Champion of Dalits, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on backfoot after losing two ST ministers in two yearsThe Congress party faces backlash after the removal of Valmiki community minister KN Rajanna, a move orchestrated by the AICC leadership du...
13 Aug, 2025, 08.43 PM IST
Caste Census: Lingayats, OBCs plan separate rallies to send message to Congress as it stands dividedThe Veerashaiva Mahasabha, led by veteran Congress lawmaker Shamnur Shivashankarappa, has resisted the caste census report, and is planning...
19 Dec, 2023, 10.58 AM IST
Siddaramaiah in Maharashtra: Congress’ stratagem to turn Dhangar votes?Having led a landslide victory in the May 10 polls in Karnataka and cemented his position as a champion of backward classes and minorities,...
27 Jun, 2023, 10.59 PM IST
Congress CLP meet tomorrow at 5.30 pm to decide who will be Karnataka CMThe Congress Legislature Party in Karnataka will hold a meeting tomorrow to decide the new chief minister. Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar a...
13 May, 2023, 08.20 PM IST
Siddaramaiah faces tough test in Varuna, Ahinda vote holds key to his victoryFormer Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is confronting a difficult challenge from BJP's Lingayat heavyweight, V Somanna, in Varuna assembly cons...
05 May, 2023, 01.42 PM IST
Karnataka polls: BJP, JD-S begin quiet planning to defeat Siddaramaiah in KolarThe 75-year old former CM has opted to contest from the seat, the district headquarters of which is about 70 km from Bengaluru, as his clos...
24 Jan, 2023, 07.23 PM IST
Former Congress CM Siddaramaiah may contest assembly polls from KolarThe 75-year-old former CM went on a whirlwind tour of the district, close to Bengaluru, on Sunday to get a quick sense of voter mood there ...
13 Nov, 2022, 06.16 PM IST
It's inflection point for state Congress with Siddu's resignationA section of the Congress leaders wants the 71-year-old leader to continue to lead the party and considers his leadership indispensable in ...
12 Dec, 2019, 11.15 AM IST
Friend-turned-foe-turned-friend Siddaramaiah steps in for former mentor HD Deve GowdaThe highlight of Wednesday's campaigning was Congress leader Siddaramaiah, as head of the Congress-JD(S) Coordination Committee, clearing h...
10 Apr, 2019, 11.25 PM IST
Karnataka election: What worked and what didn't for the three main partiesHere is what worked and what didn't for the three main parties BJP, Congress and JD(S) in Karnataka:
16 May, 2018, 10.43 AM IST
It's a Kuruba-Gowda showdown at Hosakote in Bengaluru's backyardIt remained a safe citadel of the Gowda family as long as Siddaramaiah and HD Deve Gowda were together
10 May, 2018, 04.53 PM IST
Narrowing down to local factors in Karnataka: Cash, caste and candidateAnti-incumbency factor is likely to hit Congress the most as it has 123 sitting MLAs and 7 JDS rebel MLAs, one former BJP MLA and an indepe...
08 May, 2018, 11.08 AM IST
The big question on everyone's mind: Can Cong hold Modi back in Karnataka?Karnataka has a trend of voting out the ruling party. But it has seen another trend which is even older, which is that of voting differentl...
06 May, 2018, 10.18 AM IST
BJP fields Sriramulu in Badami to take on CM SiddaramaiahThe move showed the intention of BJP to defeat Siddaramaiah in Badami, or at least tie him down there in a close contest.
25 Apr, 2018, 12.47 PM IST
Yathindra Siddaramaiah a reluctant politician, obliging sonAs the Congress nominee from Varuna, Yathindra has the onerous task of filling in the shoes of his father who has been a seven-time MLA.
18 Apr, 2018, 11.01 AM IST
Back in the ring? Janata Dal (Secular) bets on BSP, NCP pacts to emerge strongerThe regional party, which has been out of power for a decade, hopes that the alliance will help it win the constituencies where it emerged ...
01 Mar, 2018, 01.15 PM IST
BJP banks on Modi & Sangh, Congress on Siddaramaiah and AhindaLike Gujarat, BJP in Karnataka is pinning its hopes on Pm Narendra Modi’s “magic” to get them across the winning line in a state considered...
20 Dec, 2017, 10.16 AM IST