Bengaluru: Concerned over the increasing rift among top leaders in the State BJP, the BJP top brass is said to have asked the party’s National Organising Secretary Ramlal to put an end to the crisis. Based on the instruction of National BJP President Amit Shah, Ramlal has asked the party’s Karnataka in-Charge Muralidhar Rao to…
Is B.L. Santosh making attempts to make most of BSY- Eshwarappa rift?
April 30, 2017Bengaluru: BJP National Joint Organising Secretary B.L. Santosh, who has been the centre of target by the Yeddyurappa faction, who accuse him to be behind K.S. Eshwarappa’s rebellion, is said to be attempting to make the most out of the rift between B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) and Eshwarappa, according to some sources in the BJP. Santosh,…
JD(S) Corporator Nataraj joins BJP
April 30, 2017Mysuru: 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),…
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