Bengaluru: Following the defeat of JD(S) in the recent Assembly elections, party State President C.M. Ibrahim has taken moral responsibility and submitted his resignation. Ibrahim stated that he sent his resignation a day after the election results were announced, but it is yet to be accepted. Additionally, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the President of JD(S) youth wing…
What caused the BJP’s downfall?
May 17, 2023By Gouri Satya, Sr. Journalist The electrician, who came to my house on Sunday soon after the counting of votes of the Assembly elections on Saturday (May 13), was eager to express his opinion about the outcome of the polls, as the subject was still hot and fresh. Referring to the Congress’ stunning victory, he…
Pre-poll guarantees did the trick for Congress
May 14, 2023Bengaluru: Congress has made a comeback in Karnataka, with its best electoral performance in the State since 1989. As per the results declared by the Election Commission in all the 224 seats, the Congress has won 135 seats, the BJP’s tally has been reduced to 66 and the JD(S) 19. Independents have won two seats…
Congress triumphs in Mandya: JD(S) loses ground in its stronghold
May 14, 2023Mandya: The Congress which was lying low in the sugar belt of Mandya district, has now risen like a Phoenix, winning 5 out of the total 7 seats, while the Sarvodya party candidate Darshan Puttannaiah, whom it had backed in Melukote Constituency, won. The JD(S) which had maintained a stranglehold in the district for nearly…
Congress wins
May 13, 2023Bengaluru: 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…
Lotus wilts in Kodagu
May 13, 202320-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…
Will politics play out in resorts like in 2018?
May 12, 2023BJP 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
May 12, 2023Stakes 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…
Ahead of results, politics, predictions dominate talks
May 12, 2023Even women are taking a break from watching their daily soaps on TV Mysore/Mysuru: As the countdown begins for counting of votes tomorrow (May 13), the possible results of recently concluded Assembly elections, has turned to be a hot topic for discussion. The curiosity gains ground with the elections drawing attention for various reasons and…
Karnataka records a historic voter turnout of 72.81 percent
May 11, 2023Mysuru 75.07 percent, Mandya 84.36 percent, Hassan 81.70 percent, Chamarajanagar 81.62 percent, Kodagu 74.74 percent Bengaluru/Mysuru: Karnataka saw a historic voter turnout of 72.81 percent in the Assembly elections held yesterday, the highest in seven decades. The ruling BJP, Congress, and JD(S) are in a tight contest, with the JD(S) hoping to be the king-maker…
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