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'Local vs Outsider' Debate Heats Up In Karnataka's Tumkur Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls
As the election fervour intensifies in Karnataka, Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency in close proximity to Bangalore is witnessing a showdown between the BJP and the Congress.
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Karnataka Approves 33% Quota For Other Backward Classes In Urban Polls
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted three of the five recommendations of the Justice K Bhakthavatsala Commission on providing one-third or 33 per cent reservation to other backward classes (OBC) in urban local bodies (ULB) elections.
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Nandini Milk Boils Up Karnataka Politics Again, Now With A Religious Tinge
The BJP, which was accused by the Congress of threatening the local Nandini dairy brand by allowing the entry of Amul in Karnataka ahead of the assembly polls earlier this year, is now attempting to turn the tables.
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Congress's Pro-Poor Campaign, Local Strategy Trumps BJP In Karnataka
The local anti-incumbency against the BS Bommai-led BJP government was very high, and the Congress devised a clever, aggressive campaign.
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BJP Leaders Face Murder Charge For Remarks Against Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajasthan Police has booked Manikanta Rathod, a BJP candidate in upcoming Karnataka assembly poll, and local BJP MLA Madan Dilawar with charges of murder and criminal intimidation for their remarks against Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior officer said.
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Karnataka Needs "Vitamin-P", P For Congress's "Performance": Jairam Ramesh
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that while the BJP was seeking votes in the Karnataka Assembly polls in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress had adopted the PM's "vocal for local" slogan and was raising issues of
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Karnataka BJP MLA Gets 2-Month Jail For Hiding Cases In Poll Affidavit
BJP MLA Uday Garudachar was on Thursday sentenced to two months' imprisonment by a local court in Bengaluru for keeping off information in his election affidavit.
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Congress Aces Karnataka Urban Local Body Polls With 501 Seats, BJP 2nd
Opposition Congress has outperformed the ruling BJP in the polls held for 58 urban local bodies (ULBs) spread across 20 districts in Karnataka, for which results were declared on Thursday.
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Voting Underway For 25 Legislative Council Seats In Karnataka
Voting is underway for the biennial election to the Karnataka Legislative Council's 25 seats from 20 Local Authorities' Constituencies today, for which 90 candidates are contesting.
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Biennial Polls To Legislative Councils In 4 States On December 10: Election Commission
Biennial elections to the legislative councils in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh from 42 local authorities' constituencies will be held on December 10, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.
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Congress Sweeps Karnataka Urban Local Body Polls With 119 Seats; BJP 3rd
As the counting for Karnataka Urban Local Body polls concluded, Congress State President DK Shivakumar expressed happiness as his party won by gaining seven out of ten Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
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Political Rivalry, Not Communal Disharmony, Behind Bengaluru Clashes: BJP
It was local political rivalry linked to civic polls and not communal disharmony that led to the violence in Bengaluru in which three people lost their lives, the BJP government in Karnataka said today.
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Congress, BJP Claim Wins In Local Body Polls Ahead Of December Bypolls
The results of local body elections in Karnataka have given both the Congress and the BJP something to cheer about ahead of next month's bypolls
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Will Contest On Our Own In Local Body Polls, No Alliance: HD Deve Gowda
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) Chief, HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday stated that his party will be contesting alone in the upcoming election for local bodies in Karnataka.
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"No Doubt There'll Be Mid-Term Polls," Says Deve Gowda, Then Clarifies
Veteran Karnataka politician HD Deve Gowda today said there is "no doubt that there will be mid-term election", setting off alarm bells at a time when the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition is going through a rough patch after its embarrassing defeat in the national election. The former prime minister later clarified that he was referring to t...
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'Local vs Outsider' Debate Heats Up In Karnataka's Tumkur Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls
As the election fervour intensifies in Karnataka, Tumkur Lok Sabha constituency in close proximity to Bangalore is witnessing a showdown between the BJP and the Congress.
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Karnataka Approves 33% Quota For Other Backward Classes In Urban Polls
The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday accepted three of the five recommendations of the Justice K Bhakthavatsala Commission on providing one-third or 33 per cent reservation to other backward classes (OBC) in urban local bodies (ULB) elections.
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Nandini Milk Boils Up Karnataka Politics Again, Now With A Religious Tinge
The BJP, which was accused by the Congress of threatening the local Nandini dairy brand by allowing the entry of Amul in Karnataka ahead of the assembly polls earlier this year, is now attempting to turn the tables.
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Congress's Pro-Poor Campaign, Local Strategy Trumps BJP In Karnataka
The local anti-incumbency against the BS Bommai-led BJP government was very high, and the Congress devised a clever, aggressive campaign.
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BJP Leaders Face Murder Charge For Remarks Against Mallikarjun Kharge
Rajasthan Police has booked Manikanta Rathod, a BJP candidate in upcoming Karnataka assembly poll, and local BJP MLA Madan Dilawar with charges of murder and criminal intimidation for their remarks against Mallikarjun Kharge, a senior officer said.
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Karnataka Needs "Vitamin-P", P For Congress's "Performance": Jairam Ramesh
Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday said that while the BJP was seeking votes in the Karnataka Assembly polls in the name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Congress had adopted the PM's "vocal for local" slogan and was raising issues of
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Karnataka BJP MLA Gets 2-Month Jail For Hiding Cases In Poll Affidavit
BJP MLA Uday Garudachar was on Thursday sentenced to two months' imprisonment by a local court in Bengaluru for keeping off information in his election affidavit.
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Congress Aces Karnataka Urban Local Body Polls With 501 Seats, BJP 2nd
Opposition Congress has outperformed the ruling BJP in the polls held for 58 urban local bodies (ULBs) spread across 20 districts in Karnataka, for which results were declared on Thursday.
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Voting Underway For 25 Legislative Council Seats In Karnataka
Voting is underway for the biennial election to the Karnataka Legislative Council's 25 seats from 20 Local Authorities' Constituencies today, for which 90 candidates are contesting.
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Biennial Polls To Legislative Councils In 4 States On December 10: Election Commission
Biennial elections to the legislative councils in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh from 42 local authorities' constituencies will be held on December 10, the Election Commission announced on Tuesday.
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Congress Sweeps Karnataka Urban Local Body Polls With 119 Seats; BJP 3rd
As the counting for Karnataka Urban Local Body polls concluded, Congress State President DK Shivakumar expressed happiness as his party won by gaining seven out of ten Urban Local Bodies (ULBs).
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Political Rivalry, Not Communal Disharmony, Behind Bengaluru Clashes: BJP
It was local political rivalry linked to civic polls and not communal disharmony that led to the violence in Bengaluru in which three people lost their lives, the BJP government in Karnataka said today.
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Congress, BJP Claim Wins In Local Body Polls Ahead Of December Bypolls
The results of local body elections in Karnataka have given both the Congress and the BJP something to cheer about ahead of next month's bypolls
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Will Contest On Our Own In Local Body Polls, No Alliance: HD Deve Gowda
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) Chief, HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday stated that his party will be contesting alone in the upcoming election for local bodies in Karnataka.
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"No Doubt There'll Be Mid-Term Polls," Says Deve Gowda, Then Clarifies
Veteran Karnataka politician HD Deve Gowda today said there is "no doubt that there will be mid-term election", setting off alarm bells at a time when the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition is going through a rough patch after its embarrassing defeat in the national election. The former prime minister later clarified that he was referring to t...
