Karnataka Byelections

JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday said his party will not contest byelections for Belgaum Lok Sabha segment, and Basavakalyan, Sindgi and Maski Assembly seats.

The postal ballot option which was for disabled persons and elderly people above 80 years, has been extended to those who have tested positive for coronavirus or undergoing home or institutional quarantine for the byelections in Karnataka.

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.

An estimated 60 per cent of the total 37.78 lakh voters cast their vote until 5:24 pm on Thursday in 15 assembly constituencies of Karnataka, where bypolls were held, the results of which would determine the longevity of the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government. The by-elections were held to fill the vacancies caused due to the disqualification of 17 ...

Pointing to defeat of political leaders who switched sides in assembly elections in Maharashtra and bypolls in some states, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday said ''defectors'' in Karnataka would face similar outcome in the coming byelections leading to resignation of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

Karnataka Bypolls: The bypolls to 15 Karnataka seats, which the Election Commission had decided to defer, will now be held on December 5, according to a new notification issued on Friday.

Karnataka By-Elections: Karnataka will be voting today in a crucial set of by-elections that will test the Congress-JDS coalition in the state. Voting for three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats will be held today starting 7 am. Congress and JDS have fielded joint candidates in all the seats.

By-elections for three Lok Sabha seats and two Assembly seats in Karnataka will be held on November 3. Apart from the Jamkhandi Assembly seat, in which Congress lawmaker Siddu Nyamagouda died earlier this year, all the other seats fell vacant because of resignations.

The Election Commission today justified announcing by-polls in three parliamentary seats in Karnataka in November, a decision that political parties find inexplicable just months before the national election.

The day after a show of unity in Karnataka, the opposition received encouraging news in Kairana in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held on Monday. Begum Tabassum Hasan, the candidate backed by several opposition parties against the BJP, has clinched the support of her brother-in-law, who was contesting as an independen...

Buoyed by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents' win in seven of the 12 bypolls whose results were declared today, BJP claimed people have shown their preference for its developmental politics over "vote-bank politics" of Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments.

Karnataka is gearing up for by-elections in three assembly constituencies with sons and proteges looking to retain seats for their parties in the state assembly.

Claiming that the BJP government in Karnataka would fall anytime in the wake of the party's humiliating defeat in the recent Bellary Rural byelection, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today asked party workers to gear up for Assembly elections.

All preparations are in place for the counting of votes for the Bellary byelection that was held on November 30. Counting will begin at 8 am in the Government Polytechnic College, here, on December 4.

JD(S) patriarch HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday said his party will not contest byelections for Belgaum Lok Sabha segment, and Basavakalyan, Sindgi and Maski Assembly seats.

The postal ballot option which was for disabled persons and elderly people above 80 years, has been extended to those who have tested positive for coronavirus or undergoing home or institutional quarantine for the byelections in Karnataka.

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.

An estimated 60 per cent of the total 37.78 lakh voters cast their vote until 5:24 pm on Thursday in 15 assembly constituencies of Karnataka, where bypolls were held, the results of which would determine the longevity of the BS Yediyurappa-led BJP government. The by-elections were held to fill the vacancies caused due to the disqualification of 17 ...

Pointing to defeat of political leaders who switched sides in assembly elections in Maharashtra and bypolls in some states, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday said ''defectors'' in Karnataka would face similar outcome in the coming byelections leading to resignation of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.

Karnataka Bypolls: The bypolls to 15 Karnataka seats, which the Election Commission had decided to defer, will now be held on December 5, according to a new notification issued on Friday.

Karnataka By-Elections: Karnataka will be voting today in a crucial set of by-elections that will test the Congress-JDS coalition in the state. Voting for three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats will be held today starting 7 am. Congress and JDS have fielded joint candidates in all the seats.

By-elections for three Lok Sabha seats and two Assembly seats in Karnataka will be held on November 3. Apart from the Jamkhandi Assembly seat, in which Congress lawmaker Siddu Nyamagouda died earlier this year, all the other seats fell vacant because of resignations.

The Election Commission today justified announcing by-polls in three parliamentary seats in Karnataka in November, a decision that political parties find inexplicable just months before the national election.

The day after a show of unity in Karnataka, the opposition received encouraging news in Kairana in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held on Monday. Begum Tabassum Hasan, the candidate backed by several opposition parties against the BJP, has clinched the support of her brother-in-law, who was contesting as an independen...

Buoyed by National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituents' win in seven of the 12 bypolls whose results were declared today, BJP claimed people have shown their preference for its developmental politics over "vote-bank politics" of Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) governments.

Karnataka is gearing up for by-elections in three assembly constituencies with sons and proteges looking to retain seats for their parties in the state assembly.

Claiming that the BJP government in Karnataka would fall anytime in the wake of the party's humiliating defeat in the recent Bellary Rural byelection, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy today asked party workers to gear up for Assembly elections.

All preparations are in place for the counting of votes for the Bellary byelection that was held on November 30. Counting will begin at 8 am in the Government Polytechnic College, here, on December 4.