Mysuru: JD(S) Corporator B.M. Nataraj joined that BJP in presence of Backward Morcha State President B.J. Puttaswamy at the party office located at Nazarbad on Friday. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Nataraj said that he was quitting JD(S) as the leaders had neglected him and added that he would be submitting his resignation to party…
RSS leader joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru, Apr.30- Noted RSS leader of the city Giridhar (Girish) joined the BJP at the party office here yesterday. Giridhar, who is a well-known face in N.R. Constituency, joined the party in the presence of State BJP Backward Classes Morcha President B.J. Puttaswamy. Giridhar, apart from associating with the RSS, had also served in the…
BSY initiates move to unseat Eshwarappa as Council Opposition Leader
April 29, 2017Bengaluru: Senior leader K.S. Eshwarappa’s tirade against State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) may cost him the post of Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council. A section of MLCs in the Yeddyurappa camp, including D.S. Veeraiah, B.J. Puttaswamy and Lehar Singh Siroya, are said to be working towards divesting Eshwarappa of the post he…
Eshwarappa warns of another rally if demands are not met
April 29, 2017Bengaluru: Rebel BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa has warned of holding another rally on May 20 if State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa failed to meet their demands by May 10. Launching a no-holds-barred tirade against Yeddyurappa at ‘Save the Party’ rally at Palace Grounds here on Thursday, Eshwarappa said that Yeddyurappa’s style of functioning was not…
Two-day State BJP Executive meet in city on May 6, 7
April 29, 2017Mysuru: As a prelude to the two-day State BJP Executive meet in the city on May 6 and 7, the meet Steering Committee held a preliminary meeting at Rajendra Kalamandira here on Thursday. State General Secretary Aravind Limbavali, who heads the Steering Committee, received inputs from the party workers on the preparations for the…
Is State BJP heading for a split ?
April 27, 2017Bengaluru: The factional fight within the State BJP is showing no sign of scaling down with Leader of the Opposition in the Council K.S. Eshwarappa attending a rebels’ meet at the Palace Grounds this morning. Addressing the rally, Eshwarappa dared Yeddyurappa to take disciplinary action against him. Accusing the State Chief of branding genuine party…
BJP sweeps MCD polls
April 26, 2017New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to rule Delhi’s Municipal Corporation (MCD) for the next five years after the party is leading by huge margins in 186 seats combining all three civic bodies (North Delhi, South Delhi and East Delhi). The elections were held in 270 seats in all three civic bodies…
Misuse of Government machinery by Congress led to defeat, feels BJP
April 24, 2017Bengaluru: An introspection meeting convened by the State BJP at its headquarters in Malleswaram yesterday attributed the loss in the recent Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections to ‘gross misuse of the Government machinery, muscle and money power by the ruling Congress.’ The BJP top brass also felt a tactic understanding between the Congress and JD (S),…
Top leaders skip introspection meet
April 24, 2017Bengaluru: The crucial meeting called to discuss the BJP’s poll debacle in Nanjangud and Gundlupet was skipped by many leaders signalling all is not well within the party. Other than Union minister H.N. Ananth Kumar, Yeddyurappa’s confidants Shobha Karandlaje, Aravind Limbavali and V. Somanna, and defeated candidates V. Sreenivasa Prasad and C.S. Niranjan Kumar, no…
Eshwarappa supporters want party to rein in Yeddyurappa
April 23, 2017Bengaluru: Even as the BJP braces for the 2018 Assembly election, dissension has continued to haunt the party, with State BJP Chief Yeddyurappa’s friend-turned-foe K.S. Eshwarappa and his supporters deciding to exert pressure on the BJP top brass to save the party from the clutches of Yeddyurappa. Eshwarappa’s supporters have convened a meeting at the…
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