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The crisis for the BJP government in Karnataka has deepened with the Governor accepting the resignation of two ministers today.

Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has accepted the resignations of two ministers in the Jagadish Shettar government. The development comes barely hours after Mr Bhardwaj met Chief Minister Shettar to discuss the latest political crisis orchestrated by legislators loyal to BS Yeddyurappa. Mr Bharadwaj also met the 13 MLAs - including the two ministers,...

Launching an indirect attack on former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Tuesday said he had spent 'sleepless nights' in the first three years of BJP rule as scams and misuse of power surfaced, but praised current Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar's rule.

Flanked by nearly 70 MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa walked to the Raj Bhavan to meet Governor HR Bhardwaj and handed over his resignation.

Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has said he will take action on Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining if needed. Justice Hegde had yesterday confirmed that the report names Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.

The BJP may be pushing for Karnataka governor H R Bhardwaj's recall but the Centre has rejected the demand. Home Minister P Chidambaram said the Governor is just performing his duty.The Home Minister said that his ministry will send a detailed advisory to the Karnataka govenment on the issues raised by Governor.He further said that there is no ques...

A confident Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa, is set to meet the President on Monday after the Centre rejected Karnataka Governor, HR Bharadwaj's report recommending President's Rule in the state.The Karnataka CM arrived in the Capital last night with some of his ministers."It is the victory of the people of Karnataka. I take this opportuni...

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has survived a floor test through a voice vote in the Assembly, bringing to an end, for the moment, days of political uncertainty in the state.The Assembly session began today, with the Chief Minister deciding to use the opportunity to prove his majority.He managed to get 199 votes in his favour with no votes...

The continuing Karnataka crisis has now alomost reached a tipping point. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now threatened to launch a nationwide agitation if the Centre does not, by Tuesday, decide on Governor H R Bhardwaj's report to the President recommending President's Rule in the state."The script was written by some Congress leaders in Del...

The high-voltage drama that Karnataka politics has been witnessing all of this week may soon be over. Sources have told NDTV that the Home Ministry doesn't agree with Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj's recommendation that President's Rule should be imposed in the state.Sources said that Home Ministry has sent its recommendations to the Prime Minister...

The high-voltage drama that Karnataka politics has been all of this week continues. The state's Chief Minister and Governor were seen chatting, laughing and sharing stage cozily at a Bangalore function on Wednesday, but make no mistake. Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is clear that there will be no let-up in pressure.Mr Yeddyurappa has given Governor...

In a pitched political battle with the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa,  Governor HR Bhardwaj met him in Bangalore this evening and told Mr Yeddyurappa that he expects the Centre's decision on his recommendation for imposition of President's Rule by tomorrow. This means Mr Yeddyurappa will have to wait a day or two before the Governor ...

In pitched political battle with the state's Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa since the weekend, the Governor will also formally hold a meeting with him in Bangalore today for the first time since after the Supreme Court struck down the disqualification of rebel BJP MLAs last week setting in motion a sequence of events that saw Mr Bhardwaj recommend P...

As Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa took his battle with the state Governor HR Bhardwaj to Delhi, parading 122 MLAs at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to prove that he headed a majority government, Mr Bharadwaj struck back in Bangalore justifying his recommendation that President's Rule be imposed in the state. (Read: Yeddyurappa parades 122 MLAs) Mr...

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has met President Pratibha Patil and has paraded 122 MLAs before her to prove that he has the numbers in the Assembly. The Karnataka Governor issued a press communique soon after defending his decision to recommend President's Rule in the state. (Read: Karnataka Governor's statement) Chief Minister Yeddyurapp...

The crisis for the BJP government in Karnataka has deepened with the Governor accepting the resignation of two ministers today.

Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has accepted the resignations of two ministers in the Jagadish Shettar government. The development comes barely hours after Mr Bhardwaj met Chief Minister Shettar to discuss the latest political crisis orchestrated by legislators loyal to BS Yeddyurappa. Mr Bharadwaj also met the 13 MLAs - including the two ministers,...

Launching an indirect attack on former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Tuesday said he had spent 'sleepless nights' in the first three years of BJP rule as scams and misuse of power surfaced, but praised current Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar's rule.

Flanked by nearly 70 MLAs, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa walked to the Raj Bhavan to meet Governor HR Bhardwaj and handed over his resignation.

Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has said he will take action on Lokayukta Santosh Hegde's report on illegal mining if needed. Justice Hegde had yesterday confirmed that the report names Chief Minster BS Yeddyurappa.

The BJP may be pushing for Karnataka governor H R Bhardwaj's recall but the Centre has rejected the demand. Home Minister P Chidambaram said the Governor is just performing his duty.The Home Minister said that his ministry will send a detailed advisory to the Karnataka govenment on the issues raised by Governor.He further said that there is no ques...

A confident Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa, is set to meet the President on Monday after the Centre rejected Karnataka Governor, HR Bharadwaj's report recommending President's Rule in the state.The Karnataka CM arrived in the Capital last night with some of his ministers."It is the victory of the people of Karnataka. I take this opportuni...

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has survived a floor test through a voice vote in the Assembly, bringing to an end, for the moment, days of political uncertainty in the state.The Assembly session began today, with the Chief Minister deciding to use the opportunity to prove his majority.He managed to get 199 votes in his favour with no votes...

The continuing Karnataka crisis has now alomost reached a tipping point. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has now threatened to launch a nationwide agitation if the Centre does not, by Tuesday, decide on Governor H R Bhardwaj's report to the President recommending President's Rule in the state."The script was written by some Congress leaders in Del...

The high-voltage drama that Karnataka politics has been witnessing all of this week may soon be over. Sources have told NDTV that the Home Ministry doesn't agree with Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj's recommendation that President's Rule should be imposed in the state.Sources said that Home Ministry has sent its recommendations to the Prime Minister...

The high-voltage drama that Karnataka politics has been all of this week continues. The state's Chief Minister and Governor were seen chatting, laughing and sharing stage cozily at a Bangalore function on Wednesday, but make no mistake. Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is clear that there will be no let-up in pressure.Mr Yeddyurappa has given Governor...

In a pitched political battle with the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa,  Governor HR Bhardwaj met him in Bangalore this evening and told Mr Yeddyurappa that he expects the Centre's decision on his recommendation for imposition of President's Rule by tomorrow. This means Mr Yeddyurappa will have to wait a day or two before the Governor ...

In pitched political battle with the state's Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa since the weekend, the Governor will also formally hold a meeting with him in Bangalore today for the first time since after the Supreme Court struck down the disqualification of rebel BJP MLAs last week setting in motion a sequence of events that saw Mr Bhardwaj recommend P...

As Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa took his battle with the state Governor HR Bhardwaj to Delhi, parading 122 MLAs at the Rashtrapati Bhawan to prove that he headed a majority government, Mr Bharadwaj struck back in Bangalore justifying his recommendation that President's Rule be imposed in the state. (Read: Yeddyurappa parades 122 MLAs) Mr...

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has met President Pratibha Patil and has paraded 122 MLAs before her to prove that he has the numbers in the Assembly. The Karnataka Governor issued a press communique soon after defending his decision to recommend President's Rule in the state. (Read: Karnataka Governor's statement) Chief Minister Yeddyurapp...