Channapatna, Karnataka’s famous toy city, is seeing a power game being played out on the political chessboard where the fledgling NDA partners are waiting for the other to blink first. In what could be perceived as a pain point burgeoning for the alliance, BJP leader CP Yogeshwar and Union minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy, … Read more
The ongoing political rivalry between Union minister HD Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has escalated into a fierce battle for power and prestige in the state. It’s no longer just about their long-standing feud but has become a contest to dominate the state’s political landscape through allegations and counter-allegations. Siddaramaiah recently accused the opposition … Read more
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar will lead a Congress party march to Raj Bhavan on August 31 to press for sanction of prosecution of Union Heavy Industries & Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy in a mining lease case, among others. Weeks after the BJP led a week-long padayatra to Mysuru from Bengaluru … Read more
A fresh tussle over the alleged misuse of forest land between the Centre and the Congress-ruled Karnataka government has broken out, with Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy accusing the state Forest Minister Eshwara Khandre of trying to kill Hindustan Machine Tools (HMT). Kumaraswamy, who is involved in a continuous battle of wits with the Congress government, … Read more
It’s a tit-for-tat time in Karnataka politics. Videos, counter-videos, and booklets accusing each other of corrupt practices and challenging one another to public debates on these allegations have become the trend. As the BJP-JD(S) coalition concluded its 135 km-long padayatra, called “Mysuru Chalo”, protesting against the “corrupt” Congress government and demanding the resignation of Karnataka … Read more
The BJP-JDS combine, and the ruling Congress have been on a padayatra and a counter campaign for the past few days, seeking to paint the other camp black. The NDA partners first started the padayatra on August 3 demanding chief minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation for helping his wife get 14 pricey plots in an upscale locality … Read more
Bengaluru: The All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, K.C. Venugopal, said that the last Congress-led JDS-Congress coalition government in the state had been completely distorted by the conspiracy of the BJP Central leadership. Speaking after a crucial meeting with Karnataka Congress leaders on Sunday, KC Venugopal said, “Last Congress-led JDS-Congress coalition government in the … Read more
HD Kumaraswamy’s initial refusal to extend even moral support to the padayatra signaled a potential fracture in the BJP-JDS alliance. (PTI/File) The BJP’s plan to launch a joint protest against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has exposed its rifts with ally JDS, which says it was not consulted in planning the march. The major bone of … Read more
Bengaluru: The Opposition BJP and JDS on Sunday announced they will go on a week-long padayatra from Bengaluru to Mysuru from August 3 demanding a CBI probe into the alleged multi-crore site allotment scam in Mysuru and chief minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation over his family “illegally” getting 14 plots in an upscale area in Mysuru and … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised at the first NDA parliamentary party meeting of the 18th Lok Sabha on Friday that the grouping has lasted over three decades because it is a “organic alliance” dedicated to nation-building. Modi, who will lead a coalition government for the first time in his career, noted that the NDA has … Read more
