Danish Ali was a student in Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. He entered politics in the year 1994 as Janata Dal student wing national president.
Tag: JDS
Four Karnataka Congress rebel MLAs, one JDS MLA comes back
Bringing the long-standing crisis in Karnataka to rest, four Congress MLAs and one Janata Dal-Secular returned to Bengaluru on Tuesday night. Influential Belgavi leader Jarkiholi, Umesh Jadhav, Kumathali and Nagendra were issued show cause notices by Congress Legislative Party chief Siddaramaiah after they skipped the CLP meeting in January as well[Read More…]
Karnataka Budget Live Updates: HD Kumaraswamy increases excise duty on beer
Karnataka is bracing up for a 10-day stormy budget session
Karnataka: BJP MLAs taken to Gurgaon resort, Yeddyurappa accuses CM of “horse trading”
After a Karnataka minister alleged horse-trading, accusing BJP of meeting three Congress MLAs in a hotel in Mumbai and leader BS Yeddyurappa quashing the claims, say that it was JD(S) who was attempting poaching, in the latest the saffron party has decided to take the MLAs to a Gurgaon based[Read More…]
“I am working like a clerk, not CM”, claims Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy
It seems that the rife in the Congress-JD(S) alliance of is only intensifying with time. Reports suggest that during a party meeting the Karnataka Chief Minister Kumaraswamy told his party’s MLAs and MLCs that he was working like a clerk and not as the Chief Minister due to interference from[Read More…]
Local leaders of JDS push for contesting all 28 LS seats in Karnataka
Bengaluru: Ruling coalition partners in Karnataka JDS and Congress are facing little music of discomfort as the local leaders of JDS are not happy with the ‘Big brother’ attitude of its senior partner Congress. As per sources a group of local leaders met Party Supremo HD Deve Gowda and urged[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: JDS leader brutally killed in Kanakpura
Kanakpura: A young leader of Janata Dal-Secular and state general secretary of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe wing of the ruling party in the state was brutally killed by unidentified persons in Kanakpura police Station region on Monday evening. Deceased RT Raja Gopal 42, from Kasaba Hobli, was the state General[Read More…]
Karnataka bye-elections outcome, a shot in the arm for Congress
One may not read much into bye-elections but this here Karnataka ones are a trifle different – from the state as well as national perspective. The ruling Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) combine won four out of the five bye-elections to three Lok Sabha and two assembly seats. In itself, these seats[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…]
Bellary By-polls: DK Shivakumar magic continues, Sriramulu loses his home turf
The much anticipated Karnataka by-polls, which provided a boost to incumbent JDS- Congress coalition. Bypolls in Bellary (ST) Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka was held on Saturday and around 67 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the district. Earlier, it was speculated that, whoever wins, will win only after[Read More…]
Karnataka’s ruling alliance bets on retaining seats in by-polls
Bengaluru: The ruling Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Congress alliance is upbeat on retaining their hold in the Saturday’s five by-elections ahead of vote count on Tuesday, an official said on Monday. “Higher voter turnout in the two assembly segments of Jamkhandi and Ramangara and moderate in the three parliamentary seats[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Congress fields VS Ugrappa from Bellary seat
The seat sharing between JDS and Congress party is final and VS Ugrappa is set to contest the infamous Bellary seat reserved for Scheduled Tribe (ST), as Congress candidate from the ruling alliance of Karnataka for the upcoming by-polls scheduled to be held on November 3. JDS has got two[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Congress hands Shivamogga and Mandya to JD(S)
Janata Dal-Secular bags the two Lok Sabha seats from its alliance partner Congress for the upcoming scheduled Karnataka By-polls and will be fielding Madhu Bangarappa from Shivamogga and LR Shivarame Gowda from Mandya seat. Two former chief minister sons are contesting against each other for Shivamogga seat. Madhu is the[Read More…]
Karnataka by-polls: Heavyweights of BJP, JDS, and Congress’ prestige at stake
Election Commission has announced the By-elections in 3 Loksabha and 2 assembly constituencies in Karnataka on November three. By-elections will be held for Mandya, Shimoga and Bellary Lok Sabha constituencies and Ramnagaram and Jankhandi assembly seats. BJP, Congress and JDS three top leaders represent the constituency from the respected seats[Read More…]
Karnataka Urban Local Bodies Result: Check Ward Wise and Seat Wise result
The counting of votes for civic polls conducted on 105 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) of Karnataka has begun. The State Election Commission (SEC) will declare all the results of civic polls conducted in 105 Urban Local Bodies of Karnataka by today in the evening. Elections in the 105 ULBs were[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…]
All is not well with BJP in Karnataka? 20 MLAs want to join JD(S), claims Revanna
It has been few months since the JD(S) and Congress formed its government in Karnataka after the Legislative Assembly election in May 2018. During the election, Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats although the majority of seats and popular votes had fallen into Congress’ side.[Read More…]
Portfolios allocated to Karnataka ministers
Bengaluru: Portfolios of the ministers in the JD-S-Congress coalition government in Karnataka were allocated on Friday, two days after the ministry was expanded. Governor Vajubhai Vala has allocated the portfolios to all the 27 cabinet ministers, including the Deputy Chief Minister of the Congress, on the advice of Janata Dal-Secular[Read More…]
Congress, JDS approaches CJI for urgent hearing on Karnataka issue
New Delhi: After Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday invited BJP legislative party leader B.S. Yeddyurappa to form the new government in the state, the Congress approached Supreme Court Chief Justice Dipak Misra for an urgent hearing on the matter. Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi is the leading his party’s challenge.[Read More…]
Siddaramaiah to present record 13th state budget on Friday
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, would set a record of sorts on Friday by presenting his 13th state budget and 6th in a row, an official said on Wednesday. Siddaramaiah will present the budget for 2018-19 on Friday though it will not be a full-fledged[Read More…]
No Cauvery water for irrigation: Karnataka Legislative Council says
The Karnataka Legislative Council on Friday unanimously passed a one-line resolution empowering the Chief Minister to limit the use of Cauvery water for drinking water supply, thus setting the stage for a constitutional confrontation with the Supreme Court. Limiting Cauvery water left in Karnataka dams only for drinking water translates[Read More…]