Bengaluru: JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) will take oath as Chief Minister of Karnataka tomorrow (May 23) at 4.30 pm on the steps of Vidhana Soudha, the State Secretariat. Governor Vajubhai R. Vala will administer the oath of office and secrecy to Kumaraswamy. The swearing-in ceremony is all set to be a show of…
HDK meets Rahul, Sonia, Mayawati; discusses Government formation
May 22, 2018New Delhi: Fast-pacing the process of Cabinet formation in Karnataka, the Chief Minister-designate H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) yesterday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and got their clearance. Kumaraswamy touched Sonia Gandhi’s feet in a gesture of gratitude for supporting the JD(S). Kumaraswamy said that both Sonia Gandhi and…
CM-designate HDK continues temple run
May 21, 2018Hassan/Bengaluru: – With the swearing-in ceremony set for May 23, Chief Minister-designate and JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) visited his home district of Hassan this morning ahead of his meeting with AICC President Rahul Gandhi, Congress Supremo Sonia Gandhi and BSP Chief Mayawati in New Delhi later this afternoon. HDK, accompanied by his wife…
Staunch JD(S) follower walks barefoot to Tirupati
May 21, 2018Mandya/ Mysuru: A staunch JD(S) follower, who had made a vow that if G.T. Devegowda (GTD) wins from Chamundeshwari constituency and H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) becomes the Chief Minister, he would walk to Tirupati, has embarked on foot to the temple town as both his wishes have come true. Wrestler Venkatesh, 48, is the person who…
Hectic Sunday for new CM
May 20, 2018Bengaluru: After days of high voltage drama in Karnataka and BJP witnessing the fall of its three-day-old government yesterday and JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy picking up his invite to be the next Chief Minister from Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, it was a hectic day of activity for Kumaraswamy this morning. He is scheduled to…
Yeddyurappa resigns before Floor Test: Kumaraswamy to take oath as new CM on Wednesday
May 20, 2018Bengaluru: After failing to achieve the magic figure of 111, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY), in a dramatic move, resigned before the Supreme Court-ordered trust motion on the floor of the Assembly a little after 4 pm yesterday. Yeddyurappa and other BJP leaders who, until yesterday morning, exuded confidence of winning, was outsmarted by…
HUNG: Bjp 104, 8 short of majority; Congress 78; JD(S) 39
May 15, 2018Mysuru/ Bengaluru: Six hours after counting of votes in Electronic Voting Machines started for 222 of 224 Assembly seats, it is now clear that the BJP has emerged as the largest party. But it appears to be falling short of a few seats to reach the halfway mark. Latest reports from Bengaluru say that senior…
Government not possible without JD(S)
May 8, 2018Chikkamagaluru: In a departure from the earlier stand that any post-poll alliance was a strict no, former CM and JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday said the next government cannot be formed without JD(S) and his party would “speak” to those parties that will implement schemes and programmes in its manifesto. However, he was quick…
Siddharamaiah is funding Anna Bhagya scheme from State exchequer: HDK
April 29, 2018Mysuru: Strongly criticising Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s claim of distributing rice at subsidised rates to the public, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has maintained that the Government was funding the Anna Bhagya scheme from the State exchequer. Addressing a gathering in front of Chamundeshwari Temple at K.G. Koppal in city on Friday, Kumaraswamy,…
HDK says Bhavani Revanna’s remark was not against MLA
April 24, 2018Mysuru: State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has maintained that party leader Bhavani Revanna’s remark in a video was not aimed at defeating K.R. Nagar MLA S.R. Mahesh and the remark was in fact a call to defeat father-son duo. Making a reference to Bhavani Revanna’s remark which went viral a few…
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