Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018
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Congress Adds To Karnataka Tally, Wins Bengaluru's Jayanagar Seat
The Congress's partnership with the Janata Dal Secular won it one more seat in Karnataka today. The party snatched the Jayanagar constituency from the BJP by a wafer-thin margin.
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Congress Retains Karnataka Seat Where It Contested Against Ally JD(S)
The Congress has retained Karnataka's Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly seat in face of a challenge by the BJP and ally Janata Dal Secular.
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With Leaders of 12 Parties, Kumaraswamy Turns Oath Into Opposition Meet
More than a dozen opposition leaders will be attending the oath ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy, who takes over as the Karnataka Chief Minister tomorrow, pending a floor test. The mega gathering is seen as a show of strength by the opposition, which is yet to put forth a cohesive effort to stitch up a united front to take on the BJP in next year's gener...
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After Karnataka Mess, Ex-Poll Panel Chief Suggests Solutions For Future
Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...
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"Congress Was Single-Largest But...": Amit Shah On Goa, Manipur
Stung by the opposition jeers about its setback in Karnataka, the BJP said on Monday that it had staked claim in Karnataka because that was the "mandate of the people". At a press conference in the evening, party chief Amit Shah said it was the "right" of the single largest party to form the government. On Congress claims about the BJP creating a p...
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Congress Lawmaker Says Bribe Tape Against BJP Fake, Embarrasses Party
A Congress lawmaker from Karnataka has alleged that the video his party cited to allege that the BJP, bent on horse trading, had reached out to his wife, is a fake. In a scathing Facebook post, Shivram Hebbar, the lawmaker from Yellapur, denounced the "people who brought out the fake audio clip".
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Gandhis Talk Of Wider Plan At Meeting With Kumaraswamy: 10 Points
After a meeting between HD Kumaraswamy and the Gandhis, the Congress on Monday hinted at the possibility of a broader alliance with the JD(S) ahead of next year's General Elections. The chief of Janata Dal Secular met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi last evening amid a growing disagreement between the two parties. Just after...
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Congress' DK Shivakumar Explains How He Got "Missing" Karnataka MLAs Back
Senior Congress minister DK Shivakumar has said he was instrumental in holding together the Congress lawmakers, who were allegedly being coerced into supporting the BJP in the crucial Supreme Court-ordered trust vote of Saturday.
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HD Kumaraswamy To Meet The Gandhis Ahead Of Oath In Karnataka
HD Kumaraswamy, the prospective Chief Minister of the Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka, will meet Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Monday. He would also visit a temple in Kerala and the famous Tirupathi temple before his Delhi trip.
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116 Congress, JDS Lawmakers Shipped Out Before Karnataka Test: 10 Points
More than a hundred newly-elected Karnataka legislators from the Congress and the JDS reached Hyderabad this morning just as the Supreme Court ordered a floor test for the BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government tomorrow at 4 pm. The BJP has 104 lawmakers and the support of one independent MLA - seven short of the majority mark of 112. Karnataka Governor...
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Congress To Observe 'Save Democracy Day' Across Country On Friday
The Congress will observe 'Save Democracy Day' across the country on Friday to protest Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's "collusion with the BJP" and his "partisan" action of inviting BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Chief Minister following a split verdict in that state.
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"Single Largest Is All? Why Not Our Party": Tejashwi Yadav On Karnataka
Karnataka Governor's decision to invite the BJP to form government as the single largest opposition party has brought joy to Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav.
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"100 Per Cent Sure" Of Winning Vote Of Confidence, Says Chief Ministers Yeddyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said today that he was "100 per cent sure" of winning the vote of confidence in the assembly and completing the five-year term. He slammed the Congress-JD(S) alliance as "unholy" and said they were out to grab power though the people had "rejected them outright".
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BS Yeddyurappa Gets 15 Days To Convert 104 To 111 Seats: P Chidambaram's Swipe
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's invite to the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa has provoked a sharp attack from the Congress that has accused the governor of encouraging horse-trading by inviting the BJP to form the government when it did not have the numbers.
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"Karma Catches All, Spares None": BJP's Ram Madhav To Congress-JD(S)
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today saw 'karma' catching up with the Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka as he recalled the dismissal of the BJP government in Gujarat in 1996 involving some of the key protagonists in the political drama unfolding currently in the southern state.
