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- Politics
MP BJP continues to face jolts within old-timers’ families
Bhopal: In the run-up to the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections, the state’s ruling BJP is witnessing several jolts as disgruntled leaders continued to shift to the Congress. More worryingly, cracks are surfacing…
- India
Observers will take Karnataka MLAs’ opinion, high command will decide on CM pick: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said AICC observers will convey the opinion of the party’s MLAs in Karnataka to the high command which will then take a decision on…
- India
Cong candidate Jagadish Shettar loses to BJP’s Mahesh Tenginakai by 34,289 votes
Hubballi: Former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who contested on a Congress ticket after the BJP denied him a nomination for the Assembly polls, was defeated in the Hubballi-Dharwad (Central) seat by…
- Opinions
Please listen to us, hold Assembly polls: J&K’s appeal to PM
An appeal has been made to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to give the green signal to the Election Commission of India to hold assembly polls in J&K, live up to his own…
- India
Karnataka witnesses record 73.19 pc voter turnout in Assembly elections: EC
Bengaluru: Karnataka registered a voter turnout of 73.19 percent in the Assembly polls which election officials on Thursday termed a record, while sharing the final figures. Voting took place on Wednesday to…
- India
Karnataka will elect ‘double-engine govt’: Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde
Mangaluru: The people of Karnataka will elect a “double-engine government” to sustain the momentum of development projects implemented by the Centre, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday. Addressing reporters in…
- India
‘I’m proud to be a Hindu, but am not a fool’, says Kamal Nath in election year
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress president Kamal Nath on Monday asserted he is “proud to be a Hindu”, but he is not a “fool” and claimed Indian culture is facing attack and the…
- Opinions
J-K polls – an unresolved conundrum
Now it has reached a point of exasperation. All parties barring BJP, of course, have started questioning the Central government for not holding polls in Jammu and Kashmir, which are now not only…
- Bangalore
With only two weeks for polls, electioneering in full swing in Karnataka
Bengaluru: With less than a fortnight left for the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, electioneering is in full swing as political leaders intensify their campaigning across the state to woo voters.…
- Bangalore
Priyanka Gandhi holds roadshow in Karnataka, urges people to vote for Congress
Mysuru: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday held a massive roadshow in Krishnarajanagara here waving at a large enthusiastic crowd along the route, seeking people’s support ahead of the May…
- Politics
Karnataka polls: Family members of leaders in BJP’s 3rd list, resentment still brews
Bengaluru: The BJP on Monday released a third list of candidates for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, accommodating the family members of three senior leaders amid the resentment and rebellion in…
- India
BJP names 10 more Karnataka candidates, fields Limbavali’s wife
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday released its third list of 10 candidates for the Karnataka assembly polls and fielded its state general secretary Mahesh Tenginkai from Hubli-Dharwad Central, a seat held…