Karnataka Election Result 2018
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India's Budget Threat In Focus After PM Modi Loses Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's loss of control of a key state will put pressure on his party to ramp up spending to woo more rural voters, pushing back plans to rein in one of Asia's largest budget deficits.
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HD Kumaraswamy Oath On Wednesday, Invites Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati
HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday evening, hours after the governor's first, but controversial choice to run the state - BS Yeddyurappa - sent in his resignation. As he walked out of Raj Bhavan, Mr Kumaraswamy, the nominee of Congress-Janata Dal Secular alliance for the...
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In Karnataka, Congress Beats Modi-Shah At Their Own Game
The debate now shifts to how Modi can be defeated. He can be outplayed at his own game. An earlier version of this was the BJP defeat in Gujarat when it tried to defeat Ahmed Patel in his re-election to the Rajya Sabha.
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Rahul Gandhi Says RSS Filling Institutions That Are "Voice Of India"
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said today that the condition of institutions in the country under the BJP and its ideologcal mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, reminds one of Pakistan. In an unsparing attack, Mr Gandhi accused the BJP and the RSS of "capturing" India's institutions by filling them with their men.
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Who Should Governor Call First? Take A Look
In a divided "hung" house, who should the President or the Governor offer the first opportunity to form a government?
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10 Reasons Why BJP Improved Its Karnataka Standing
BS Yeddyurappa has taken oath as Karnataka Chief Minister this morning after the Supreme Court, in a rare overnight hearing on a petition by the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular, refused to stop the ceremony.The BJP leader has been given 15 days to prove majority by the Governor on Wednesday evening.
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"Preposterous": Court On Centre's Argument On Defection Law In Karnataka
The anti-defection law, which bans lawmakers from switching parties, does not apply to Karnataka's newly-elected legislators if they haven't been sworn in yet, the centre argued in a post-midnight Supreme Court hearing on Congress' petition after BJP's BS Yeddyurappa was invited by the governor to form government and also given 15 days to prove his...
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Prakash Javadekar Rejects Horse-Trading Accusations Against BJP
Union minister Prakash Javadekar vehemently rejected the allegations of horse trading in Karnataka today, saying it was what the Congress and its new ally JD(S) are "famous for". The senior Congress leader said the BJP has done nothing. Rather, it was the "unethical marriage of convenience" between the two parties that upset their lawmakers.
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Kumaraswamy Dials Mamata Banerjee, Brainstorms Strategy For Karnataka
HD Kumaraswamy, the Congress's new ally in Karnataka, today touched base with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who reached out to his father, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda yesterday. Ms Banerjee had congratulated Mr Deve Gowda on his Janata Dal Secular's performance in the assembly elections. The senior opposition leader, who has been t...
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Back To Bengaluru Resort For The Congress. This Time, For Karnataka MLAs
After an intense election, new Congress lawmakers in Karnataka are in for a paid holiday at a five-star resort. The party, worried about losing its lawmakers in the fierce race for numbers, has decided to move them to the Eagleton Golf Resort near Bengaluru. Their Gujarat counterparts have already savoured its hospitality.
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Karnataka Elections Live: 14 Days Encouraging Sin Of Poaching, Says Congress In Supreme Court
The petition challenging BS Yeddyurappa's swearing in as Karnataka Chief Minister is being heard by a three judge bench of Supreme Court. The hearing is currently underway after Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra decided in favour of urgent hearing.
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Karnataka Election Results: Making Sure Our Lawmakers Are Not Poached, Says Kumaraswamy
With Karnataka throwing up a fractured mandate and both the BJP and the JD(S)-Congress combine staking claim to form the government, the fear of horse trading is back.
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Karnataka Election Results 2018: With Karnataka Lost, Gandhis Met For Lunch, Delivered Plan B To Party
Right after the Congress was rejected by Karnataka today, the party's first family met at the Delhi home of Rahul Gandhi, who took over from his mother, Sonia Gandhi, as party president in December.
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Uneasy Allies? Siddaramaiah, Kumaraswamy Meet Under Governor's Roof
At the Governor's House today, Congress's Siddaramaiah was seen with the man who hopes to replace him -- HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal Secular. The two men met as the Congress and its new ally JDS went to stake claim to form government. Barely an hour before, Mr Siddaramaiah had formally stepped down from the Chief Minister's post, which would go to...
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Time Congress Change Its Name: Shivraj Singh Chouhan On Karnataka Poll Trends
With the early trends showing BJP leading in the Karnataka polls, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today took potshots at the Congress saying it is time for the party to change its name from INC to 'Congress (PMP)' - implying the only three places where it is in power now.
