Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala came out on the offensive against the Bharatiya Janata Party after a bombshell news report suggested that BS Yeddyurappa was involved in paying over Rs 1,800 crore to the BJP’s national leaders during his tenure as Karnataka chief minister. While addressing a press conference on Friday March 22, Surjewala cited[Read More…]
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Congress accuses BJP national leadership of horse trading to destablise Karnataka government
Citing purported audio tape conversations allegedly involving former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, the Congress on Saturday accused the BJP of attempting to destabilise the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka through corruption and horse trading and sought to link its national leadership – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party President Amit Shah[Read More…]
Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa meets DK Shivakumar, raises political temperature
BJP Karnataka Chief BS Yeddyurappa along with his son and Shivamogga parliamentarian BY Raghavendra visited the residence of Congress leader and Water Resources Minister of Karnataka DK Shivakumar on Wednesday. According to the media reports, the hour-long discussion between two senior leaders was focused on tank development and water-related issues in[Read More…]
Karnataka: BJP likely to replace BS Yeddyurappa, Anant Hegde front runner
Following the massive defeat of Bhartiya Janta Party in Karnataka by-polls, BJP’s central leadership is planning to remove BS Yeddyurappa from Karnataka BJP President post, a media report claimed on Thursday. In view of Lok Sabha elections 2019, Anant Kumar Hegde, BJP Member of Parliament (MP) from Uttara Kannada in Karnataka[Read More…]
Karnataka By-polls: Diwali for Congress & JDS alliance, setback for BJP
The incumbent Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) alliance in Karnataka on Tuesday registered its victory in two assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in the by-polls. The BS Yeddyurappa led Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party managed to win only one Lok Sabha seat, Shimoga. In Jamkhandi, Congress contestant Anand Nyamgouda[Read More…]
Shimoga By-polls: A saving grace for BS Yeddyurappa
The Shimoga Lok Sabha by-poll, which witnessed a clash among the sons of three former Chief Ministers – BY Raghavendra of the BJP, son of BS Yeddyurappa, Madhu Bangarappa of the JDS, son of the late S Bangarappa and Mahima Patel of the JDU, son of late JH Patel. The[Read More…]
Karnataka: Major blow to BJP, Ramanagara candidate rejoins Congress
In a major political development, BJP Ramanagara candidate L Chandrashekhar, who left the party over issues with BJP senior leaders including BS Yeddyurappa, has rejoined Congress on Thursday. “None of the BJP leaders bothered to campaign for me and I felt I was being made a sacrificial goat in this[Read More…]
BJP blames JD(S)-Cong for defeat in Karnataka civic polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) blamed Karnataka’s ruling coalition partners Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) for its defeat in the state civic polls held across 22 districts. “The BJP should have won more seats but we could not perform the way we wanted to because of the Congress-JD(S) coalition,” BJP state[Read More…]
Karnataka Municipal Elections: Couldn’t perform well due to coalition govt, says BS Yeddyurappa
BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that the saffron party couldn’t perform as per the calculations due to Congress-JD(S) coalition government. On Saturday, the ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) had said that it would extend its coalition alliance with Congress in Karnataka to the urban local bodies (ULBs) across the state[Read More…]
Superstitious Karnataka ministers skip work, say lunar eclipse is about ‘negative vibes’
Friday evening, which was marked as ‘Blood Red Moon’ due to lunar eclipse, almost all the political leaders and ministers skipped office saying ‘lunar eclipse is all about negative vibes’. Whether for the sake of old rooted traditions or an excuse to escape from work, Karnataka politicians across political lines[Read More…]
Watch: Amit Shah mistakenly slammed Karnataka BJP president instead of state CM
Bharatiya Janata Party president, Amit Shah has committed a major blunder on Thursday while speaking at an event in Karnataka. Shah mistakenly named BS Yeddyurappa, president of Karnataka, BJP instead of Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah while slamming the opposition party in rule. While he kept on speaking without even realizing[Read More…]
Congress files complaint to EC against Yeddyurappa
Former Congress leader S M Krishna to join BJP on March 15
Former Congress leader S M Krishna will join the BJP on March 15, said Karnataka BJP President B S Yeddyurappa on Monday. “Krishna will join BJP fold on March 15 in New Delhi,” said Yeddyurappa to reporters following a rally in the run up to the Nanjangud and Gundlupet bypolls.[Read More…]
Bring Ordinance to hold Kambala: BS Yeddyurappa
Bellary mining case: Relief for BS Yeddyurappa
Former Karantaka chief minister and current BJP state unit President BS Yeddyurappa has been acquitted along with fellow accused in the Bellary illegal mining case. A special CBI court in Bengaluru on Wednesday acquitted the BJP strongman along with his two sons and son-in-law along with some JSW Steel affiliates[Read More…]