New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates last evening for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Comprising 72 candidates, the list spans 10 States, including Karnataka (20 seats), and one Union Territory. While some anticipated candidates secured spots on the list, there were also notable omissions, making the overall list…
Lok Sabha election 2024: Ticket for Prathap Simha Doubtful?
March 9, 2024Simha scapegoat of senior State BJP leaders ‘adjustment’ politics? Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘adjustment politics’ played out by the State BJP leaders that was cited as the reason for the BJP’s rout in the 2023 Assembly election has come to the fore again and this time, it is set to potentially jeopardise Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha’s candidacy…
Union Home Minister asks BJP State unit to increase vote share by 10 percent
February 12, 2024‘Prime Minister Modi’s popularity a winning formula; do not repeat mistakes that led to downfall of Congress-JD(S) coalition’ Mysore/Mysuru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah underscored the imperative for the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to harness Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s widespread popularity and convert it into an augmented vote share. He asked…
Central funds: BJP to counter Congress with factual details
February 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The State BJP’s core committee meeting, presided over by Home Minister Amit Shah, resolved to combat the Congress’ campaign against the Narendra Modi Government by providing comprehensive information on the allocation of Central funds to Karnataka. Senior BJP leader and former National General Secretary, C.T. Ravi, stated that the meeting aimed to effectively counter…
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav is Karnataka BJP in-charge
January 31, 2024Bengaluru: With just a few months remaining until the crucial Lok Sabha polls, the BJP’s national leadership announced on Monday the appointment of senior party leader and Union Minister of Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav, as the Party in-charge for Karnataka. This decision comes as a replacement for B.L. Santosh and Arun Singh. In the…
Amit Shah to visit Karnataka by month end
January 16, 2024Bengaluru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Karnataka this month end to take stock of preparations for the ensuing Lok Sabha (LS) elections. Shah’s visit assumes significance as Karnataka is the only State in the entire South India that has been consistently delivering a significant number of MPs to BJP’s kitty. The…
R. Ashok chosen as Opposition Leader
November 18, 2023Bengaluru: Six months after the Assembly elections in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday named senior MLA R. Ashok as the Leader of the Opposition in the Congress-ruled State. The official announcement came after the BJP Legislature Party meeting at a private hotel here last evening. The party, which chose a Veerashaiva-Lingayat leader B.Y. Vijayendra, Shikaripur…
Opposition Leader for Karnataka Assembly in three days: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi
June 7, 2023Bengaluru: Even as the State BJP is yet to come out of the shock of the humiliating defeat in the Assembly polls, Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that the Opposition Leader will be picked in three days to take on the Congress Government in Karnataka. Speaking to presspersons in New Delhi on…
June 3 Legislative Council Polls: BJP announces four candidates
May 24, 2022B.Y. Vijayendra misses the boat; Laxman Savadi, Keshava Prasad, Hemalatha Nayak, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy get tickets Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced four candidates for the Legislative Council polls from Legislative Assembly where only MLAs have the power to vote. Today is the last day for filing nominations and there are seven seats for…
29 Ministers sworn-in
August 4, 2021None from Mysuru & 12 other districts 7 from Bengaluru No Dy. Chief Ministers Bengaluru: A week after he was sworn-in, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai formed his Cabinet with the induction of 29 BJP Legislators at a ceremony held at Glass House in Raj Bhavan this afternoon. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office…
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