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India's Budget Threat In Focus After PM Modi Loses Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's loss of control of a key state will put pressure on his party to ramp up spending to woo more rural voters, pushing back plans to rein in one of Asia's largest budget deficits.
-
HD Kumaraswamy Oath On Wednesday, Invites Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati
HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday evening, hours after the governor's first, but controversial choice to run the state - BS Yeddyurappa - sent in his resignation. As he walked out of Raj Bhavan, Mr Kumaraswamy, the nominee of Congress-Janata Dal Secular alliance for the...
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In Karnataka, Congress Beats Modi-Shah At Their Own Game
The debate now shifts to how Modi can be defeated. He can be outplayed at his own game. An earlier version of this was the BJP defeat in Gujarat when it tried to defeat Ahmed Patel in his re-election to the Rajya Sabha.
-
Rahul Gandhi Says RSS Filling Institutions That Are "Voice Of India"
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said today that the condition of institutions in the country under the BJP and its ideologcal mentor Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, reminds one of Pakistan. In an unsparing attack, Mr Gandhi accused the BJP and the RSS of "capturing" India's institutions by filling them with their men.
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Who Should Governor Call First? Take A Look
In a divided "hung" house, who should the President or the Governor offer the first opportunity to form a government?
-
10 Reasons Why BJP Improved Its Karnataka Standing
BS Yeddyurappa has taken oath as Karnataka Chief Minister this morning after the Supreme Court, in a rare overnight hearing on a petition by the Congress and the Janata Dal Secular, refused to stop the ceremony.The BJP leader has been given 15 days to prove majority by the Governor on Wednesday evening.
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"Preposterous": Court On Centre's Argument On Defection Law In Karnataka
The anti-defection law, which bans lawmakers from switching parties, does not apply to Karnataka's newly-elected legislators if they haven't been sworn in yet, the centre argued in a post-midnight Supreme Court hearing on Congress' petition after BJP's BS Yeddyurappa was invited by the governor to form government and also given 15 days to prove his...
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Prakash Javadekar Rejects Horse-Trading Accusations Against BJP
Union minister Prakash Javadekar vehemently rejected the allegations of horse trading in Karnataka today, saying it was what the Congress and its new ally JD(S) are "famous for". The senior Congress leader said the BJP has done nothing. Rather, it was the "unethical marriage of convenience" between the two parties that upset their lawmakers.
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Kumaraswamy Dials Mamata Banerjee, Brainstorms Strategy For Karnataka
HD Kumaraswamy, the Congress's new ally in Karnataka, today touched base with Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who reached out to his father, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda yesterday. Ms Banerjee had congratulated Mr Deve Gowda on his Janata Dal Secular's performance in the assembly elections. The senior opposition leader, who has been t...
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Back To Bengaluru Resort For The Congress. This Time, For Karnataka MLAs
After an intense election, new Congress lawmakers in Karnataka are in for a paid holiday at a five-star resort. The party, worried about losing its lawmakers in the fierce race for numbers, has decided to move them to the Eagleton Golf Resort near Bengaluru. Their Gujarat counterparts have already savoured its hospitality.
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Karnataka Elections Live: 14 Days Encouraging Sin Of Poaching, Says Congress In Supreme Court
The petition challenging BS Yeddyurappa's swearing in as Karnataka Chief Minister is being heard by a three judge bench of Supreme Court. The hearing is currently underway after Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra decided in favour of urgent hearing.
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Karnataka Election Results: Making Sure Our Lawmakers Are Not Poached, Says Kumaraswamy
With Karnataka throwing up a fractured mandate and both the BJP and the JD(S)-Congress combine staking claim to form the government, the fear of horse trading is back.
-
Karnataka Election Results 2018: With Karnataka Lost, Gandhis Met For Lunch, Delivered Plan B To Party
Right after the Congress was rejected by Karnataka today, the party's first family met at the Delhi home of Rahul Gandhi, who took over from his mother, Sonia Gandhi, as party president in December.
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Uneasy Allies? Siddaramaiah, Kumaraswamy Meet Under Governor's Roof
At the Governor's House today, Congress's Siddaramaiah was seen with the man who hopes to replace him -- HD Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal Secular. The two men met as the Congress and its new ally JDS went to stake claim to form government. Barely an hour before, Mr Siddaramaiah had formally stepped down from the Chief Minister's post, which would go to...
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Time Congress Change Its Name: Shivraj Singh Chouhan On Karnataka Poll Trends
With the early trends showing BJP leading in the Karnataka polls, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today took potshots at the Congress saying it is time for the party to change its name from INC to 'Congress (PMP)' - implying the only three places where it is in power now.
