15 MLAs — 10 Congress, 3 JD(S), 2 Independents — arrive at Vidhana Soudha to resign Bengaluru: Crisis in the coalition Government in Karnataka deepened a day after auspicious Ashada Shukravara as 15 MLAs walked into the Speaker’s chambers in Vidhana Soudha this noon to tender their resignations, pushing the 14-month-old Government into a brink…
State Cabinet expansion put on hold as internal bickerings escalate in Congress
June 6, 2019Bengaluru: With the Congress mired in a battle between old and migrant party leaders, the much anticipated State Cabinet expansion has been put on hold by the Congress Central leadership. Even as speculations began gaining ground that independent legislators and migrant party leaders were set to be included in the expansion of the Coalition Government,…
H.K. Patil calls for meeting of senior Congress leaders
June 6, 2019Bengaluru: Even as the recent outbursts of senior Congress legislators and former Ministers Ramalinga Reddy and Roshan Baig has rattled the State Congress, another veteran party leader H.K. Patil has urged the party high command to immediately convene a meeting of senior congress leaders to resolve issues haunting the party. Speaking to press persons here…
BJP victory cast dark shadow over Coalition Government
May 24, 2019Bangalore: With the BJP bagging a whopping 25 out of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the State, the BJP’s best show ever has cast a shadow over the longevity of the JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government in the State. The JD(S)-Congress Coalition has a strength of 117 (79 Congress and 38 JD(S)) in the 224 member…
BJP takes big lead in Karnataka as Coalition stares at collapse
May 23, 2019Bengaluru: The BJP has taken a huge lead in the national election in Karnataka over the Congress and Janata Dal-Secular alliance, which took power in the State exactly a year ago. The BJP was ahead in 23 of the State’s 28 Lok Sabha seats. The Congress and JD(S) were ahead in only five in early…
Vedike urges Coalition Government to seal pact on seat sharing
March 9, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka Rajya Hindulida Vargagala Jagrutha Vedike has urged the State Government coalition partners, JD(S) and Congress, to seal seat sharing pact at the earliest in order to defeat the BJP, which it terms as a communal party. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel here this morning, Vedike President K.S. Shivaramu said…
Uproar in LS over BJP’s bid to topple coalition Government
February 11, 2019Controversial audio clip debated in Assembly; Speaker suggests formation of SIT New Delhi: The Lok Sabha this morning witnessed uproar over Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) alleged bid to topple the coalition Government of Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in Karnataka. As soon as the Lok Sabha assembled for the day, Congress MP K.C. Venugopal sought…
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