Karnataka Elections 2018
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Many Congress, JDS Legislators Eager To Join Us, Says BS Yeddyurappa
BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa today claimed that several disgruntled leaders from the ruling Congress and JD(S) are eager to join his party.
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After Bad Starter Marriage, Congress And HD Kumaraswamy Give It Another Shot
HD Kumaraswamy starts his new job as Chief Minister of Karnataka with the benefit of hindsight- he has held the office once earlier and returns to it in a renewal of vows with the Congress, with whom his party had a starter marriage in 2004.
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Karnataka Today, Kairana Next Week - By Mani Shankar Aiyar
A humble (but not humbled) Congress, in the congenial company of a broad alliance holding aloft the Idea of India, will, a year from now, stop the perverse rise of an alternative Idea of India that we have witnessed since 2014, notwithstanding the obvious truth that well over two-thirds of all Indians have never wished to have anything to do with t...
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Opposition Discovers Road Map To Defeat PM Modi in 2019
India's divided opposition has seized on a new way to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi's powerful Bharatiya Janata Party: bringing national and regional rivals together to take on the ruling party.
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Stop Making Karnataka Out To Be Big Blow For BJP
The BJP acted in accordance with constitutional propriety and quit office when it failed to gather the required numbers. Whether it attempted horse-trading is a matter of conjecture and, in any case, the Congress-JD(S) combine too pulled out all stops to hold its MLAs captive and even procure some more.
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BJP, Stung And Bitter, Will Try To Exact Revenge In Karnataka
For the BJP, all is not lost. Those who discount the Modi effect do it at their peril. He remains a very potent campaigner and can lift the party and its votes considerably. The BJP has five months to throw more goodies at the electorate including the universal medical policy before the tournament begins in Central India in November.
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India For Sale? What Karnataka Has Flagged For Us
The Karnataka episode is over - at least for the time being. We can blame the BJP, Governor Vajubhai Vala and B S Yeddyurappa. But that is not fair. Governors have been disgracing themselves for years - and with increasing frequency. We have been going down this slippery slope for at least the past 50 years where Governors are partisan, bend rules,...
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Modi's Future Seemed Secure. Then Karnataka Happened
As a politician, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is distinguished by his relentlessness. Every vote, every constituency, every election matters.
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A Mobile App Could Be Part Of Congress's Arsenal In Karnataka
The Congress has gone on an overdrive to protect its lawmakers sequestered in a luxury resort 60 km from Karnataka capital Bengaluru. But this time, it isn't telling its newly-elected lawmakers to deposit their mobile phones to prevent emissaries from the ruling BJP from reaching out to them. Instead, it wants them to install an app on their phones...
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BS Yeddyurappa: The Former Clerk Who Made It Big In Corridors Of Power
He has been controversy's favourite child. And controversy did not leave BS Yeddyurapppa alone even during his ascent to the throne of Karnataka amid a murky legal battle in the country's top-most court.
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BS Yeddyurappa: From Farmer To Clerk To Chief Minister
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa knows the value of drama and hype. He plans his moments, seemingly dictated both by stellar considerations and by an uncanny ability to grab attention, whatever he does.
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NCP Surprised Over Karnataka Results, Wants Election Commission To Revert To Paper
Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil has expressed surprise over the Karnataka poll results where the BJP emerged as the single largest party, and demanded the use of paper ballots in future elections instead of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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As Congress Plans Legal Step On Karnataka, Harish Salve Clarifies
The Congress is planning to go to the Supreme Court if Governor Vajubhai Vala invites the BJP instead of them to form government, sources in the party have told NDTV. The party can file a petition tonight if need be, the sources said. Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi is in charge of the move.
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Congress Reached Out For Alliance 3 Days Ago: Deve Gowda Party Leader
Like other political parties, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had spoken confidently about coming back to power in last week's Karnataka elections. But after voting ended and the exit polls, the Congress appears to have had second thoughts about its performance and reached out to HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal Secular, or JDS, for a possible alliance. The ...
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BJP Sweeps Coastal Karnataka; Wins 18 Out Of 21 Seats, 4 More From Last Time
Riding a Modi wave, the BJP has swept coastal Karnataka by winning 18 out of 21 assembly seats, regaining control over the region which is known as a communal tinderbox.
