Bengaluru: Taking a lead over Opposition parties for the Legislative Council polls for four seats, the ruling BJP on Saturday announced the list of party candidates for all the four seats — South-East Graduate, West Graduates, North-East Teachers and Bengaluru Teacher Constituencies, that go to the polls on Oct. 28. The party announced the candidature…
C.T. Ravi resigns as Minister
October 4, 2020Bengaluru: In a sudden development late on Saturday, Kannada and Culture Minister C.T. Ravi resigned from B.S. Yediyurappa Cabinet, in keeping with the BJP’s policy of ‘one man one post.’ Ravi was recently appointed as BJP’s National General Secretary and only on Friday, State BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel had observed that Ravi should voluntarily…
Will leave for Delhi after getting Amit Shah’s appointment: CM
October 3, 2020Bengaluru: Seeking to put to rest all speculations about his Delhi visit plans, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Friday categorically said that he will leave for the national capital only after getting an appointment for a meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah, during which he would discuss the issue of Cabinet expansion. Responding to…
BJP State Chief wants Ravi to quit as Minister
October 3, 2020Tumakuru: Even as the debate over continuance of Kannada and Culture Minister C.T. Ravi in the Yediyurappa Cabinet continues to rage in the party circles after his appointment as the Party’s National General Secretary, State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said that Ravi should voluntarily quit the Cabinet by sticking on to ‘one man one…
Minister C.T. Ravi says 75 age limit applies to all in BJP
October 3, 2020Bengaluru: In an indirect message to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Kannada and Culture Minster C.T. Ravi, who is recently appointed as BJP National General Secretary, said that the party has an unwritten rule that party leaders aged above 75 years cannot be in a position of power. Replying to a query by press persons whether…
Cabinet rejig: CM to leave for Delhi?
September 29, 2020Bengaluru: With pressure from Legislators, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is leaving for Delhi in next two to three days to seek the nod for much-awaited Cabinet expansion or reshuffle. The CM, while talking to media persons here yesterday, said that he will be going to Delhi to take permission from party High Command for the…
MP Tejasvi appointed as BJP National Yuva Morcha President
September 28, 2020Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda, in his first major reshuffle after he became the head of the party eight months ago, has appointed Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya as the President of BJP Yuva Morcha, the National youth wing of the party. In another major appointment, Karnataka Tourism Minister C.T….
Katti terms BSY as ‘Shivamogga CM’
September 19, 2020Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and MLA Umesh Katti accused Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) of acting like the ‘CM of Shivamogga District.’ Talking to a media here yesterday, he alleged that the CM has totally neglected the State development in the midst of COVID-19 and drugs scam. The State machinery has come to a grinding…
Mangala Somashekar is District BJP President
September 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant appointment, the State BJP on Monday appointed Mysuru ZP member Mangala Somashekar as the new Mysuru District (Rural) President. The post had fallen vacant after S.D. Mahendra quit following the row over APMC Presidential election a couple of months ago. Mangala Somashekar, who is a two-time ZP member from Hullahalli in…
BJP Government committed to promoting Agriculture: Minister
September 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the BJP Government is committed for promoting farming in the State, Agriculture Minister B.C. Patil said that he has toured all the 30 districts in the State to study issues that are bothering the farming community. He was speaking at the District BJP Raitha Morcha meeting organised at the BJP Office in…
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