Karnataka

Bangalore, May 8: As the Congress juggernaut rolled on in Karnataka, 12 Ministers of the Jagadish Shettar Cabinet, including Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa, fell by the wayside, rubbing salt into the wounds of the vanquished BJP. Eshwarappa's loss in Shimoga is all the more significant as he was a former state unit President of the party and also held the key portfolios of Rural Development

Mangalore, May 8: They say, winning is not important, all that matters is participation. However, when it comes to politics, this line of consolation holds no value because here winning is all that matters. While winners see themselves mobbed by frantic followers, the losers see themselves doomed in pensiveness, pondering over just one question, 'What went wrong?' Here are some words from the two

Bangalore, May 8: The Congress Wednesday won a thumping victory in Karnataka to wrest power after a seven year gap, crushing the BJP in a key election ahead of next year's Lok Sabha ballot. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi voiced their satisfaction over the Karnataka result that ended five years of tumultuous rule by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the southern

Mangalore, May 8: Congress candidates have emerged victorious in seven of eight assembly constituencies of Dakshina Kannada district. BJP managed to retain only one seat in district. Watch Video{vimeo}65719558{/vimeo} Khader knocks down 14 candidates; Lotus withers in 'Mangalore' Try and Try till you succeed is Bava's story Former MCC Commissioner is now Mangalore South MLA Heavyweight victory for

Udupi, May 8: Congress candidates have emerged victorious in three of five assembly constituencies of Udupi district. Independent candidate Halady Srinivas Shetty has retained Kundapur constituency. Sunil Kumar of BJP has defeated Congress in Karkala. Clcik on the following links. Scion of Madhwaraj family wins over UdupiSorake trounces Mendon in Kaup Halady's victory, lesson to BJP, Cong Sunil

Udupi, May 8: K. Gopal Poojary, the president of the Udupi District Congress Committee defeated BJP's B.M. Sukumar Shetty by a margin of 29, 579 votes in Byndoor constituency of Udupi district. Mr Poojary got 76, 647 votes while Mr Shetty got 47, 068. As many as 13 candidates were in poll fray, which is the highest in Udupi district this time. Mr. Poojary had won from Byndoor thrice in a row in

Udupi, May 8: Vinay Kumar Sorake, who represented Puttur twice as an MLA, defeated BJP's sitting MLA Lalaji R Mendon by margin of 2027 votes. He got 52, 782 votes while Mendon managed to get 50, 927 votes. Mr Salian secured only 4, 327 votes. All eyes were riveted to Kaup assembly constituency in Udupi district as Sorake's political friend-turned-foe Vasanth V Salian also contested from the JD (S)

New Delhi, May 8: BJP today said it was "shocked, upset and unhappy" about the defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections and conceded that B S Yeddyurappa's exit was a factor in the rout. "We are shocked. We are upset and unhappy about the loss. There is a combination of several factors that led to the fall of morale of the cadre," BJP General Secretary Rajiv Pratatp Rudy said. He said the party

Karkala, May 8: V Sunil Kumar of BJP defeated sitting MLA Gopal Bhandary of Congress by margin of 4, 274 in Karkala Assembly Constituency in Udupi district. Sunil Kumar managed to secure 64, 648 votes while Bhandary got 60, 374 votes. It was an interesting battle because the constituency is well-known for giving a Chief Minister to the State- M. Veerappa Moily and Karkala is Mr. Moily's home turf

Mangalore, May 8: He did it! Amidst fear of division of secular and Muslim votes, incumbent Congress MLA of Mangalore constituency Uppala Turthi Abdul Khader has emerged victorious defeating 14 candidates. He defeated his closeted rival BJP candidate Chandrahas Ullal by a margin of 29087 thousand votes. In the beginning of the race it appeared to be tough competition between Mr Khader and Mr Ullal