Speaker Ramesh Kumar tells Supreme Court Bengaluru: A miffed Karnataka Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar late on Monday night set 6 pm on Tuesday (July 23) as the last deadline for the Floor Test to prove majority by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in the House. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court this morning adjourned the hearing on…
Congress-JD(S), BJP work out strategies
July 21, 2019Coalition might bide time and delay tomorrow’s floor test Bengaluru: With the fate of the H.D. Kumaraswamy-led Coalition Government in Karnataka likely to be decided tomorrow, political parties are preparing their strategy and plan of action for the crucial Trust Vote. While hectic parleys continued in Coalition circles with leaders of both Congress and JD(S)…
Minister S.R. Mahesh is a money broker: A.H. Vishwanath
July 21, 2019Bengaluru: Dismissing Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh’s charge that he (Vishwanath) has received Rs.28 crore from the BJP as part of ‘Operation Lotus,’ former State JD(S) Chief A.H. Vishwanath, who has quit as Hunsur MLA, has said that Mahesh is a money broker and acts as a link collecting money for Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK)….
Shadow Boxing
July 20, 2019Oh! Just when we thought after the exciting Cricket World Cup final there is nothing to excite us, Karnataka Political League began. Our MLAs started playing political cricket. But what was to be a final one-day match yesterday has now turned into a test match, thanks to Square-Leg Umpire, Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar and Third…
‘Governor Go Back’ slogans rock Assembly: Trust Vote still hanging fire
July 19, 2019Bengaluru: The political drama played out through the night in Karnataka Assembly as BJP MLAs slept on the floor of the House, seeking an immediate Trust Vote. The BJP legislature party members, led by State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa, were seen having discussions, dining together and sleeping on the green floor and the Well of…
Revanna drives to Chamundi temple; Shobha climbs 1,008 hill steps
July 19, 2019Who will Goddess Chamundeshwari Bless this Ashada Friday? Mysuru:Even as the JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government is seeking a Vote of Confidence today in the Assembly, PWD Minister H.D. Revanna, who is also the elder brother of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, took time from the fluid political situation in the State capital and visited Chamundeshwari Temple atop…
Karnataka Political Drama: Meet Speaker by 6 pm: Apex Court tells rebel MLAs
July 11, 2019Speaker moves SC on 6 pm order; Court rejects early hearing Governor shoots off letter to Speaker on resignations CM Kumaraswamy cites 2009 BJP case; refuses to quit Rebel MLAs fly from Mumbai to meet SC deadline Bengaluru: The ‘Nataka’ in Karnataka politics that began on July 6 continued today providing wholesome entertainment to people,…
Karnataka Political Drama: Rebel MLAs move SC against Speaker, Sec. 144 imposed near Mumbai Hotel
July 10, 2019Bengaluru/Mumbai: With the Karnataka political crisis that was triggered by the resignation of more than a dozen MLAs from the ruling coalition on July 6 entering Day-5, the drama today moved from the alleys of Bengaluru and Mumbai to reach Delhi, the National capital. The rebel MLAs from the Congress and JD(S) are reported to…
Mid-term poll only solution for ongoing political drama: Ex-Speaker Krishna
July 10, 2019Mysuru: Former Assembly Speaker Krishna, popularly known as K.R. Pete Krishna, has said that a mid-term poll is the only solution for the political crisis in Karnataka. Krishna, a former JD(S) MLA from K.R. Pet, was the Speaker when the JD(S) ruled the State from 1994 to 1999. Krishna joined the Congress just before the…
BJP protesters seek CM’s resignation; Congress stages counter-protest
July 9, 2019Congress leaders staging counter-protest Mysuru: As part of a State-wide stir, the city BJP staged a demonstration in front of the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) office here this morning, seeking immediate resignation of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, as the Coalition Government had been reduced to a minority following the resignation of 15 MLAs. Maintaining that though…
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