Karnataka editor booked for article on HDK family row

Nikhil lost to Independent candidate, Sumalatha, widow of Congress minister MH Ambareesh, in Mandya.

PM Modi: Congress wants to install helpless prime minister

Aiming big, BJP has set a target of winning 14 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, betting high on the “Modi wave”.

BJP MP Ananth Kumar Hegde’s communal, and personal, remarks indicate polarised coastal Karnataka is being readied for battle.

The CM’s outburst is yet another indication of the simmering rivalry between him and Siddaramaiah, according to party sources.

The BJP has 104 MLAs, Congress 80 (including Speaker), JD(S) 37, the BSP, KPJP and Independent have one each.

With the Lok Sabha election just 90-odd days away, the toppling game has only just begun.

Says it was an emotional outburst at the murder of a party worker.

Mahesh’s resignation comes at a time when the coalition partners were scouting for candidates to contest bypolls.

Later Karnataka CM also wrote a letter to PM insisting that Bengaluru would be the best choice for the event.

Dismissing the speculation, Kumaraswamy said that no discussion about the comments took place with the Congress President.