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…
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…
JD(S) MLC appeals people to vote for Congress
May 7, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) MLC Marithibbegowda has appealed the electorate to vote for Congress candidates in the May 10 Assembly polls. Addressing a press meet at Patrakaratara Bhavan here yesterday morning, Marithibbegowda, who has maintained a distance from the JD(S), on which ticket he was elected as the MLC from South Teachers Constituency, appealed the people not…
People are upbeat as my victory is certain: Chamundeshwari JD(S) candidate G.T. Devegowda
May 7, 2023One of the keenly watched constituencies that is going to polls in the Mysuru district is Chamundeshwari where incumbent MLA G.T. Devegowda is vying for a hat-trick win this time around. He has won the elections from here in 2013 and 2018. As per the 2011 census, 60.79 percent are rural voters while 39.21 percent…
H.D. Kumaraswamy appeals people to elect GTD with a huge margin
May 6, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: JD(S) Legislature party leader H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has appealed the electorate of Chamundeshwari Constituency to ensure the victory of JD(S) candidate G.T. Devegowda (GTD) by a huge margin. Holding mega road shows at Rammanahalli, Udbur, Bogadi, Hinkal, Hootagalli, Koorgalli, Belavadi and Yelwal, coming under Chamundeshwari Constituency, on Friday, HDK said that the JD(S) has…
H.D. Deve Gowda says his son HDK will take oath as CM on May 18 !
May 6, 2023Belur: Even as the poll campaign has reached peak with just two days to go for public canvassing, JD(S) Supremo and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, in a surprising assertion, said that his son H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who is contesting from Channapatna, would take oath as the CM on May 18. Addressing JD(S) poll…
Manifesto? Meh!
May 6, 2023Every year on the 25th of January, the Election Commission of India (ECI) releases advertisements asking voters to take a pledge which is to be an honest voter. That elaborate pledge seems redundant as I watch the caste and cash politics being played out before us. This year, the Election Commission has stated that there…
Recent Comments