Karnataka assembly elections

Karnataka Assembly polls: Congress announces 2nd list, no decision yet on Kolar

The Congress Party unveiled its second list of 42 candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections on Thursday, but no decision has been made on who will stand from Kolar, despite former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's indicated willingness to run from the seat. The Congress has also accommodated candidates who defected from...

Karnataka Polls: Congress Election Committee to meet today, release second list of candidates

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar announced that the party will release its second list of candidates for the state's Assembly elections. The party's Central Election Committee will meet again today, and the names of the candidates will be announced following the meeting, according to Shivakumar on Wednesday. In an interview...

“Statement distorted”: Siddaramaiah clarifies CM claim

Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah clarified his alleged declaration as the Congress' chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections on Tuesday, saying he was only a 'aspirant' for the post. Siddaramaiah, who is in the national capital for the AICC meeting ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections, claimed...

PM Modi’s mega rally in poll-bound Karnataka

Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits the poll-bound state of Karnataka to inaugurate a new Metro line in Bengaluru and a free-of-cost medical college and attend a mega BJP rally in Davangere. Mega rally to mark the end of Vijay Sankapla Yatra ahead of polls To commemorate the conclusion of the...

PM Modi takes on Rahul Gandhi’s Cambridge Soiree in Battleground Karnataka

Karnataka is headed to the polling booths in April, and the politics in the southern state are heating up faster than ever. Where the Congress Party is running a loud campaign against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government, the BJP have unleashed the big guns for their campaigning program with...

Elevation of BSY to poll campaign team recreates rift in Karnataka BJP

The elevation of BJP strongman and former Karnataka Chief Minister Yediyurappa to the party's main electioneering team has reopened a schism within the Karnataka BJP. To calm nerves, the party's high command dispatched several senior leaders to Bengaluru, including national general secretary in charge of Karnataka Arun Singh and Union...