Davangere: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the Congress leadership would finalise the party candidates for the election by January end. Speaking to press persons at Channagiri in the district on Saturday, Siddharamaiah said the party would contest all the 224 seats in the 2018 Assembly polls. Pointing out that the polls are likely to…
Will 2018 poll witness BJP’s ‘poach-all’ operation?
October 14, 2017Bengaluru: In a re-run of the 2008 politics in Karnataka, the Congress has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started indulging in horse trading and accosting their leaders to reach the magic number of 113 in the 2018 Assembly elections. Desperate to return to power, the BJP has decided to rope-in politically influential…
Cong. convention at K.R. Nagar tomorrow
October 14, 2017K.R. Nagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will inaugurate a massive convention of Congress workers at K.R. Nagar on Oct.15. Taluk Congress leader Doddaswamegowda said that the Convention will take place at the TMC Ground at 11 am. KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara, Ministers Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and D.K. Shivakumar, AICC Secretary in-Charge of Karnataka P.C. Vishnunath,…
KHB scam: Congress demands CBI probe against GTD
October 9, 2017Mysuru: Accusing ChamundeshwariMLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) of indulging in rampant irregularities when he was the KHB (Karnataka Housing Board) Chairman earlier, the Mysuru District Congress has demanded a CBI probe into all the scams that took place in the KHB when G.T. Devegowda was its chairman. Addressing a press meet here recently, District Congress President…
BJP’s image dims with economic disruption; Rahul’s image glows with US tour. This is Sonia’s chance to score big
October 3, 2017By TJS George The Congress Party published full-page advertisements in New York to announce a Rahul Gandhi meeting there. It made history by including, alongside the pictures of Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira, Rajiv and Sonia Gandhi, those of Lal Bahadur Shastri and P.V. Narasimha Rao. Shastri was never recognised during the Sonia years while Narasimha Rao…
Rain relief work: BJP, Congress leaders in verbal spat
September 27, 2017Mysuru: With last night’s heavy rains having brought untold misery to thousands of people living in low-lying areas of the city, especially in Kanakagiri, Congress and BJP leaders sparred over the relief work this morning. Even as the people of Kanakagiri were facing a lot of hardship because of last night’s heavy rains, K.R. Constituency…
‘Congress to concentrate on decentralisation of power’
August 29, 2017Mysuru: Claiming that the Congress Government always stood for decentralisation of power in local bodies, former Legislative Council Chairman V.R. Sudarshan has alleged that the previous BJP Government in the State had made attempts to strangle them. He was speaking at the Gram Swaraj awareness workshop organised by the District Congress Committee (DCC) and Rajiv…
Thinking Congressmen fail to win tired old Congressmen. Rahul Gandhi remains Amit Shah’s best asset
August 29, 2017By T.J.S. George Three weeks have gone by since the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election saw Ahmed Patel scoring a sensational victory over the formidable forces of Amit Shah. More than a humbling of the BJP, it was a life-giving boost to the Congress. Everyone expected the Congress to regroup with new found confidence and emerge…
A strong man gets his due, but BJP betrays a greed for one-party power. That’s dangerous for India
August 8, 2017By TJS George D.K.Shivakumar is Karnataka’s most formidable politician. He is also the most feared. There are many in Karnataka, including senior Congress leaders, who see him as a liability in public life. Currently the State’s Energy Minister, he is recognised by all as a muscle-man, fixer, campaign manager, crowd mobiliser, money bag and general…
AICC leader calls for strengthening of Congress from booth level
August 8, 2017Mysuru: AICC General Secretary in-charge of Mysuru division Congress P.C. Vishnunath has called upon the party leaders to take up the responsibility of strengthening the party right from the booth level. Addressing Krishnaraja Block and D. Devaraj Urs Block Congress meeting at Chikkamma Niketana Kalyana Mantap at Kuvempunagar here yesterday, Vishnunath stressed on the need…
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