Bengaluru: Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Congress Government in Karnataka on June 3, outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) left for New Delhi this morning to invite the party’s top leadership and hold discussions on Cabinet formation and appointment of new Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President. The…
For years, D.K. Shivakumar was the eternal bridesmaid of Karnataka politics. He was always close to power, always indispensable to the Congress party, but never quite the chosen one. Now, at last, he has arrived at the altar and is set to become the Chief Minister of Karnataka. But… The question is not whether Shivakumar…
New Delhi: A day after quitting as Karnataka Chief Minister following a direction from the Congress High Command, acting CM Siddaramaiah met the Congress top brass here this morning. Siddaramaiah first visited the residence of former AICC President Sonia Gandhi and Opposition Leader in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi at 10, Janpath residence and expressed his…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot has accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who quit yesterday. Siddaramaiah had submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Special Secretary Prabhushankar in his (Governor) absence on Thursday afternoon. However, Gehlot, who returned to Bengaluru from Indore late last evening issued a notification today accepting the resignation of Siddaramaiah as…
Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family has no hatred or intolerance towards outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Pramoda Devi Wadiyar said that Siddaramaiah is neither close nor far from the royal family. Speaking to Star of Mysore on the sidelines of a press meet on mega health check up camp at Patrakarthara Bhavan here…
Bengaluru: As the heat over Ballari clashes has given a fresh ammunition to BJP, CM Siddaramaiah has said, he has ordered the State Home Ministry to probe and submit a report in this regard. Siddaramaiah said, Ballari City MLA Nara Bharath Reddy’s close aide Satish Reddy, has a gunman for his personal safety. When he…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be on a two-day visit to city to take part in various programmes on Jan. 5 and 6. The CM, who will leave HAL Airport in a special aircraft from Bengaluru on Jan. 5 at 10.30 am, will land at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli at 10.55 am and will take…
Mysuru: Maintaining that he was unaware of former Union Minister C.M. Ibrahim’s statement in Mysuru yesterday — that Siddaramaiah had won from the Badami Assembly segment in the 2018 elections by purchasing votes — Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified that Ibrahim is not in the Congress. Speaking to reporters at Mysuru Airport this morning, Siddaramaiah, replying…
Mysuru: MLC and son of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, has stated that no scandal involving his father has been uncovered in MUDA site allotment case, despite false accusations being made and propagated. He also alleged that RTI activists were used to file baseless cases related to the issue. Speaking to reporters at Kiru…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is facing probe by Lokayukta Police, Mysore Division and Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the scam surrounding allocation of alternative sites under 50:50 scheme at Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), has instructed the Secretary of the Department of Urban Development, to initiate action to cancel the allocation of alternative sites under …
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