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West Bengal, Bihar, Karnataka Chief Ministers Congratulate KCR On Lead
Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Bihar and Karnataka today congratulated their Telangana counterpart K Chandrshekhar Rao on his ruling TRS party's performance in the state's Assembly elections.
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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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India's Budget Threat In Focus After PM Modi Loses Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's loss of control of a key state will put pressure on his party to ramp up spending to woo more rural voters, pushing back plans to rein in one of Asia's largest budget deficits.
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After Karnataka Mess, Ex-Poll Panel Chief Suggests Solutions For Future
Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...
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Opinion: Stop Making Karnataka Out To Be Big Blow For BJP
The BJP acted in accordance with constitutional propriety and quit office when it failed to gather the required numbers. Whether it attempted horse-trading is a matter of conjecture and, in any case, the Congress-JD(S) combine too pulled out all stops to hold its MLAs captive and even procure some more.
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"Congress Was Single-Largest But...": Amit Shah On Goa, Manipur
Stung by the opposition jeers about its setback in Karnataka, the BJP said on Monday that it had staked claim in Karnataka because that was the "mandate of the people". At a press conference in the evening, party chief Amit Shah said it was the "right" of the single largest party to form the government. On Congress claims about the BJP creating a p...
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What BJP Got Wrong - Allowing Congress-JD(S) Alliance And More
Karnataka election: The BJP has always said its main aim is to win the 2019 general election, that the Karnataka assembly elections are a stepping stone to that larger goal. But the BJP's tactics appear to have been diametrically opposite to their main objective. The result has been to virtually push the Congress and JD(S) together.
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HD Kumaraswamy Oath On Wednesday, Invites Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati
HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday evening, hours after the governor's first, but controversial choice to run the state - BS Yeddyurappa - sent in his resignation. As he walked out of Raj Bhavan, Mr Kumaraswamy, the nominee of Congress-Janata Dal Secular alliance for the...
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Opinion: In Karnataka, Congress Beats Modi-Shah At Their Own Game
The debate now shifts to how Modi can be defeated. He can be outplayed at his own game. An earlier version of this was the BJP defeat in Gujarat when it tried to defeat Ahmed Patel in his re-election to the Rajya Sabha.
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"I'm A Fighter": What BS Yeddyurappa Said In His Resignation Speech
A 20-minute emotional speech by BJP's BS Yeddyurappa at the Karnataka assembly ended with him quitting as the chief minister, just two days after he was sworn in. The BJP, which won 104 of the 222 seats for which polling was held, were eight seats short of majority. The Congress and JDS combine claimed the support of 117 lawmakers. The Supreme Cour...
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Amid Karnataka Power Tussle, HD Deve Gowda In Tirupati For 85th Birthday
Former prime minister and JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda today offered prayers at the Lord Venkateswara hill shrine in the town of Tirumala near Tirupati in the Chittoot district, around 560 kilometres from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
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116 Congress, JDS Lawmakers Shipped Out Before Karnataka Test: 10 Points
More than a hundred newly-elected Karnataka legislators from the Congress and the JDS reached Hyderabad this morning just as the Supreme Court ordered a floor test for the BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government tomorrow at 4 pm. The BJP has 104 lawmakers and the support of one independent MLA - seven short of the majority mark of 112. Karnataka Governor...
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Karnataka Crisis Among Several When Supreme Court Burnt Midnight Oil
The drama and excitement thrown up by the crisis in Karnataka was not the lone case in the history of the Supreme Court burning the midnight oil. The historic hearing, which paved the way for today's swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of the state, witnessed examples cited by senior lawyers about some of the previous post-midnight ...
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West Bengal, Bihar, Karnataka Chief Ministers Congratulate KCR On Lead
Chief Ministers of West Bengal, Bihar and Karnataka today congratulated their Telangana counterpart K Chandrshekhar Rao on his ruling TRS party's performance in the state's Assembly elections.
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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.
-
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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India's Budget Threat In Focus After PM Modi Loses Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's loss of control of a key state will put pressure on his party to ramp up spending to woo more rural voters, pushing back plans to rein in one of Asia's largest budget deficits.
-
After Karnataka Mess, Ex-Poll Panel Chief Suggests Solutions For Future
Imposition of President's Rule would have been the right thing to do in Karnataka, where assembly elections resulted in a hung verdict with no party getting absolute majority to form the government, former Chief Election Commissioner TS Krishnamurthy said. He also suggested other options that India can explore to ensure a simpler, cleaner and more ...
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Opinion: Stop Making Karnataka Out To Be Big Blow For BJP
The BJP acted in accordance with constitutional propriety and quit office when it failed to gather the required numbers. Whether it attempted horse-trading is a matter of conjecture and, in any case, the Congress-JD(S) combine too pulled out all stops to hold its MLAs captive and even procure some more.
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"Congress Was Single-Largest But...": Amit Shah On Goa, Manipur
Stung by the opposition jeers about its setback in Karnataka, the BJP said on Monday that it had staked claim in Karnataka because that was the "mandate of the people". At a press conference in the evening, party chief Amit Shah said it was the "right" of the single largest party to form the government. On Congress claims about the BJP creating a p...
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What BJP Got Wrong - Allowing Congress-JD(S) Alliance And More
Karnataka election: The BJP has always said its main aim is to win the 2019 general election, that the Karnataka assembly elections are a stepping stone to that larger goal. But the BJP's tactics appear to have been diametrically opposite to their main objective. The result has been to virtually push the Congress and JD(S) together.
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HD Kumaraswamy Oath On Wednesday, Invites Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati
HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday evening, hours after the governor's first, but controversial choice to run the state - BS Yeddyurappa - sent in his resignation. As he walked out of Raj Bhavan, Mr Kumaraswamy, the nominee of Congress-Janata Dal Secular alliance for the...
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Opinion: In Karnataka, Congress Beats Modi-Shah At Their Own Game
The debate now shifts to how Modi can be defeated. He can be outplayed at his own game. An earlier version of this was the BJP defeat in Gujarat when it tried to defeat Ahmed Patel in his re-election to the Rajya Sabha.
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"I'm A Fighter": What BS Yeddyurappa Said In His Resignation Speech
A 20-minute emotional speech by BJP's BS Yeddyurappa at the Karnataka assembly ended with him quitting as the chief minister, just two days after he was sworn in. The BJP, which won 104 of the 222 seats for which polling was held, were eight seats short of majority. The Congress and JDS combine claimed the support of 117 lawmakers. The Supreme Cour...
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Amid Karnataka Power Tussle, HD Deve Gowda In Tirupati For 85th Birthday
Former prime minister and JD(S) leader HD Deve Gowda today offered prayers at the Lord Venkateswara hill shrine in the town of Tirumala near Tirupati in the Chittoot district, around 560 kilometres from Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh.
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116 Congress, JDS Lawmakers Shipped Out Before Karnataka Test: 10 Points
More than a hundred newly-elected Karnataka legislators from the Congress and the JDS reached Hyderabad this morning just as the Supreme Court ordered a floor test for the BS Yeddyurappa-led BJP government tomorrow at 4 pm. The BJP has 104 lawmakers and the support of one independent MLA - seven short of the majority mark of 112. Karnataka Governor...
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Karnataka Crisis Among Several When Supreme Court Burnt Midnight Oil
The drama and excitement thrown up by the crisis in Karnataka was not the lone case in the history of the Supreme Court burning the midnight oil. The historic hearing, which paved the way for today's swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of the state, witnessed examples cited by senior lawyers about some of the previous post-midnight ...
