Bengaluru: MLAs from the ruling party and also those who switched sides from the Congress and the JD(S), which triggered the collapse of the coalition Government in Karnataka, were exerting pressure on the Chief Minister for a Cabinet berth since the past few months. Those is in the race are K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas, Rajarajeshwarinagar…
New Delhi: A day after he was summoned by the BJP top brass to New Delhi, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa arrived in the national capital this morning to hold talks with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J.P. Nadda on party issues. Yediyurappa left Bengaluru in a special flight at 8.20 am…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the tenure of current Mayor Tasneem of JD(S) set to end in a week (Jan. 17) and the Mayoral polls round the corner, the Congress and the BJP have set their eyes on JD(S) for bagging the post of Mayor for the next term. At present, the Congress- JD(S) coalition is ruling the…
CM to inaugurate the event in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: The State Unit of the BJP will launch three-day ‘Jan Sevak’ Conventions in all districts from tomorrow (Jan. 11). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, senior BJP leader and former MLC Ashwathnarayan said that the Convention in Mysuru district will take place at Kalamandira, which…
Bengaluru: Setting the tone for a new political alignment in the new year, the JD(S), which had formed a coalition Government with the Congress in 2018, is most likely to shift its political stance and move closer to the BJP. As a first move in this regard, the JD(S) may become part of the BJP…
Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to promulgate an Ordinance to bring into effect the much-debated Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Bill (2020), following its passage in the State Legislative Assembly but blocked by Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress members in the State Legislative Council on Dec.10. This was decided at the State…
Likely to forge alliance with saffron party in forthcoming Mayoral polls 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. In the election held on Nov. 17, 2018, the Congress sealed an…
Annamalai releases book on Kuyili, an actual hero Mysore/Mysuru: Tamil Nadu BJP Vice-President Annamalai Kuppuswamy was in city last evening to release a Kannada book ‘Benkiya Chendu Kuyili’ written by noted advocate O. Sham Bhat. Annamalai is a 2011-batch IPS officer who resigned from service last year and took the political plunge. Before resigning, he…
Mysore/Mysuru: Felicitation to pourakarmikas, progressive farmers, distribution of sweaters to roadside vendors and sanctioning of loan to small vendors marked the 96th birth anniversary celebrations of former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee by City BJP Unit here this morning. Various units of BJP celebrated Vajpayee’s birth anniversary in different way. The farmer’s wing celebrated by honouring…
Bengaluru: With former Chief Minister and JD(S) stalwart H.D. Kumaraswamy reportedly getting closer to the BJP, rumours are doing the rounds in the State capital that the merger of JD(S) with the ruling BJP may happen anytime from now. However, both the BJP and JD(S) have dismissed talks of merger saying that it is just…
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