This morning the BJP pulled off a coup in Maharashtra. Many who watched the news on TV this morning were left wondering if it was fake news. The headlines read “BJP-NCP form Government in Maharashtra.” Even more shocking, they had already sworn-in BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister (CM) and Nationalist Congress Party’s (NCP) Ajit…
Bengaluru: Karnataka State BJP released the list of star campaigners who will be visiting all 15 constituencies for campaigning across the State ahead of by-polls to be held on Dec.5. As many as 40 leaders, including all Cabinet Ministers and other leaders, have been roped in for the campaign. Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, BJP State…
New Delhi: The by-polls to two Rajya Sabha seats in Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh (UP), which fell vacant recently, will be held on Dec.12, announced Election Commission of India. The Karnataka seat fell vacant after Congress member K.C. Ramamurthy resigned to join the BJP. Meanwhile, by-poll will also be held on the same day for…
Hunsur: Even as the three major political parties in the State — Congress, BJP and JD(S) are gearing up for the all important Dec.5 by-polls for 15 Assembly segments across the State, Hunsur Assembly Constituency in Mysuru district seems to be set for a multi-cornered contest, as many independent candidates too are likely to enter…
One has to ask, what use is a pre-poll alliance if the partners cannot deliver a Government even after the people have given them the mandate? It is said Politics is the art of possibilities, but Shiv Sena and BJP have shown the art of irresponsibility. They have left Maharashtra, a State that makes up…
As part of BJP’s nationwide protest demanding public apology from Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Rafale deal, members of BJP N.R. Unit protested in front of Dr. Ambedkar Statue this morning. BJP National Council Member B.P. Manjunath, former Mayor Sandesh Swamy, former Deputy Mayor Latha Lakshman, Corporator Usha Narayanappa,…
By-election on December 5 Bengaluru: A day after Supreme Court ruled that all 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs can contest by-polls, 15 of them joined BJP this morning at party headquarters in Malleswaram, here. However, the other two disqualified MLAs Roshan Baig and MTB Nagaraj were not seen at the venue. Sources said MTB Nagaraj, who…
Mysuru: Even as it is preparing for the Dec. 5 by-polls, the ruling BJP is facing rebellion from within the party in the fielding of party candidates in Constituencies represented by disqualified Legislators. Soon after realising that he would not get the party ticket, senior BJP leader Raju Kage, who was a BJP aspirant for…
Mysuru: Former MP and Congress leader C.H. Vijayashankar, who had unsuccessfully contested on a Congress ticket from Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency in the Lok Sabha polls held in April this year, will rejoin the BJP at the party headquarters in Malleshwaram, Bengaluru, tomorrow at 3 pm. Vijayashankar was with the BJP since the 1990s and had represented…
Haryana throws up hung Assembly Mumbai / Chandigarh: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)- Shiv Sena alliance is all set to retain power in Maharashtra with a combined lead in 166 seats out of the 288-member Assembly (magic number 145). Counting of votes began at 8 am today. While BJP is leading 102 seats, the Shiv…
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