Bengaluru: 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…
Bommai calls on Venkaiah Naidu
August 3, 2021Bengaluru: The BJP Central leadership, in discussion with State leaders including Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Union Minister Prahlad Joshi, have worked out a formula of announcing the list of Ministers phase-wise to avoid possible revolt of senior party legislators who could be dropped from the yet-to-be formed Ministry. The Central leadership is expected to…
Will resign if BJP bosses want: CM
June 6, 2021Bengaluru: Breaking his silence for the first time over rumours and reports of change of guard in Karnataka, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa this morning said that he will resign from his post the day the Central leadership of the BJP asks him to. “I will tender my resignation as soon as the same is sought…
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