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Many Congress, JDS Legislators Eager To Join Us, Says BS Yeddyurappa
BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa today claimed that several disgruntled leaders from the ruling Congress and JD(S) are eager to join his party.
-
After Bad Starter Marriage, Congress And HD Kumaraswamy Give It Another Shot
HD Kumaraswamy starts his new job as Chief Minister of Karnataka with the benefit of hindsight- he has held the office once earlier and returns to it in a renewal of vows with the Congress, with whom his party had a starter marriage in 2004.
-
Karnataka Today, Kairana Next Week - By Mani Shankar Aiyar
A humble (but not humbled) Congress, in the congenial company of a broad alliance holding aloft the Idea of India, will, a year from now, stop the perverse rise of an alternative Idea of India that we have witnessed since 2014, notwithstanding the obvious truth that well over two-thirds of all Indians have never wished to have anything to do with t...
-
Opposition Discovers Road Map To Defeat PM Modi in 2019
India's divided opposition has seized on a new way to counter Prime Minister Narendra Modi's powerful Bharatiya Janata Party: bringing national and regional rivals together to take on the ruling party.
-
Stop Making Karnataka Out To Be Big Blow For BJP
The BJP acted in accordance with constitutional propriety and quit office when it failed to gather the required numbers. Whether it attempted horse-trading is a matter of conjecture and, in any case, the Congress-JD(S) combine too pulled out all stops to hold its MLAs captive and even procure some more.
-
BJP, Stung And Bitter, Will Try To Exact Revenge In Karnataka
For the BJP, all is not lost. Those who discount the Modi effect do it at their peril. He remains a very potent campaigner and can lift the party and its votes considerably. The BJP has five months to throw more goodies at the electorate including the universal medical policy before the tournament begins in Central India in November.
-
India For Sale? What Karnataka Has Flagged For Us
The Karnataka episode is over - at least for the time being. We can blame the BJP, Governor Vajubhai Vala and B S Yeddyurappa. But that is not fair. Governors have been disgracing themselves for years - and with increasing frequency. We have been going down this slippery slope for at least the past 50 years where Governors are partisan, bend rules,...
-
Modi's Future Seemed Secure. Then Karnataka Happened
As a politician, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is distinguished by his relentlessness. Every vote, every constituency, every election matters.
-
A Mobile App Could Be Part Of Congress's Arsenal In Karnataka
The Congress has gone on an overdrive to protect its lawmakers sequestered in a luxury resort 60 km from Karnataka capital Bengaluru. But this time, it isn't telling its newly-elected lawmakers to deposit their mobile phones to prevent emissaries from the ruling BJP from reaching out to them. Instead, it wants them to install an app on their phones...
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BS Yeddyurappa: The Former Clerk Who Made It Big In Corridors Of Power
He has been controversy's favourite child. And controversy did not leave BS Yeddyurapppa alone even during his ascent to the throne of Karnataka amid a murky legal battle in the country's top-most court.
-
BS Yeddyurappa: From Farmer To Clerk To Chief Minister
Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa knows the value of drama and hype. He plans his moments, seemingly dictated both by stellar considerations and by an uncanny ability to grab attention, whatever he does.
-
NCP Surprised Over Karnataka Results, Wants Election Commission To Revert To Paper
Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil has expressed surprise over the Karnataka poll results where the BJP emerged as the single largest party, and demanded the use of paper ballots in future elections instead of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
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As Congress Plans Legal Step On Karnataka, Harish Salve Clarifies
The Congress is planning to go to the Supreme Court if Governor Vajubhai Vala invites the BJP instead of them to form government, sources in the party have told NDTV. The party can file a petition tonight if need be, the sources said. Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi is in charge of the move.
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Congress Reached Out For Alliance 3 Days Ago: Deve Gowda Party Leader
Like other political parties, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had spoken confidently about coming back to power in last week's Karnataka elections. But after voting ended and the exit polls, the Congress appears to have had second thoughts about its performance and reached out to HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal Secular, or JDS, for a possible alliance. The ...
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BJP Sweeps Coastal Karnataka; Wins 18 Out Of 21 Seats, 4 More From Last Time
Riding a Modi wave, the BJP has swept coastal Karnataka by winning 18 out of 21 assembly seats, regaining control over the region which is known as a communal tinderbox.