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Congress Adds To Karnataka Tally, Wins Bengaluru's Jayanagar Seat
The Congress's partnership with the Janata Dal Secular won it one more seat in Karnataka today. The party snatched the Jayanagar constituency from the BJP by a wafer-thin margin.
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Congress Retains Karnataka Seat Where It Contested Against Ally JD(S)
The Congress has retained Karnataka's Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly seat in face of a challenge by the BJP and ally Janata Dal Secular.
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With Leaders of 12 Parties, Kumaraswamy Turns Oath Into Opposition Meet
More than a dozen opposition leaders will be attending the oath ceremony of HD Kumaraswamy, who takes over as the Karnataka Chief Minister tomorrow, pending a floor test. The mega gathering is seen as a show of strength by the opposition, which is yet to put forth a cohesive effort to stitch up a united front to take on the BJP in next year's gener...
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After Karnataka Mess, Ex-Poll Panel Chief Suggests Solutions For Future
Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...
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"Congress Was Single-Largest But...": Amit Shah On Goa, Manipur
Stung by the opposition jeers about its setback in Karnataka, the BJP said on Monday that it had staked claim in Karnataka because that was the "mandate of the people". At a press conference in the evening, party chief Amit Shah said it was the "right" of the single largest party to form the government. On Congress claims about the BJP creating a p...
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Congress Lawmaker Says Bribe Tape Against BJP Fake, Embarrasses Party
A Congress lawmaker from Karnataka has alleged that the video his party cited to allege that the BJP, bent on horse trading, had reached out to his wife, is a fake. In a scathing Facebook post, Shivram Hebbar, the lawmaker from Yellapur, denounced the "people who brought out the fake audio clip".
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Gandhis Talk Of Wider Plan At Meeting With Kumaraswamy: 10 Points
After a meeting between HD Kumaraswamy and the Gandhis, the Congress on Monday hinted at the possibility of a broader alliance with the JD(S) ahead of next year's General Elections. The chief of Janata Dal Secular met Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi last evening amid a growing disagreement between the two parties. Just after...
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Congress' DK Shivakumar Explains How He Got "Missing" Karnataka MLAs Back
Senior Congress minister DK Shivakumar has said he was instrumental in holding together the Congress lawmakers, who were allegedly being coerced into supporting the BJP in the crucial Supreme Court-ordered trust vote of Saturday.
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HD Kumaraswamy To Meet The Gandhis Ahead Of Oath In Karnataka
HD Kumaraswamy, the prospective Chief Minister of the Congress-JDS alliance in Karnataka, will meet Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Monday. He would also visit a temple in Kerala and the famous Tirupathi temple before his Delhi trip.
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116 Congress, JDS Lawmakers Shipped Out Before Karnataka Test: 10 Points
More than a hundred newly-elected Karnataka legislators from the Congress and the JDS reached Hyderabad this morning just as the Supreme Court ordered a floor test for the BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government tomorrow at 4 pm. The BJP has 104 lawmakers and the support of one independent MLA - seven short of the majority mark of 112. Karnataka Governor...
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Congress To Observe 'Save Democracy Day' Across Country On Friday
The Congress will observe 'Save Democracy Day' across the country on Friday to protest Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's "collusion with the BJP" and his "partisan" action of inviting BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa to take oath as Chief Minister following a split verdict in that state.
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"Single Largest Is All? Why Not Our Party": Tejashwi Yadav On Karnataka
Karnataka Governor's decision to invite the BJP to form government as the single largest opposition party has brought joy to Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav.
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"100 Per Cent Sure" Of Winning Vote Of Confidence, Says Chief Ministers Yeddyurappa
Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said today that he was "100 per cent sure" of winning the vote of confidence in the assembly and completing the five-year term. He slammed the Congress-JD(S) alliance as "unholy" and said they were out to grab power though the people had "rejected them outright".
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BS Yeddyurappa Gets 15 Days To Convert 104 To 111 Seats: P Chidambaram's Swipe
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's invite to the BJP's BS Yeddyurappa has provoked a sharp attack from the Congress that has accused the governor of encouraging horse-trading by inviting the BJP to form the government when it did not have the numbers.
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"Karma Catches All, Spares None": BJP's Ram Madhav To Congress-JD(S)
BJP general secretary Ram Madhav today saw 'karma' catching up with the Congress-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka as he recalled the dismissal of the BJP government in Gujarat in 1996 involving some of the key protagonists in the political drama unfolding currently in the southern state.
