Karnataka Polls

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AA Edit | Karnataka polls to show which way wind blowing

That the state had shown a tendency to change regimes every five years for decades may give the Congress hope.

31 Mar 2023 12:27 AM

Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah (Photo: File)

AICC clears names for Karnataka polls, many upset

The choice of candidates makes it evident that Opposition leader in the Assembly Siddaramaiah has had his way in the selection process.

01 Nov 2019 1:26 AM

'Don't rest now. If you think that somebody isn't voting, go to their homes, tie up their hands and legs and bring them to vote in favour of Mahantesh Doddagoudar,' he said. (Photo: ANI)

Tie hands, legs of non-voters, make them vote for BJP: Yeddyurappa

Continuing his tirade against the Congress, he claimed that Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will lose in both his constituencies.

05 May 2018 5:28 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hugs his mother Sonia Gandhi, former party chief, as Ghulam Nabi Azad and other leaders look on during the “Jan Aakrosh Rally” at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. (Photo: Pritam Bandyopadhyay)

Rahul Gandhi tears into Modi, claims ‘hard to find truth’ in PM talk

Mr Gandhi said he had thought of God then and added that he would undertake the Kailash Mansarovar yatra after the Karnataka polls.

30 Apr 2018 1:16 AM

K'taka polls: Three BJP ads 'violate' EC norms, banned from being aired

The committee restrained the media from airing or sharing the ads on the ground that they were violative of Election Commission guidelines.

28 Apr 2018 3:09 PM

Shah claimed that Karnataka under the Siddaramaiah government had become one with widespread farmer suicides, atrocities against women and unemployment. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amit Shah slams Siddaramaiah govt of 'pocketing' funds sent by Centre

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect representatives to the 225-member state assembly.

28 Apr 2018 10:30 AM

Rahul Gandhi on Friday released the 'Nava Karnataka' Manifesto in Mangaluru in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President Dr G Parameshwara, MP Dr M Veerappa Moily and other senior leaders. (Photo: ANI)

Rahul releases Cong manifesto for K’taka, calls it 'Mann ki Baat' of people

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the party will continue in its efforts to build a 'Nava Karnataka'.

27 Apr 2018 1:07 PM

Gandhi, back in Karnataka for the seventh leg of his poll campaign, accused Modi of telling lies. (Photo: PTI/File)

Rahul accuses Modi of aiding K'taka's Reddy brothers, calls PM a 'liar'

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives for the 225-member assembly.

27 Apr 2018 10:53 AM

Rahul Gandhi is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Karnataka from today to campaign for the party candidates in the districts of Uttara Kannada, Dahskina Kannada, Kodagu and Mysuru. (Photo: File)

Rahul Gandhi's flight develops 'multiple' snags, Cong demands probe

However, the DGCA said it was a snag of the auto pilot mode and that it would examine the issue.

27 Apr 2018 8:56 AM

The Prime Minister made it very clear during his address that there is no policy paralysis with the BJP government. (Photo: File)

Modi boosts morale of K'taka BJP, accuses Cong of tardy progress of state

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 and the results will be out on May 15.

26 Apr 2018 11:15 AM

Siddaramaiah expressed his faith in the voters and said that he was least bothered as to who will contest against him. (Photo: File)

Victory sure in K'taka, will pave way for Cong in 2019 LS polls: Siddaramaiah

Earlier on Tuesday, the BJP decided to field Ballari MP B Sriramulu against Siddaramaiah at Badami constituency.

25 Apr 2018 3:38 PM

Salman Khurshid was replying to a question asked by former AMU student. (Photo: ANI)

Cong's hands stained with Muslims' blood: Salman Khurshid sparks row

Later, talking to media post his remark, Khurshid said that he was defending the Congress party.

24 Apr 2018 3:26 PM

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives for the 225-member assembly. The results will be out on May 15. (Photo: File)

Least bothered about who is pitted against me, says CM Siddharamaiah

Siddaramaiah is set to contest from two constituencies — his home turf, Chamundeshwari, and Badami in Bagalkot district.

24 Apr 2018 1:43 PM

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives for the 225-member assembly. The results will be out on May 15. (Photo: Representational)

Ahead of Karnataka polls, Rs 22 cr illegal cash, liquor seized

Other items like 17 silk sarees worth Rs 23,000 and 168 sarees worth Rs 4,00,000 has also been seized in the last 24 hours.

24 Apr 2018 10:22 AM

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra alleged that Congress has long 'defamed' Hindus for votes and demanded that party chief Rahul Gandhi and his predecessor Sonia Gandhi apologise for terms such as 'Hindu terror'. (Photo: File | PTI)

Cong politics defaming Hindus exposed: BJP post-Mecca Masjid verdict

A special NIA court acquitted all accused, including right-wing activist Swami Aseemanand, in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case.

16 Apr 2018 6:35 PM

BJP chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa will fight from his Shikarpur constituency. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

K'taka polls: BJP releases 1st list of 72 candidates, only 2 women

Karnataka will go to polls on May 12 to elect its representatives for the 225-member assembly.

09 Apr 2018 8:00 AM

In the last 24 hours, the flying squads have seized Rs 9.91,700 in cash, 18.90 litres of liquor, eight silk sarees, and 2.46 kg of gold worth Rs 49, 17,000. (Representational image)

1,156 flying squads, 1,255 static surveillance teams deployed in poll-bound K'taka

Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar stated that flying squads and teams were constituted for enforcing the Model Code of Conduct.

01 Apr 2018 8:50 AM

A delegation led by Naqvi met the EC officials in connection with the case. (Photo: ANI)

Tweet based on media source, BJP defends IT head over K'taka poll date row

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that Malviya had no intention to undermine the stature of the EC.

27 Mar 2018 6:29 PM

'Minority men may consolidate behind Congress, but women are voting solidly for us,' said BJP leader Subramanian Swamy.

K'taka polls: Broken minority, solid Hindu majority, BJP will win, says Swamy

Swamy exuded confidence that BJP would get additional Muslim minority women's votes because of the initiative it took to ban triple talaq.

18 Feb 2018 7:39 PM

Karnataka polls: Congress, BJP in Twitter war

Each party accused the other of harbouring members who have been to jail in the past.

27 Jan 2018 7:35 AM

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