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Congress' Siddaramaiah Says BJP Falsely Projected Him As "Anti-Hindu" In 2018
Congress veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said "false propaganda" that he was anti-Hindu took centre stage during the 2018 state elections, denying he was against the majority faith as projected by BJP.
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Karnataka Deputy Speaker Resigns Ahead of Trust Vote Against Him
Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka assembly M Krishna Reddy, elected to the House on a JDS ticket in the 2018 elections, resigned from the post on Tuesday ahead of a no-confidence motion sought to be moved by the ruling BJP against him.
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"BJP Tried Using Cash To Lure Us Into Tie-Up": Deve Gowda After Tax Raids
Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda today claimed that the BJP tried using money to lure his son - Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy - into agreeing to an electoral alliance before the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, news agency PTI reported. The allegation came hours after Income Tax officials conducted raids on Janata Dal (Secular) leaders, a...
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BJP Was Top Spender In Karnataka Elections Last Year: Report
At least Rs 356 crore was collected and Rs 170 crore spent by political parties that contested the May 2018 Karnataka polls, according to the political monitoring non-profit Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The BJP was the highest grosser with Rs 213 crore and spent nearly Rs 139 crore, also the most, it said.
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In Karnataka Bypolls, Congress Did Better Than Its Ally In Defeating BJP
The Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) won two seats each in their 4:1 victory over the BJP in the by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka. State chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy attributed the alliance's victory to "arithmetic".
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Deepavali Bonus For Congress-HD Kumaraswamy, 4:1 Win In Karnataka
The ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) alliance in Karnataka has won two assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in bypolls that are expected to have an impact on opposition moves to forge a grand coalition to take on the BJP in next year's national election. The BJP has won only one parliamentary seat, Shivamogga, vacated by former chief mini...
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How To Check Karnataka Bypoll Result 2018 Online
The results for three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka that went to the bypolls on Saturday will be declared today.
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Congress Adds To Karnataka Tally, Wins Bengaluru's Jayanagar Seat
The Congress's partnership with the Janata Dal Secular won it one more seat in Karnataka today. The party snatched the Jayanagar constituency from the BJP by a wafer-thin margin.
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Congress Retains Karnataka Seat Where It Contested Against Ally JD(S)
The Congress has retained Karnataka's Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly seat in face of a challenge by the BJP and ally Janata Dal Secular.
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BJP MLAs Walk Out Of Karnataka Assembly Ahead of Trust Vote: 10 Points
The BJP walked out of the Karnataka assembly just before the trust vote, throwing a dare at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. "Let's see how long you last," said BS Yeddyurappa, as he staged a dramatic walkout from the House. The 58-year-old Janata Dal Secular leader, who was sworn in on Wednesday, has the support of 117 MLAs from the JD(S)-Congress-B...
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Kairana By-Poll: Opposition Gets Big Boost As A Candidate Drops Out
The day after a show of unity in Karnataka, the opposition received encouraging news in Kairana in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held on Monday. Begum Tabassum Hasan, the candidate backed by several opposition parties against the BJP, has clinched the support of her brother-in-law, who was contesting as an independen...
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'Cycle' To Roll Out In Madhya Pradesh As Samajwadi Party To Contest All 230 Assembly Seats
Undeterred by failure in its electoral ventures in Gujarat and Karnataka, the Samajwadi Party is all geared up to contest all 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls scheduled later this year.
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After Bad Starter Marriage, Congress And HD Kumaraswamy Give It Another Shot
HD Kumaraswamy starts his new job as Chief Minister of Karnataka with the benefit of hindsight- he has held the office once earlier and returns to it in a renewal of vows with the Congress, with whom his party had a starter marriage in 2004.
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Opinion: Karnataka Today, Kairana Next Week - By Mani Shankar Aiyar
A humble (but not humbled) Congress, in the congenial company of a broad alliance holding aloft the Idea of India, will, a year from now, stop the perverse rise of an alternative Idea of India that we have witnessed since 2014, notwithstanding the obvious truth that well over two-thirds of all Indians have never wished to have anything to do with t...
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Congress Gets Deputy Chief Minister, Lion's Share In Karnataka Ministries
Karnataka will have its second chief minister in a week as Janata Dal Secular chief HD Kumaraswamy will take oath today along with his deputy, Congress' G Parameshwara. There was no word on whether there would be a second deputy for Mr Kumaraswamy - a Congress plan on which the two parties did not appear to be on the same page.
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Congress' Siddaramaiah Says BJP Falsely Projected Him As "Anti-Hindu" In 2018
Congress veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said "false propaganda" that he was anti-Hindu took centre stage during the 2018 state elections, denying he was against the majority faith as projected by BJP.
