Karnataka

New Delhi, May 13: Former prime minister HD. Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) on Sunday claimed that neither Siddaramaiah, nor B.S. Yeddyurappa will become Chief Minister of Karnataka. Talking to ANI, the JD (S) National General Secretary Danish Ali said that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Chief Ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa are making claims of

Bengaluru, May 13: Karnataka has emerged with its highest polling percentage in 2018 state legislative assembly polls held on May 12, wherein 72.13% voters exercised their franchise, a marginal increase from the 71.45% recorded in 2013. This is a new record for the state, besting the previous record of 71.90% turnout in 1978 elections. However, this isn’t the final figure. According to officials

Bengaluru, May 13: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that he is ready to sacrifice his chief ministerial post for a Dalit. "I am ready to sacrifice Chief Minister's post for a Dalit," Tv9 Kannada reported. Karnataka Congress has a strong presence of Dalit leaders, foremost among whom are Mallikarjun Kharge and G Parameshwara. On a related note, the Karnataka Assembly has 224

Bengaluru, May 13: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Karnataka chief ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday said that his party would resister resounding victory in the state and decimated the Congress government with an overwhelming majority. Addressing a press conference here, Yeddyurappa expressed confidence that there is a strong wave in favour of his party. "I have seen the exit polls

Bengaluru, May 13: Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda on Sunday said that he was not yet "prepared" to "accept or reject" anything and asked people to wait for the results day. His reaction came after the exit poll projections showed his party emerging as the Kingmaker in Karnataka. "I am not prepared to accept or reject anything, let's wait for May 15 (counting of votes), we will

New York, May 13: India was the largest remittance-receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home USD 69 billion in 2017, according to a report which said remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to US 256 billion last year. The report ‘RemitSCOPE - Remittance markets and opportunities – Asia and the Pacific’ said India (USD 69 billion), China (USD 64

Bengaluru, May 13: The polling to fill the imminent vacancies in the Legislative Council of Karnataka will be held on June 8 and the counting will be held on June 12, announced the Election Commission. The elections will be held for the six constituencies in Karnataka - South East Teachers, South Teachers, South West Teachers, South West Graduates, Bengaluru Graduates and North East Graduates. The

Bengaluru, Mar 13: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday asked people to relax and enjoy the weekend and not worry about the exit polls that predicted a hung assembly with some giving a slight advantage to the Congress and others to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). A hung House could position the Janata Dal (Secular), or JD(S), the third political force in the state, as the potential

Mangaluru, May 13: The Dakshina Kannada police have taken up cases against three persons who attempted to impersonate voters in Bantwal and Puttur constituencies in Saturday’s Karnataka assembly polls. Superintendent of Police B.R. Ravikanthe Gowda said Chasen Change (22) from Sonithpur district in Assam, and Ajay Makes (24), from Haleem sub-division in Assam, were caught at booth no. 59 of

Bengaluru, May 13: Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjeev Kumar today said women and young voters exercised their franchise in large numbers in today's poll and the turnout was expected to cross 70 percent. "It is heartening to tell you that women and young voters have come out in large numbers in this election and we are expecting voter turnout percentage to cross 70 percent," he told