Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 23: The Modi wave that swept through the State enabled the BJP to garner over 51 per cent of votes, thereby decimating the Congress and its ally, JD(S), eating into their vote share. The JDS, the state's lone regional party, that had two Lok Sabha members in the previous Lok Sabha was reduced to just one this time as its vote share declined drastically compared to the 2018 assembly

Bengaluru, May 24: Despite the severe setback to coalition partners Congress and Janata Das (S) in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, the one-year-old coalition government would continue unhindered and complete its full five year term, Coordination Committee Chairman Siddaramaiah today said. His comments comes in the wake of both the parties faring badly in the just concluded general election

Bengaluru, May 24: Newly elected youngest BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who won by a thumping margin of 3.30 lakh votes from key Bengaluru South Lok Sabha segment in the just concluded elections, today urged his fellow newly elected Parliamentarian Prajwal Revanna, the lone JD(S) member, not to quit his seat but make known the voice of Karnataka youth in the Parliament. This segment was represented for

Bengaluru, May 24: Notwithstanding the severe drubbing received in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections by coalition partners Congress and the Janata Dal (S), the coalition government in Karnataka will remain solid, Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said here on Friday. Addressing newsmen, after an informal Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister here on Friday, the DCM said, “The council

Bengaluru, May 24: Riding high on its spectacular performance in the Lok Sabha election in Karnataka, the State BJP is expected to out-perform the JD(S) and the Congress in the May 29 elections to over 63 Urban Local bodies in Karnataka. According to party sources, the saffron party is expected to repeat its Lok Sabha election performances in the Urban Local bodies elections, which include 8 City

Aurangabad, May 28: In spite of massive Modi wave, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has wrested the Aurangabad seat in Maharashtra from the Shiv Sena thanks to the Dalit-Muslim unity. AIMIM candidate, journalist-turned-politician Imtiyaz Jaleel Syed trounced the sitting four-time Sena senior leader Chandrakant Khaire in a see-saw drama that ended at around 4 a.m. on Friday. Syed

Bengaluru, May 24: After receiving a severe drubbing in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections, the JD(S)-Congress leaders are holding series of parleys to decide future course of action. Senior Congress leaders, including former chief minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao, and senior Ministers in the coalition government are meeting at the residence of Siddaramaiah and working

Hassan, May 24: Following severe drubbing Janata Dal (S) received in the Lok Sabha elections that led to its national president H D Deve Gowda lose from Tumakuru and the party winning a loan seat, the newly elected Lok Sabha member, Prajwal Revanna today said that he was ready to vacate his Hassan seat in favour of his grandfather. Speaking to newsmen here on Friday, 28-year-old son of H D Revanna

Mandya, May 24: In a gruesome road accident -- four youths from Kerala were killed when a car in which they were traveling hit a stationary truck near Maddur State highway in wee hours on Friday. According to police sources, the deceased hailing from Kerala were identified as Jayadeep (29), Jinny (27), Jnanathirtha (26) and Kiran (30), and were going to Mysuru from Bengaluru. A case has been

Hubballi, May 24: Karnataka Congress Campaign Committee Chairman H K Patil has decided to step down owing moral responsibility for the debacle the party suffered in in the just concluded Lok Sabha election in the State. The Congress could win only one seat out of 21 seats it contested after allocating seven seats to its coalition partner JD(S) 7 seats. But the two parties could manage to win a