Bypolls

MLAs Who Won Karnataka Bypolls Will Be Made Ministers: BS Yediyurappa

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday made it clear that only those MLAs who won the recent bypolls will be made ministers and no one else.

Karnataka Cabinet Expansion Delayed, Chief Minister Won't Visit Delhi Now

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 12, 2019

After his government retained majority in the Assembly by sweeping the December 5 bypolls, BS Yediyurappa had said he would be travelling to Delhi soon to hold discussions with the BJP central leadership on the Cabinet expansion.

Bengal BJP Leaders Meet Poll Panel To Report Alleged Bypoll Violence

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 12, 2019

Alleging large scale malpractices and violence in West Bengal by-elections, a delegation of BJP leaders of the state will meet the Election Commission today to lodge a complaint, a party leader said.

PM's Shout-Out, Standing Ovation for BS Yediyurappa In BJP MPs' Meet

India News | Reported by Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged BJP MPs to give a standing ovation for BS Yediyurappa, the Chief Minister of Karnataka, crediting him with the recent bypoll sweep that has firmly established the party's majority and stabilized its government in the southern state.

Opinion: Karnataka Polls Will Motivate BJP To Get Revenge In Maharashtra

Opinion | Dr R. Balashankar | Tuesday December 10, 2019

The victory of the BJP in Karnataka is bound to have its impact on Maharashtra, where, too, the state is governed by an unnatural coalition that has been trumped up in violation of the people's mandate.

"India = Heaven": P Chidambaram's Theory Behind Rebels' Win In Karnataka

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Tuesday December 10, 2019

Congress leader P Chidambaram has weighed in on the BJP's performance in the Karnataka bypolls that cemented Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's hold in his government.

BJP Records First-Ever Win In Bypoll At Karnataka's Mandya

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Monday scripted history by recording its first ever win in the Vokkaliga bastion of Karnataka's Mandya district.

Karnataka Congress Chief Resigns Over Poor Performance In Bypolls

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

Congress state president Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday announced his resignation, taking moral responsibility for the party's poor show in the Karnataka assembly bypolls.

Opinion: Karnataka Result Exposes Weakness Of A Ho-Hum Coalition

Opinion | Mihir Swarup Sharma | Monday December 9, 2019

With every victory, whether won at the polls or through subsequent backroom dealing, the BJP's advantage grows sharper. For the opposition, whether the Congress or regional parties, the threat is existential.

"No Question Of Backtracking": BS Yediyurappa On Making Rebels Ministers

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 9, 2019

Celebrating the BJP's good performance in the bypolls in Karnataka, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa today said he would ensure a stable and pro-development government for the next three-and-half years - the remainder of his term.

Karnataka Results Example Of Trust In BJP For Political Stability: PM Modi

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Monday December 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today cited the BJP taking 12 out of 15 assembly seats in the Karnataka by-election as proof that people "trusts" the BJP when it comes to political stability. The BJP galloped ahead in the 12 seats in a big boost for Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's four-month-old government, formed after defections from the previous Co...

Opinion: Yediyurappa's Victory Sends Clear Signal To Shah-Modi Too

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday December 9, 2019

BS Yediyurappa, Chief Minister of Karnataka, this morning pulled of a personal victory in the high stakes by-election battle with the Congress and Janata Dal Secular. Powered largely by defectors from those parties, the BJP, at noon, was placed to win 12 of 15 seats.

"People Accepted Defectors": Congress On Karnataka Bypolls

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 9, 2019

The Congress emerged as the biggest loser in Karnataka as votes cast in bypolls were counted on Monday. The party is set to lose nine seats, with the BJP making huge gains at its cost and heading for a sweep.

BJP Sweeps Karnataka Bypolls, Resignations In Congress: 10 Points

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 9, 2019

The ruling BJP swept the Karnataka assembly bypolls on Monday, winning 12 of 15 seats to give the party a big boost after its Maharashtra setback. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's four-month-old government -- formed with a narrow majority after defections from the previous Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition -- needed only seven seats for a majori...

Karnataka Bypoll Results Live Updates: Dinesh Gundu Rao Resigns As Karnataka Congress Chief After Bypoll Loss

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Monday December 9, 2019

Karnataka Bypoll Results: BJP is set to make big gains in the Karnataka bypolls as it was leading in 12 out of 15 seats where bypolls was held on December 5.