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Verdict 2023: Lessons & Warning
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Verdict 2023: Lessons & Warning

May 14, 2023

What an emphatic victory for Congress and what a lesson the Karnataka voters have taught the State BJP that was corrupt, arrogant, incompetent and ill-prepared. The scale of Congress’ victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections is a record of both seats and vote share in over 30 years. The party has won 135 seats with…

Congress wins
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Congress wins

May 13, 2023

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…

Cong’s big victory mandate is against PM Modi: Siddu
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Cong’s big victory mandate is against PM Modi: Siddu

May 13, 2023

Mysore/Mysuru: Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah has termed the humongous victory of Congress party in the Karnataka Assembly elections as the mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J.P. Nadda. Speaking to media persons in the city this morning, Siddharamaiah who is one of the frontrunners…

Teary eyed D.K. Shivakumar thanks Kharge, Gandhis, Siddu
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Teary eyed D.K. Shivakumar thanks Kharge, Gandhis, Siddu

May 13, 2023

Bengaluru: KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar thanked all the leaders including AICC President M. Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress Presidents Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul Gandhi and AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for scoring a big victory in the Assembly elections, the counting of votes of which were held today.  Shivakumar,…

Lotus wilts in Kodagu
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Lotus wilts in Kodagu

May 13, 2023

20-year BJP run ends as Congress wins both seats Madikeri: The hilly Kodagu district, which has two Assembly Constituencies — Madikeri and Virajpet — that has been a bastion of the BJP for the last two decades with Hindutva being an important plank, has been wrested by Congress. Congress candidate Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna (Virajpet) and…

Siddu Vs DKS: Congress ready with 50:50 formula for CM’s post
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Siddu Vs DKS: Congress ready with 50:50 formula for CM’s post

May 13, 2023

Bengaluru: Buoyed by the election results, the Congress camp is witnessing hectic activities. Sources revealed that the High Command is ready with a ‘50:50 formula’ for the post of Chief Minister. According to sources, Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah (Siddu) and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) are the prominent contenders for the CM’s post. Considering the intense…

Congress plans to take MLAs to TN
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Congress plans to take MLAs to TN

May 13, 2023

New Delhi: The Congress, within touching distance of victory in Karnataka, started ring-fencing its MLAs as it crossed the halfway mark in leads early today. The Congress triggered the race to power and party sources said the top leaders have planned  to take its MLAs to Tamil Nadu (TN) and is in touch with the…

Will politics play out in resorts like in 2018? 
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Will politics play out in resorts like in 2018? 

May 12, 2023

BJP 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
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Post-exit polls, Congress hot favourite of punters

May 12, 2023

Stakes 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…

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