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Bengaluru, May 15: Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday wrote to Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala informing him about his decision to accept the Congress' support to form the government. In a dramatic twist, the Congress today offered support to JD(S) to form the government after the BJP, which was emerging as the single largest party, appeared to be falling short of a majority

Bengaluru, May 15: As many as 15 Cabinet ministers of outgoing Siddaramaiah government have faced defeat in the 2018 Karnataka assembly polls. Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister and six-time MLA B Ramanath Rai was defeated by BJP’s U Rajesh Naik in Bantwal. Udupi district in charge minister Pramod Madhvaraj was defeated by Raghupathy Bhat in Udupi constituency.

Bengaluru, May 15: It’s a tantalisingly close finish for the BJP in the Karnataka Assembly elections. The party is set to emerge as the single largest party, with the Congress and the JD(S) finishing second and third respectively. Reacting to the results, BJP’s chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa said, “People of Karnataka have rejected the misrule of Siddaramaiah lock, stock and barrell

Bengaluru, May 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today met Governor Vajubhai Vala and handed over his resignation after his party’s debacle in the assembly polls. The chief minister went to Raj Bhavan after announcing the Congress' support to the JDS to form the government as the state headed for a hung assembly. Siddaramaiah told the media that the Congress would support the Janata Dal (Secular)

Bengaluru, May 15: Janata Dal (Secular) has sprung surprise in 2018 Karnataka assembly polls by winning around 38 seats. As the state headed for the hung assembly the regional party is likely to play a crucial role in the new government. The Congress party which has won 78 seats has already offered support to the JD(S) to form the government to keep the BJP, which has emerged as single largest

Bengaluru, Nov 15: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is trailing after 12 rounds of counting in Chamundeshwari constituency. The JD(S)' G T Deve Gowda is leading by 24,072 votes. Gowda has totally polled 61,351 votes so far as against Siddaramaiah's 37,279. Siddaramaiah did not lead even a single round of counting. However, he scraped through in Badami, defeating his nearest BJP rival B Sreeramulu by

Bengaluru, May 15: The BJP seems all set to form the next government in Karnataka, the party's gateway to the south. PARTY LEAD WON TOTAL INC 0 78 78 BJP 0 104 104 JD(S) 0 37 37 OTH 0 3 3 Celebrations broke out outside the state unit headquarters in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, with supporters and cadres bursting crackers and distributing sweets to people. As per the latest trends, the BJP is leading

Manglauru, May 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party in Dakshina Kannada wrested six seats from the Congress in the 2018 Assembly elections — the results of which were declared today. The BJP won in Mangalore City South, Mangalore City North, Bantwal, Puttur, Belthangady and Moodbidri Assembly constituencies — held by the Congress. In 2013 had won only Sullia constituency in the district. This time the

Udupi, May 15: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made a clean sweep by winning all the five Assembly Constituencies in Udupi district in the 2018 State Assembly elections, the results of which were announced here on Tuesday. Constituency Congress BJP JDS Others Udupi Pramod Madhwaraj 59643 Raghupati Bhat 67996 Birthi Gangadhar Bhandary 627 0 Kaup Vinay Kumar Sorake 39038 Lalaji R Mendon 48014

Mangaluru, May 15: Congress stalwart B Ramanath Rai, who served as the minster for forest, environment and ecology in outgoing government, was defeated by BJP’s Rajesh Naik in Bantwal assembly constituency. This is second defeat for Mr Rai in past eight assembly polls. He has created a history by winning six times in the same constituency. He was defeated by BJP’s Nagaraja Shetty in 2004. Rajesh