BJP, Congress rally behind ‘king-maker’ JD(S); cards close to chest after late-night meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of the city of Mysuru voting to elect its 23rd Mayor and Deputy Mayor, it was clear that the contest is a one-on-one fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress while the Janata Dal (Secular) is taking…
New Delhi: E. Sreedharan, the engineering legend behind the Delhi Metro and many similar projects across the country, is set to join the BJP months ahead of polls in Kerala. “I have decided to join the BJP, just official formalities remain,” Sreedharan told a TV channel from his hometown Mallapuram. “I believe in the issues…
I had read the autobiography of L.K. Advani, the BJP’s top honcho “My Country My Life”, a tome running to nearly 1,000 pages in 2008, as soon as it was published. BJP as a political party has had a very chequered growth from its origin as Jana Sangh, then submerged in JP’s Janata Party and…
BJP to ally with JD(S) to wrest Mayor’s post for the first time: MLA Nagendra Mysore/Mysuru: In a changed political scenario, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) is likely to end alliance with Congress in the forthcoming Mayoral elections of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and align with the Opposition BJP. “The election will be held on Feb. 24…
Mysuru Mayor post reserved for General Category (Woman); Deputy Mayor for General Category Mysore/Mysuru: After a delay of about a month, the State Government on Thursday announced the reservation matrix for Mayoral posts in all the ten City Corporations of the State, barring BBMP. As per a gazette notification issued by A. Vijayakumar, Under-Secretary to…
Bengaluru: M.K. Pranesh of the ruling BJP was elected as the new Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council on the second day today of the week-long Joint Session of the State Legislature. With the Opposition Congress fielding K.C. Kondaiah as its candidate yesterday, voting became a necessity and as such polling took place. Pranesh won…
To write letter to PM Modi and BJP National Prez Nadda Bengaluru: Vijayapura BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal, who has launched a tirade against Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, has urged the Party High Command to implement ‘One family One post’ rule to check dynastic politics in the State. Talking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha here…
Bengaluru: Hours after allocation of portfolios, several newly-inducted Ministers and the existing senior Ministers have openly expressed their displeasure. As soon as Governor Vajubhai R. Vala gave his assent to the list of Ministers with the portfolios this morning, a few senior Ministers are planning to meet Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) to vent out…
Reshuffle stirs hornet’s nest Bengaluru: A week after seven Legislators were inducted into his Cabinet, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa allotted portfolios to them after a minor reshuffle of portfolios among his other Cabinet Ministers. As per the list of portfolios sent to Raj Bhavan which was given assent by Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala this morning,…
Senior writer, Yakshagana exponent G.S. Bhatta’s book ‘Modi Yemba Vismaya’ released Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Hindutva does not mean Brahmanatva or Dalitatva or Shoodratva, Karnataka Sahitya Academy Chairman Dr. B.V. Vasanth Kumar said that Hindutva is ‘Amrutatva’ that seeks global welfare and prosperity. He was speaking after releasing senior writer and Yakshagana exponent G.S. Bhatta’s work…
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