Chief Minister Bommai is scheduled to visit the flood affected regions of Karwar district on Thursday. He will reach Hubli from Bengaluru and from there he will visit the flood ravaged district.
Basavaraj Bommai became the latest entrant in the elite father-son chief ministers club. But rather than a novelty, father-son duos making it as chief ministers, is turning out to be quite a regular occurrence in India.
Son of former Chief Minister of Karnataka SR Bommai, a mechanical engineering graduate and former Janata Dal (United) leader Bommai was appointed Karnataka Chief Minister by the BJP high command on Tuesday, a day after caretaker Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa tendered his resignation.
Bommai began his day by visiting the Anjaneya Temple near the Balabruyi guest house along with some leaders and sought the blessings of the divine.
Another name doing the rounds is former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who was the Large and Medium Industry Minister in the B.S. Yediyurappa government.
After arriving in Bengaluru, Arun Singh said, the BJP will utilize the experience of and take guidance from B.S. Yediyurappa as he has contributed immensely to the party and has done good work in governance.
The options include establishing a leadership to consolidate Scheduled Caste, other backward communities and Vokkaliga votes for the party along with keeping the Lingayat vote bank intact.
A party insider said that the meeting between Nadda, Shah and Singh met for an hour and a detailed discussion was held to find out the new chief minister of Karnataka.
BS Yediyurappa resigned as the Karnataka chief minister on Monday. Addressing the Vidhan Soudha, Yediyurappa said he had always been through agni pariksha in his career.
The Deputy Chief Minister’s post is yet to be decided on whether to appoint an SC or an ST leader to shore up a sizeable chunk of the SC/ST votes in the state.
Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) is regulated by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri, a senior leader is among the most loyal party men in the state. His clean image might help him to get the CM’s post.
The kid, Basava was rushed to the Manipal hospital on Old Airport Road on Friday. The boy had swallowed the idol while he was playing.
In 2008, Yediyurappa became first-ever BJP Chief Minister in south India, after leading the BJP to a victory in the Assembly elections.
While speaking to the media amid rumours of a change in the state’s leadership, the Congress leader added that the veteran BJP leader had the support of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community.
According to official sources, the CM has invited legislators for dinner on Sunday (July 25th) at a city hotel.
The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing into the case, had submitted a detailed report to the High Court on June 19.
The clip has gone viral, fuelling a new round of speculation on whether replacing the 78-year old Chief Minister is on the cards.
After the meeting, Revenue Minister R. Ashoka told reporters that it was decided to lift all restrictions enforced in temples across the state.
On Friday, Yediyurappa arrived in Delhi for two days’ visit and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the same day.
According to the Forest Department, the wild elephant died when it tried to enter a local farmer Jagannath’s field that had sown groundnuts.
Muttu K. alias Vinay K. alias Siddharth Raj Urs alias Sandy, a resident of Mysuru was arrested following a complaint by one of his victims, who alleged that he cheated her out of Rs 19 lakh.
Born in a Dalit family on May 18, 1948, to Ramlal Gehlot and Suman Bai at Rupeta in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, Gehlot did his BA from Vikram University, Ujjain.
As a result, there was a traffic jam on roads connecting to the Nandi Hills including KempeGowda International Airport Road (KIAL).
Earlier Kumaraswamy, while reacting to the issue of safety of KRS dam had stated that Sumalatha should be sleeping at the entrance of KRS dam to ensure safety.