Karnataka Assembly Session News

The first Karnataka Legislative Assembly session, after formation of the new Congress government will be held today in Bengaluru, during which newly elected MLAs will be administered oaths and a new Speaker will be elected.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Assembly session will be convened for three days from May 22, during which the newly elected MLAs will be administered oath, and a new Speaker will be elected.

With the participation of over 500 leaders, Karnataka Congress' 'Nava Sankalpa Shibira' kick-started at a resort on the outskirts of the city on Thursday to discuss the way forward and the party's strategy, ahead of assembly polls next year.

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday launched a scathing attack on Karnataka Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar over his sexist comment in the ongoing state Assembly session and termed it "shameful".

The Congress tore up papers and staged a walkout today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been taken up for discussion on the last day of the House.

An eight-day monsoon session of the Karnataka legislature began in Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha today (Monday) in the backdrop of the Covid 19 pandemic that has seen well over five lakh cases reported in the state.

In a last-ditch effort to save its shaky coalition government in Karnataka, Congress' trouble-shooter and senior minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday assured the rebel legislators of meeting their demands if they withdrew their resignations and attend the Assembly session underway.

The Supreme Court today gave a reprieve to Karnataka's HD Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition government as it ruled there would be no decision on the resignation of dissident lawmakers who threaten the government's survival. "The matter to be heard on Tuesday and status quo will remain on the legislators," the Supreme Court said after hour-l...

Opposition BJP on Monday regretted that Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's address to the joint session of the legislature was mum on the farm loan waiver by the JD-S-Congress coalition government.

Karnataka's 15th legislative assembly will begin its first session on July 2 and the JD-S-Congress coalition government's maiden budget will be presented on July 5, said a cabinet minister on Friday.

Up against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Karnataka's Badami constituency, BJP's B Sriramulu started the day with a round of prayer. Counting of votes for the assembly election begins shortly.

He must be the biggest fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He endured 15 hours under the slow-moving hand of a tattoo artist who etched a face of the Prime Minister on his back in black ink. Basvaraj, a resident of Karnataka's Raichur district, said he decided to get the large tattoo made to show his support to the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaig...

The 14th Karnataka assembly, elected early this month with Congress getting a majority and forming the government, on Wednesday started its first session in Bangalore with those elected taking oath as members of the house.

One more BJP lawmaker submitted his resignation from the assembly on Friday, pushing the Jagadish Shettar ministry into a precarious position ahead of the budget session beginning on February 4.

The week-long winter session of both Houses of the Karnataka Legislature was adjourned sine die today, with the political developments triggered by former BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa forming his new party casting a shadow on proceedings.

The first Karnataka Legislative Assembly session, after formation of the new Congress government will be held today in Bengaluru, during which newly elected MLAs will be administered oaths and a new Speaker will be elected.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the Assembly session will be convened for three days from May 22, during which the newly elected MLAs will be administered oath, and a new Speaker will be elected.

With the participation of over 500 leaders, Karnataka Congress' 'Nava Sankalpa Shibira' kick-started at a resort on the outskirts of the city on Thursday to discuss the way forward and the party's strategy, ahead of assembly polls next year.

Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani on Friday launched a scathing attack on Karnataka Congress MLA K R Ramesh Kumar over his sexist comment in the ongoing state Assembly session and termed it "shameful".

The Congress tore up papers and staged a walkout today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been taken up for discussion on the last day of the House.

An eight-day monsoon session of the Karnataka legislature began in Bengaluru's Vidhana Soudha today (Monday) in the backdrop of the Covid 19 pandemic that has seen well over five lakh cases reported in the state.

In a last-ditch effort to save its shaky coalition government in Karnataka, Congress' trouble-shooter and senior minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday assured the rebel legislators of meeting their demands if they withdrew their resignations and attend the Assembly session underway.

The Supreme Court today gave a reprieve to Karnataka's HD Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition government as it ruled there would be no decision on the resignation of dissident lawmakers who threaten the government's survival. "The matter to be heard on Tuesday and status quo will remain on the legislators," the Supreme Court said after hour-l...

Opposition BJP on Monday regretted that Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala's address to the joint session of the legislature was mum on the farm loan waiver by the JD-S-Congress coalition government.

Karnataka's 15th legislative assembly will begin its first session on July 2 and the JD-S-Congress coalition government's maiden budget will be presented on July 5, said a cabinet minister on Friday.

Up against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Karnataka's Badami constituency, BJP's B Sriramulu started the day with a round of prayer. Counting of votes for the assembly election begins shortly.

He must be the biggest fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He endured 15 hours under the slow-moving hand of a tattoo artist who etched a face of the Prime Minister on his back in black ink. Basvaraj, a resident of Karnataka's Raichur district, said he decided to get the large tattoo made to show his support to the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaig...

The 14th Karnataka assembly, elected early this month with Congress getting a majority and forming the government, on Wednesday started its first session in Bangalore with those elected taking oath as members of the house.

One more BJP lawmaker submitted his resignation from the assembly on Friday, pushing the Jagadish Shettar ministry into a precarious position ahead of the budget session beginning on February 4.

The week-long winter session of both Houses of the Karnataka Legislature was adjourned sine die today, with the political developments triggered by former BJP strongman B S Yeddyurappa forming his new party casting a shadow on proceedings.