Karnataka

New Delhi, May 15: The BJP may have fallen short of the majority mark in Karnataka, but its emergence as the single largest party leaving the Congress far behind has reaffirmed its dominant position on the country's political map. However, with both the Congress-JD(S) combine and the BJP deciding to stake a claim before the Governor to form the government, it was not clear if Karnataka would

Bengaluru, May 15: Karnataka Governor has allowed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove majority in the Assembly, said party's chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday evening. Talking to the reporters after meeting Governor Vajubhai Vala, Yeddyurappa said, "Just now we met Governor because we are single largest party, and that he allows us to prove majority in the Assembly"

New Delhi, May 15: Three out of seven rebel JD(S) MLAs, who had joined the Congress, secured their seats in the 2018 Karnataka assembly poll with a comfortable margin, according to the Election Commission data. The rebel MLAs had resigned from Karnataka legislative assembly on March 24, a day after they cross-voted in favour of the Congress candidates in the Rajya Sabha biennial election in the

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