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Bommai takes responsibility for BJP’s drubbing in Karnataka polls
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that he will take responsibility for the saffron party’s defeat in the May 10 Assembly elections. Speaking to reporters…
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Bommai urges Siddaramaiah not to halt key schemes for ‘freebies’
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday urged his successor Siddaramaiah not to cut down on other pro-people schemes implemented earlier “at the cost of freebies”. The Siddaramaiah-led Congress government…
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Reversing laws speaks of arrogance: Bommai on Karnataka Minister’s remarks
Bengaluru: Calling the new Siddaramaiah-led Congress administration in the state a “reverse gear government”, former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said statements about changing the previous BJP government’s legislations “arbitrarily” after…
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Basavaraj Bommai congratulates Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar
Bengaluru: Karnataka’s outcoming Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday congratulated Chief Minister-designate Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister- designate D.K. Shivakumar. He also said that his BJP has “not lost self-confidence. We will…
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Outgoing CM Bommai thanks government officials
Bengaluru: Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday thanked senior state government officials for extending full cooperation and for taking several bold decisions during his tenure. In a informal interaction with…
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Karnataka polls: Despite quota hike, BJP loses in all ST reserved seats
New Delhi: The BJP, which witnessed defeat in the Karnataka Assembly polls, failed to win even a single seat reserved for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. Besides, the party also lost in…
- Bangalore
‘Not PM Modi’s defeat..’: Bommai on Karnataka debacle; to do detailed analysis
Bengaluru: Karnataka BJP has decided to do a detailed analysis of the overall poll results and also constituency-wise outcomes to find out the reasons for the party’s debacle in the Assembly election,…
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Set-back for Bommai, hope of another straight term as CM in tatters
Bengaluru: Considered a close confidante and loyalist of former Chief Minister and one of the tallest Lingayat leaders in Karnataka – B S Yediyurappa, the outgoing CM of the state Basavaraj Bommai…
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Karnataka polls: Outgoing CM Bommai wins from Shiggoan for 4th time in row
Haveri: Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday registered his fourth consecutive victory from the Shiggoan constituency in Haveri district, defeating his nearest rival Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan of the Congress…
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‘Will comeback in LS elections..’: Karnataka CM Bommai concedes defeat
Haveri: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has conceded defeat in the Assembly elections even as the final announcement of the election results was awaited on Saturday. He said that the BJP will…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Bommai rejects exit polls giving Congress edge over BJP
Haveri: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday rejected the exit poll results, which gave Congress an edge over the ruling BJP in the assembly elections and asserted that his party will…
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High voter turnout expected in Karnataka Assembly polls
Bengaluru: As voting for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly in currently underway, large queues were witnessed outside polling centres across the state on Wednesday indicating a huge voter turnout in the closely-fought contest.…
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Lingayat Forum a fictional organisation: Karnataka CM Bommai
Hubballi: The Lingayat Forum is a fictional organisation as it does not exist at all, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday. The Chief Minister told reporters here that Veerashaiva is…
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Karnataka CM announces probe into audio clip of ‘plot’ to kill Kharge
Hubballi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said investigation will be conducted into the genuineness of an audio about the alleged plot to kill Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and his family…
- Bangalore
Congress will be uprooted if devotees of Hanuman rebel against it: Basavaraj Bommai
Bengaluru: Congress would be uprooted from the country if the devotees of Lord Hanuman rebelled against it, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Tuesday. Reacting to the release of the Congress…