Former MUDA Chairman C. Basavegowda and former KEA Chairman Abdul Azeez (Abdulla) quit the BJP and JD(S) respectively and joined the Congress in the presence of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at the KPCC Office in Bengaluru on Thursday.
D.K. Shivakumar’s nomination accepted
April 21, 2023Bengaluru: The Election Commission this morning accepted the nomination of Congress State President D.K. Shivakumar for the Kanakapura Assembly Constituency, clearing the way for a high-profile contest between him and Revenue Minister R. Ashoka of the BJP. Yesterday, as a precautionary measure in case his nomination was cancelled, his brother and Bengaluru Rural MP D.K….
HC rejects Shivakumar’s petition against prosecution in assets case
April 21, 2023Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday dismissed KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar’s plea challenging the State Government’s decision seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe to prosecute him in a disproportionate assets case. Shivakumar, who had questioned the legality of the Government’s move, had filed an application seeking cancellation of the order for a CBI…
Assembly polls: Congress releases first list of 124 candidates
March 25, 2023Siddu from Varuna, D.K. Shivakumar from Kanakapura, Darshan Dhruvanarayan from Nanjangud, Tanveer Sait from Narasimharaja, Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa from T. Narasipur, A.S. Ponnanna from Virajpet and H.M. Ganesh Prasad from Gundlupet Mysore/Mysuru: Congress party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) has released the first list of 124 candidates against the total 224 Constituencies this morning, for the…
Toll fee: CM Bommai blames D.K. Shivakumar for politicking
March 17, 2023Bengaluru: An agitation has been launched by political parties against the toll collection for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway which was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition Congress has joined the protests, with its State Chief D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) demanding building of service roads, and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai blaming him for politicising the National…
Supporters, fans raise slogans for not arranging a hearse
March 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Irked over not arranging a special vehicle (hearse) to carry the mortal remains of KPCC Working President R. Dhruvanarayan in a procession, supporters and fans of the late leader raised slogans against Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar. A large number of supporters of Dhruvanarayan who had gathered outside the house of…
Former Mysuru Mayor, ex-MLA of Kollegal join Congress
March 11, 2023Bengaluru: Three former MLAs and former Mysuru Mayor joined Congress party in the presence of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar, Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah and other top leaders of the party here on Tuesday last. Former Kollegal (SC Reserve Constituency) BJP MLA G.N. Nanjundaswamy, former Nagathana (SC Reserve, Vijayapura district) MLA Manohar…
Citing PU exams, Congress calls off tomorrow’s two-hour bandh
March 8, 2023Bengaluru: In the wake of II PUC and other school exams, the Congress has withdrawn its Statewide two-hour bandh on Thursday (Mar. 9). The party had come under severe criticism for the bandh call by worried students and parents. The II PU exams will be held from 10.15 am to 1.30 pm and the bandh,…
‘Their main grouse is I am still the Director of Rangayana’: Cariappa
January 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Reacting to the Congress protest and the party leaders seeking Police action against him for allegedly misusing his position to divide the society, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa told Star of Mysore this morning that the play ‘Sambashiva Prahasana’ was a satire and must be seen as a comedy. “The play does not mention…
Congress launches ‘Prajadhwani’ Bus Yatra from Belagavi
January 11, 2023Belagavi: Ahead of the forthcoming Assembly polls, the KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) virtually began its poll campaign today by setting off ‘Prajadhwani’ bus yatra at Belagavi this morning to highlight the failures, misdeeds and maladministration of the BJP Governments in the State and Centre. AICC General Secretary In-charge of Karnataka Randeep Surjewala, KPCC President…
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