Siddaramaiah

Committee To Draft Karnataka Common Minimum Programme

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 15, 2018

Former union minister Veerappa Moily is among the five member drafting committee appointed by the coordination committee of the ruling JDS-Congress coalition in Karnataka to prepare a Common Minimum Programme.

Draft Of Karnataka Governance Roadmap In 10 Days, Says Siddaramaiah

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma | Thursday June 14, 2018

The common minimum programme or the agenda of governance of Karnataka's Congress-JD(S) government will be drafted by a five member committee in the next 10 days. This was among the decisions taken by the coordination committee that held its first meeting under the chairmanship of former Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Other members of the coo...

JDS-Congress To Meet Tomorrow To Set Common Agenda For Karnataka

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 13, 2018

The first meeting of the coordination committee of the ruling JDS-Congress coalition in Karnataka will be held in Bengaluru tomorrow where the two parties would mull over a common minimum programme, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said today.

Former Karnataka Speaker's Swanky Office in Vidhana Soudha Goes To Siddaramaiah

Karnataka News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Monday June 11, 2018

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has no constitutional post in the new state government, has been allotted the room of former speaker in Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru.

Rahul Gandhi's Talks With Disgruntled Karnataka MLAs Remain Inconclusive

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 9, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today met disgruntled Karnataka MLAs led by MB Patil in the national capital, but the talks remained inconclusive.

So What, Asks HD Kumaraswamy On Class 8 Pass Karnataka Education Minister

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 10, 2018

"What have I studied? I'm working as the chief minister" is what Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said today as he dismissed questions on allocating the Higher Education portfolio to a minister who has studied till Class 8.

Allocation Of Portfolios In Karnataka Can Be Decided In 3-4 Days: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 28, 2018

Amid hectic lobbying for ministerial berths in the coming cabinet expansion in Karnataka, former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the matter of allocation of portfolios could be decided in the next three to four days.

Karnataka Election Updates: HD Kumaraswamy To Meet Rahul Gandhi And Sonia Gandhi In Delhi Tomorrow

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Sunday May 20, 2018

After days of high voltage drama in Karnataka, BJP witnessed the fall of it's three-day-old government yesterday. HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala and is set to head the Congress-JD(S) coalition.

"I'm A Fighter": What BS Yeddyurappa Said In His Resignation Speech

Karnataka News | Edited by Revathi Hariharan | Saturday May 19, 2018

A 20-minute emotional speech by BJP's BS Yeddyurappa at the Karnataka assembly ended with him quitting as the chief minister, just two days after he was sworn in. The BJP, which won 104 of the 222 seats for which polling was held, were eight seats short of majority. The Congress and JDS combine claimed the support of 117 lawmakers. The Supreme Cour...

"Democracy Won, Operation Lotus Failed": Siddaramaiah After Karnataka's "Big Victory"

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday May 19, 2018

Two days after he took oath as Karnataka's chief minister with a promise to form a BJP government in the state, BS Yeddyurappa resigned from the post, moments before the much-awaited trust vote as directed by the Supreme Court on Friday

BS Yeddyurappa Resigns Before Trust Vote, Says Would Have Made Karnataka "Paradise"

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma | Saturday May 19, 2018

Two days after he took oath as the chief minister of Karnataka, BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa resigned today, just minutes before his minority government was to take a trust vote on the floor of the assembly. In an emotional speech, the BJP's tallest leader in Karnataka, said, "If only people would have given us 113 seats instead of 104, we would have ...

Siddaramaiah Elected Congress Legislative Party Leader

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Saturday May 19, 2018

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was today elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party at a meeting of party MLAs held in Hyderabad.

Siddaramaiah Alleges "Missing" Congress Lawmaker "Abducted" By BJP

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari (with inputs from PTI) | Friday May 18, 2018

A day before BS Yeddyurappa has to prove his majority on the floor of the assembly, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has alleged that the BJP has "abducted and wrongfully confined" Congress lawmaker Anand Singh.

Yeddyurappa Asked For 'Reasonable Time', Got One Day Before Strength Test

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 18, 2018

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa requested "reasonable time" to prove his majority, before being ordered by the Supreme Court to take a trust vote tomorrow at 4 pm. There were precedents, the court said

15 Days Cut To 24 Hours: Yeddyurappa Has To Prove Majority Tomorrow At 4

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 18, 2018

The BJP's BS Yeddyurappa, who was sworn in yesterday as Chief Minister of a minority government in Karnataka, has to take a trust vote at 4 pm tomorrow, the Supreme Court said today, drastically slashing to 24 hours the time he has to win over more lawmakers