Karnataka Elections

Karnataka will see bypolls to two Assembly seats on October 30th - the first elections since Basavaraj Bommai took over as chief minister following the resignation of BS Yediyurappa.

After the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) lost the civic election in Karnataka's Belgaum, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday termed it as the defeat of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's ego.

Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel concurred with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on winning the 2023 assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

The ruling BJP in Karnataka received a shot in the arm in the elections to the three municipal corporations by getting clear majority in Belagavi, emerged as the single largest party in Hubballi-Dharwad and finished a close second in Kalaburagi.

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah today said the party was ready to face elections in Karnataka at any time but maintained that there is no possibility of early Assembly polls in the state.

The counting of votes for the by-polls to 4 Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - and 13 assembly seats across 11 states is being held. The results will be out along with those of the state assembly polls.

Karnataka born Dattatreya Hosabale was on Saturday elected as the''Sarkaryawah'' (General Secretary) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

By-elections to two Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - and 14 assembly constituencies across 11 states will be held on April 17, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

Bye-elections to the two Parliamentary Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and the 14 Assembly constituencies in 10 states will be held on April 17, the Election Commission said in a statement today.

The Congress's protest in the Karnataka assembly on Thursday against the ruling BJP raising the issue of unifying state and central elections saw an MLA take off his shirt. A furious Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri suspended the MLA from Bhadravari, B K Sangamesh for one week, and adjourned the house soon.

The bypoll to the Karnataka Legislative Council seat which fell vacant due to the death of Council deputy speaker S L Dharmegowda will take place on March 15, the Election Commission said on Thursday.

On the lines of Karnataka's Indira Canteen and Tamil Nadu's Amma Canteen, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched 'Maa Kitchens' in poll-bound West Bengal, which will provide nutritious food at a highly subsidised price

Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged today that the Janata Dal Secular or JDS was not contesting the coming Assembly and Lok Sabha by-elections in north Karnataka as the party wants its "marginal votes" to go to the ruling BJP in the state.

A collaboration between the ruling BJP and the opposition Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka for an election has raised speculation about the two parties warming up for an alliance. MK Pranesh of the BJP was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council today, with support from former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secula...

Both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday claimed major victories for candidates backed by them in the recent elections to over 5,700 village panchayats even as the counting of votes polled in the grass-root level exercise was underway.

Karnataka will see bypolls to two Assembly seats on October 30th - the first elections since Basavaraj Bommai took over as chief minister following the resignation of BS Yediyurappa.

After the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) lost the civic election in Karnataka's Belgaum, senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday termed it as the defeat of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut's ego.

Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel concurred with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement on winning the 2023 assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

The ruling BJP in Karnataka received a shot in the arm in the elections to the three municipal corporations by getting clear majority in Belagavi, emerged as the single largest party in Hubballi-Dharwad and finished a close second in Kalaburagi.

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah today said the party was ready to face elections in Karnataka at any time but maintained that there is no possibility of early Assembly polls in the state.

The counting of votes for the by-polls to 4 Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu - and 13 assembly seats across 11 states is being held. The results will be out along with those of the state assembly polls.

Karnataka born Dattatreya Hosabale was on Saturday elected as the''Sarkaryawah'' (General Secretary) of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

By-elections to two Lok Sabha seats - one each in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh - and 14 assembly constituencies across 11 states will be held on April 17, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.

Bye-elections to the two Parliamentary Constituencies of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka and the 14 Assembly constituencies in 10 states will be held on April 17, the Election Commission said in a statement today.

The Congress's protest in the Karnataka assembly on Thursday against the ruling BJP raising the issue of unifying state and central elections saw an MLA take off his shirt. A furious Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri suspended the MLA from Bhadravari, B K Sangamesh for one week, and adjourned the house soon.

The bypoll to the Karnataka Legislative Council seat which fell vacant due to the death of Council deputy speaker S L Dharmegowda will take place on March 15, the Election Commission said on Thursday.

On the lines of Karnataka's Indira Canteen and Tamil Nadu's Amma Canteen, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has launched 'Maa Kitchens' in poll-bound West Bengal, which will provide nutritious food at a highly subsidised price

Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah alleged today that the Janata Dal Secular or JDS was not contesting the coming Assembly and Lok Sabha by-elections in north Karnataka as the party wants its "marginal votes" to go to the ruling BJP in the state.

A collaboration between the ruling BJP and the opposition Janata Dal Secular in Karnataka for an election has raised speculation about the two parties warming up for an alliance. MK Pranesh of the BJP was elected Deputy Chairperson of the Karnataka Legislative Council today, with support from former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Janata Dal Secula...

Both the ruling BJP and opposition Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday claimed major victories for candidates backed by them in the recent elections to over 5,700 village panchayats even as the counting of votes polled in the grass-root level exercise was underway.