Mysuru: “Poaching” and “horse-trading” are two terms that have haunted Congress and JD(S) ever since the results came out for the Karnataka Assembly election. Both the parties have been busy in the past three days moving its Legislators from resort to resort in order to keep them out of BJP’s reach. “MLA shopping”, “resort politics”,…
Live streaming of Trust Vote
May 19, 2018SC allows BJP’s K.G. Bopaiah to continue as Pro-tem Speaker New Delhi: Live- streaming of the Karnataka floor test is the best way to ensure transparent proceedings, the Supreme Court (SC) said this morning, rejecting a Congress petition to remove BJP’s K.G. Bopaiah as interim Speaker (Pro-tem Speaker) for Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa’s trust vote…
Floor test tomorrow: Yeddy is Ready
May 18, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning ordered that a floor test be conducted at 4 pm tomorrow (May 19) to determine whether the day-old B.S. Yeddyurappa government in Karnataka has the support of the required number of MLAs to continue in the government. The BJP is 8-member short of the 112-majority mark and it…
Lotus blooms in Nanjangud for the first time since 1957
May 16, 2018Mysuru: The Temple Town of Nanjangud, also known as Dakshina Kashi, has chosen BJP candidate B. Harshavardhan as its MLA for the first time since 1957. Traditionally, the Constituency has been a bastion of Congress, Janata Party and Janata Dal. Harshavardhan, the son-in-law of former Minister and senior Dalit leader V. Sreenivasa Prasad, defeated incumbent…
BJP terms Karnataka win as ‘historic’
May 15, 2018Bengaluru: A jubilant BJP today termed the party’s spectacular win in Karnataka as “historic” and asserted that the people of Karnataka have rejected the “toxic and negative politics of Congress.” “This is a historic victory… and the victory of Narendra Modi-led campaign and people of Karnataka irrespective of caste and creed reposing their faith in…
Congress, BJP workers clash at Gonikoppal
May 11, 2018Gonikoppal: A clash between Congress and BJP workers during campaigning at Gonikoppal in Kodagu on May 9 night has left three persons including a student in critical condition. The injured have been identified as Gram Panchayat Member Jammanda Somanna, Gonikoppal Town Youth Congress President Karthanda Somanna and student Puneeth who have been admitted to a…
Tomorrow: A Day of Destiny for Karnataka
May 11, 2018Voting for Karnataka Assembly’s 224 seats takes place tomorrow. [To be exact, it is 223 seats as polling for Jayanagar seat in Bengaluru has been countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B.N. Vijaya Kumar.] A fair and peaceful voting under the watchful eyes of the Election Commission and the security forces is expected —…
BJP is never for change of Constitution: Sreenivasa Prasad
May 9, 2018Mysuru: Asserting that the BJP has nowhere said that it was for change of Constitution, senior BJP leader and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has lashed out against writers and intellects who have launched a malicious campaign against the BJP in the run up to the assembly polls. Addressing a press meet at a Private…
Bike rally seeks support for BJP candidates
May 7, 2018BJP leader K. Madesh and others took out a bike rally from Vontikoppal Temple premises in city on Saturday seeking support for Chamaraja Constituency BJP candidate L. Nagendra and also BJP candidates in other Constituencies ahead of Amit Shah’s massive Road Show the same evening.
Union Minister Sadananda Gowda releases BJP manifesto for city
May 6, 2018Mysuru: Union Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda released the party manifesto for Krishnaraja, Chamaraja and Narasimharaja Assembly segments at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning. Later speaking, Sadananda Gowda said that the BJP has prepared constituency-specific manifestos for all the 224 Assembly segments of the State. Pointing out that as Mysuru is a heritage city, he said…
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