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Karnataka Deputy Speaker Resigns Ahead of Trust Vote Against Him
Deputy Speaker of the Karnataka assembly M Krishna Reddy, elected to the House on a JDS ticket in the 2018 elections, resigned from the post on Tuesday ahead of a no-confidence motion sought to be moved by the ruling BJP against him.
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"BJP Tried Using Cash To Lure Us Into Tie-Up": Deve Gowda After Tax Raids
Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Deve Gowda today claimed that the BJP tried using money to lure his son - Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy - into agreeing to an electoral alliance before the 2018 Karnataka assembly elections, news agency PTI reported. The allegation came hours after Income Tax officials conducted raids on Janata Dal (Secular) leaders, a...
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BJP Was Top Spender In Karnataka Elections Last Year: Report
At least Rs 356 crore was collected and Rs 170 crore spent by political parties that contested the May 2018 Karnataka polls, according to the political monitoring non-profit Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR). The BJP was the highest grosser with Rs 213 crore and spent nearly Rs 139 crore, also the most, it said.
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In Karnataka Bypolls, Congress Did Better Than Its Ally In Defeating BJP
The Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) won two seats each in their 4:1 victory over the BJP in the by-elections to three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka. State chief minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy attributed the alliance's victory to "arithmetic".
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Deepavali Bonus For Congress-HD Kumaraswamy, 4:1 Win In Karnataka
The ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) alliance in Karnataka has won two assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in bypolls that are expected to have an impact on opposition moves to forge a grand coalition to take on the BJP in next year's national election. The BJP has won only one parliamentary seat, Shivamogga, vacated by former chief mini...
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How To Check Karnataka Bypoll Result 2018 Online
The results for three Lok Sabha and two assembly constituencies in Karnataka that went to the bypolls on Saturday will be declared today.
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Congress Adds To Karnataka Tally, Wins Bengaluru's Jayanagar Seat
The Congress's partnership with the Janata Dal Secular won it one more seat in Karnataka today. The party snatched the Jayanagar constituency from the BJP by a wafer-thin margin.
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Congress Retains Karnataka Seat Where It Contested Against Ally JD(S)
The Congress has retained Karnataka's Rajarajeshwari Nagar assembly seat in face of a challenge by the BJP and ally Janata Dal Secular.
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BJP MLAs Walk Out Of Karnataka Assembly Ahead of Trust Vote: 10 Points
The BJP walked out of the Karnataka assembly just before the trust vote, throwing a dare at chief minister HD Kumaraswamy. "Let's see how long you last," said BS Yeddyurappa, as he staged a dramatic walkout from the House. The 58-year-old Janata Dal Secular leader, who was sworn in on Wednesday, has the support of 117 MLAs from the JD(S)-Congress-B...
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Kairana By-Poll: Opposition Gets Big Boost As A Candidate Drops Out
The day after a show of unity in Karnataka, the opposition received encouraging news in Kairana in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, where Lok Sabha by-elections will be held on Monday. Begum Tabassum Hasan, the candidate backed by several opposition parties against the BJP, has clinched the support of her brother-in-law, who was contesting as an independen...
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'Cycle' To Roll Out In Madhya Pradesh As Samajwadi Party To Contest All 230 Assembly Seats
Undeterred by failure in its electoral ventures in Gujarat and Karnataka, the Samajwadi Party is all geared up to contest all 230 seats in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls scheduled later this year.
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After Bad Starter Marriage, Congress And HD Kumaraswamy Give It Another Shot
HD Kumaraswamy starts his new job as Chief Minister of Karnataka with the benefit of hindsight- he has held the office once earlier and returns to it in a renewal of vows with the Congress, with whom his party had a starter marriage in 2004.
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Opinion: Karnataka Today, Kairana Next Week - By Mani Shankar Aiyar
A humble (but not humbled) Congress, in the congenial company of a broad alliance holding aloft the Idea of India, will, a year from now, stop the perverse rise of an alternative Idea of India that we have witnessed since 2014, notwithstanding the obvious truth that well over two-thirds of all Indians have never wished to have anything to do with t...
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Congress Gets Deputy Chief Minister, Lion's Share In Karnataka Ministries
Karnataka will have its second chief minister in a week as Janata Dal Secular chief HD Kumaraswamy will take oath today along with his deputy, Congress' G Parameshwara. There was no word on whether there would be a second deputy for Mr Kumaraswamy - a Congress plan on which the two parties did not appear to be on the same page.
