When former chief minister and Lingayat strongman B.S. Yediyurappa stated in BJP's national executive meeting that Karnataka elections can't be won with the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the party didn't take a note of it.
After the sweeping mandate in Karnataka Assembly elections, Congress is busy finalising the Chief Minister following open claims from senior leaders Siddaramaiah and D.K.Shivakumar.
After Congress achieved a major victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the supporters of top leaders have started poster wars demanding the coveted post for their leaders.
The Karnataka Assembly election results are no less than a big jolt for the BJP.
The Congress had on many occasions got another lease of life from south India whenever its fortunes had declined nationally.
With the Congress all set to return to power with a clear mandate in Karnataka, the grand old party seems to be reaping the benefits of its pin-pointed campaign and the five promises it made to the people of the southern state, party leaders said on Saturday.
In a shock to former PM H.D. Deve Gowda's family, his grandson and JD-S candidated Nikhil Kumaraswamy lost the Ramnagar seat to Congress candidate H.A. Iqbal Hussain.
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.
As per the latest trends shown by the Election Commission of India, the Congress was leading in 120 Assembly seats in Karnataka on Saturday, one seat ahead of the magic figure of 113.
The Lokayukta Police in Madhya Pradesh carried out a raid at the house of a woman assistant engineer in connection with a disproportionate assets case, and found various items, including a TV set costing Rs 30 lakh, over 50 foreign breed dogs and 10 luxury cars.
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Karnataka is heading for a hung assembly, five of six exit polls have predicted, and the majority of them predicted a slight edge for the Congress.
The final opinion poll for the Karnataka Assembly elections conducted by C-Voter for ABP News indicates that the Congress is still in the pole position though the BJP seems to have closed the earlier gap in the last leg of campaigning.
Barely six hours after his move to step down as party chief kicked up a dust storm, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday agreed to do a 'rethink' and announce his final decision in the next few days, his nephew Ajit Pawar said here.
Union Minister for Culture and Tourism G Kishan Reddy was admitted to the AIIMS in New Delhi on Sunday, sources said.
The race for the strongest Prime Minister candidate for the upcoming 2024 general election is already heating up, with a recent survey shedding light on the current scenario.