Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 20: Former chief minister Siddaramaiah described resignation of B S Yeddyurappa as the chief minister as the victory of democracy and lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah by terming them “Hitler” and “Goebbels” respectively. Modi and Shah always indulged in devious means to come to power. They mislead people by carrying out propaganda and making

Mangaluru, May 20: A city-based builder ended his life by hanging himself at his residence at Shivbagh here yesterday. The deceased is Suresh Bhandary (62), who was a successful businessman for several years. He had ventured into construction business a few years ago. According to sources, for last three years he was suffering from ill health, which had impact on his mental health too. On Saturday

Bengaluru, May 20: With the fall of BJP’s three-day-old government in Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy heading the Congress-JDS coalition is set to become the chief minister for a second time on May 23. Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday invited Kumaraswamy, who is the leader of Congress-JD(S) joint legislature party, to form the government. After meeting the governor, Kumaraswamy had said the swearing

Bengaluru, May 19: In an emotional speech before stepping down as chief minister, BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday accused the Congress-JD(S) combine of forming an 'opportunistic' alliance and said the popular mandate had been subverted due to their 'conspiracy.' Yeddyurappa,who announced his decision without facing the trust vote after not being able to rustle up the numbers, charged that the JD(S)

Bengaluru, May 19: Following the resignation of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) B.S. Yeddyurappa, probable Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said he is awaiting an invitation from governor Vajubhai R. Vala. "We are waiting for an invitation from the Governor's House," Kumaraswamy said while responding to a question on when he would take oath as Karnataka's chief minister. Earlier, Yeddyurappa, ahead

New Delhi, May 19: The BJP’s “Operation Lotus” to poach legislators from other parties has failed and democracy has won in Karnataka, the Congress said soon after Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa announced his decision to resign without facing a trust vote on Saturday. Lotus is the poll symbol of the BJP. “‘Operation Lotus’ fails! #BSYeddyurappa remains 2 day CM as the country predicted, breaking

Bengaluru, May 19: As predicted by many political pundits B S Yeddyurappa today delivered an emotional speech in the assembly and immediately resigned as chief minister without facing the floor test. This time Yeddyurappa held the CM post for 30 hours. He tendered his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Vala before 4 p.m. Despite the high drama for the last four days, with allegations of poaching and

Bengaluru, May 19: A day after the audio clip of Gali Janardhana Reddy luring a Congress MLA by promising him assets and ministerial berth went viral, the Congress released another similar audio clip of conversation between BJP leaders and a Congress MLA. In the fresh audio clip of a purported conversation between BJP leaders Sriramulu, Muralidhar Rao and Congress MLA B C Patil, the saffron outfit

Bengaluru, May 19: The floor test in the Karnataka Assembly is scheduled for 4 pm today, as per the Supreme Court order. Senior BJP MLA K.G. Bopaiah, who was appointed as the Pro Tem Speaker by Governor Vajubhai Vala, will oversee the proceedings, which will also be telecast live. BJP, with 104 seats, is seven short of the required number of 111. The Congress with 78 MLAs, the JD(S) with 36 and

Bengaluru, May 19: Amid unexpected turn of events in Karnataka politics, all eyes will be on 18 Lingayat MLAs from Congress and two from JD(S) when CM B S Yeddyurappa takes the floor test in the assembly later today. Many BJP leaders think Lingayat MLAs from the two opposition camps might cross-vote in favour of the trust vote, keeping in mind their own political future and to avoid incurring the