters exercising their franchise till 1 PM.
Karnataka Polls: The time to vote is here
Edited by Sindhu Manjesh (with inputs from Agencies) | Sunday May 5, 2013
Five years after handing the BJP its first opportunity to rule a southern state, Karnataka's electorate votes today to decide whether the BJP should continue in office or whether the mandate should go to other contenders.
BJP leader LK Advani's plane develops technical snag, lands in Hyderabad
Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 30, 2013
An aircraft carrying senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader LK Advani made an unscheduled landing at the old airport at Begumpet in Hyderabad on Monday, after developing a technical snag.
Indo-Asian News Service | Monday April 29, 2013
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday challenged Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on why one person cannot set everything right and offered to show how it can be done.
Meet the 'most unsuccessful candidate' with a penchant for polls
Press Trust of India | Sunday April 28, 2013
He has found a slot in the 'Limca Book of Records' as the "Most Unsuccessful Candidate" fielding himself against political bigwigs in the past but this time, his attempt to even enter the fray has failed.
