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Bengaluru, MAY 15 : BJP's chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival Congress candidate G B Malatesh in Shikaripura assembly constituency. BJP candidate from Shivamogga urban constituency K S Eshwarappa has emerged victorious by defeating his nearest rival K B Prasanna Kumar of Congress by a margin of 30,000 votes. BJP candidate from Thirthahalli

Panaji, May 14: BJP president Amit Shah today asserted the party would form the next government in Karnataka, a day after the polling for high-stake Assembly polls in the southern state indicated a close contest between the saffron party and the Congress. “The BJP will form the government in Karnataka on May 15 evening after the results,” Shah said while addressing a gathering of around 15,000 BJP

Udupi, May 12: The five assembly constituencies in the coastal district of Udupi recorded an average voter turnout of 78% in the Karnataka polls on Saturday, according to the tentative figures provided by the district administration. Udupi segment saw 77% polling, Kaup 78%, Karkala 80.13%, Kundapur 79%, and Byndoor 77%. There was 78-80% voter turnout in the 54 polling booths in the Naxalite

Mangaluru, May 12: Moderate to brisk polling was witnessed in Dakshina Kannada district wherein fate of 58 MLA aspirants from eight constituencies were sealed in EVM on Saturday. Polling in 1,858 booths of the coastal district began at 7 a.m. and continued till 6 p.m. There were 17.11 lakh eligible voters, including 100 transgenders. Among them 77.63% people cast their votes in today’s Assembly

Belagavi, Nov 12: An orthodox Muslim woman was stopped from entering the polling booth in Belagavi district after she refused to remove the veil of her 'burkha' for identification. However, the woman was later allowed to cast her vote after her identity was verified by a female official. The Karnataka Election is taking place today. A total of 2,654 candidates are in the fray and 4.96-crore

Mangaluru/Mandya, May 12: Two elderly voters died of heart attack at the polling booths in Dakshina Kannada and Mandya district during Karnataka assembly polls on Saturday. Anni Acharya, a 70-year-old man died of heart attack while he was waiting in the queue to cast his vote at Andinje booth in Belthangady Assembly constituency in Dakshina Kannada district. A resident of Jarigedadi village

Kalaburagi, May 12: Most of the residents of Chittapur taluk's Tarkaspet village in Kalaburagi district are boycotting the state assembly elections in Karnataka taking place on Saturday. The villagers are boycotting the elections to mark their demand for Gram Panchayat headquarters for their village. Out of the 3500 people living in the village, 2000 have boycotted casting vote in the Karnataka

Kalaburagi, May 12: Congress veteran M Mallikarjun Kharge has indicated he has no plans to retire from politics for now and that he would accept any role assigned by the party central leadership. His comments ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections assume significance as the Congress has not named a chief ministerial candidate even though it has projected incumbent Siddaramaiah as the face of

Will the chief minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress retain power in Karnataka or will Narendra Modi-Amit Shah led BJP continue its meteoric rise by taking over Karnataka? Some exit polls after Saturday’s elections for Karnataka assembly have predicted that Congress would emerge as the single largest party while some other exit polls indicated BJP’s rise. In all exit polls JD(S) remained third. Will

Bengaluru, May 12: Moderate to heavy rains lashed parts of Karnataka on Saturday causing difficulties to people who are casting their votes to elect a new government in the State. Heavy rains and powerful winds haunted the voters in Hubballi-Dharwad region. Many voters faced difficulties in approaching some remote booths in Belagavi due to damaged and water-logged roads as there were heavy rains