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Kumaraswamy to be ‘king’ as BJP, Cong ‘eye’ post-poll alliance with JD(S): Sources
Bengaluru: With the possibility of a hung Assembly looming large over Karnataka, the JD(S) can play the kingmaker’s role in the state. Hopeful of winning over 30 seats in the Assembly polls,…
- 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
Chidambaram wishes Thangam Thenarasu on becoming TN finance minister
Chennai: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister, P. Chidambaram on Thursday congratulated Tamil Nadu Minister Thangam Thenarasu on getting the Finance portfolio. In a statement, the veteran leader said: “Congratulations to…
- India
Ace mountaineer removed as ambassador of ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ after she joins Cong
Bhopal: Megha Parmar — the first woman from Madhya Pradesh to climb the Mount Everest — has been removed as the brand ambassador of the ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ campaign by the…
- India
Congress says Manipur violence pre-planned; seeks President’s Rule
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday dubbed the violence in Manipur ‘pre-planned’ and demanded immediate imposition of President’s Rule in the state. The Congress also compared the valley-based organisations Arambai Tenggol and…
- India
No basis to Cong claim that EVMs used in Karnataka were previously deployed in South Africa: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday rejected the Congress’ claim that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls were previously deployed in South Africa and…
- India
Sachin Pilot steps up pressure on Congress leadership
Jaipur: Dissident Congress leader Sachin Pilot began a 125-km foot march from Ajmer to Jaipur on Thursday, challenging Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the party’s top brass as assembly elections in Rajasthan…
- India
Karnataka polls: What winning for BJP, Congress mean ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: As polling for the Karnataka closed on Wednesday and exit poll projections flashed across television screens, the question that would have crossed many minds is would the eventual outcome in…
- India
Cong says sovereignty’ word was never used by Sonia Gandhi, deletes ‘erroneous’ tweet
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the word “sovereignty” was never used by former party chief Sonia Gandhi in her campaign speech in Karnataka’s Hubbali and deleted the party’s tweet which…
- Bangalore
Stones pelted on Cong candidate’s car in Karnataka; curfew clamped
Bengaluru: The cadres of Congress and BJP resorted to violence at Moodushedde in Dakshina Kannada on the issue of raising slogans at the end of Assembly elections in Karnataka on Wednesday. Few…
- 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…
- Hyderabad
BJP, Congress to share the spoils in Hyderabad-Karnataka region
New Delhi: With the Assembly elections in Karnataka coming to an end on Wednesday evening, the ABP/C-Voter Exit Poll has projected the BJP and the Congress to repeat their 2018 performance in…
- India
Marginal seats could push Congress to majority mark in Karnataka
New Delhi: The ABP/C-Voter Exit Poll for Karnataka, which went to the polls on Wednesday, has projected the Congress to be tantalisingly close to the majority mark of 113 in the 224-member…
- India
Siddaramaiah most preferred CM choice in Karnataka, shows survey
New Delhi: If the trends thrown up by the ABP/C-Voter Exit Poll for Karnataka hold, former Chief Minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah could be back as the CM of the southern state.…
- India
DU hostel sends two-page notice to Rahul over his visit
New Delhi: The provost of Delhi University’s PG men’s hostel on Wednesday sent a notice to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his “sudden” visit to the facility last week, saying “such a…
