Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has conceded defeat of BJP as the Congress sailed past the halfway mark at 2.30 pm, leading in 136 seats (winning 29 seats). The ruling BJP is leading in 63 seats (winning 13 seats) and H.D. Kumaraswamy’s JD(S) is ahead in 21 seats (winning 4 seats) while others led…
Will do some soul-searching, says State BJP Chief Kateel
May 13, 2023Bengaluru: As the Assembly poll results started pouring in and the ruling BJP faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Congress, the BJP has accepted the loss. During a press conference at the party office in Malleswaram this afternoon, State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the BJP has accepted defeat. The…
Will politics play out in resorts like in 2018?
May 12, 2023BJP to start ‘Operation’ with High Command’s guidance if it does not win majority: R. Ashoka Bengaluru: With most exit polls throwing up the prospect of a fractured verdict, both Congress and BJP have commenced backroom operations to strike an alliance with JD(S) to form a Government in the event of a hung Assembly. The…
Post-exit polls, Congress hot favourite of punters
May 12, 2023Stakes high on grand-old-party; BJP less favourite, JD(S) next Mysore/Mysuru: With a day left for the counting of votes tomorrow (May 13), punters are busy placing bets with Congress being the hot favourite, especially after majority of exit polls predicted the return of grand-old-party to power in the State, followed by BJP being less favourite…
Ahead of results, politics, predictions dominate talks
May 12, 2023Even women are taking a break from watching their daily soaps on TV Mysore/Mysuru: As the countdown begins for counting of votes tomorrow (May 13), the possible results of recently concluded Assembly elections, has turned to be a hot topic for discussion. The curiosity gains ground with the elections drawing attention for various reasons and…
Karnataka records a historic voter turnout of 72.81 percent
May 11, 2023Mysuru 75.07 percent, Mandya 84.36 percent, Hassan 81.70 percent, Chamarajanagar 81.62 percent, Kodagu 74.74 percent Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka saw a historic voter turnout of 72.81 percent in the Assembly elections held yesterday, the highest in seven decades. The ruling BJP, Congress, and JD(S) are in a tight contest, with the JD(S) hoping to be the king-maker…
BJP getting full majority, so no post-poll alliance with JD(S): BSY
May 10, 2023Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) this morning said the BJP will form a Government with an absolute majority in the State, and therefore there is no question of having a post-poll alliance with JD(S) to form the Government in the event of a hung verdict in the Karnataka Assembly election. “The question…
Sandesh Swamy holds mega poll rally
May 8, 2023NR Constituency BJP candidate S. Satish (Sandesh Swamy) held a mega poll rally in the Constituency and sought votes from the electorates on Sunday.
Lotus will bloom in Varuna beautifully, says Somanna
May 7, 2023‘Siddharamaiah and son ruling Varuna like feudal lords without any basic development’ Mysore/Mysuru: The BJP has pitted senior Lingayat leader and Minister V. Somanna against senior Congress leader and former CM Siddaramaiah in Varuna with the hope that Somanna would turn out to be the ‘giant slayer’. Accepting the challenge, Somanna has been intensely campaigning…
Residents are impressed with development work : Chamaraja BJP candidate L. Nagendra
May 7, 2023With just hours to go before the elections, the Chamaraja Assembly Constituency, a vital part of the Cultural Capital of Mysuru, is witnessing hectic politics. The fight has narrowed down to the natives of Kannegowdana Koppal (K.G. Koppal), turning it into a battle for prestige. The 59-year-old incumbent BJP MLA L. Nagendra, is seeking re-election…
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