Bengaluru: Outgoing councillors seek 30-month tenure for mayorIn a separate development, a former councillor has moved the high court questioning the appointment of an administrator to the BBMP and see...
14 Sep, 2020, 10.16 AM IST
After state, BJP set to pip Congress-JD(S) to power in BBMP tooBJP geared to unseat the incumbents in the September 27 mayoral polls
17 Sep, 2019, 10.49 AM IST
Political crisis in the Karnataka stalls BBMP proceedingsThe crisis reverberated in the city council, ruled by the Congress-JD(S) coalition for the last four years, since four MLAs from Bengaluru ...
10 Jul, 2019, 12.04 PM IST
- Bengaluru is all set to get 52nd Mayor
Corporator Gangambike M from Jayanagar ward who is backed by former minister and BTM Layout MLA R Ramalinga Reddy is most likely to be the ...
27 Sep, 2018, 06.41 PM IST
Fresh from victory, congress to face city Mayoral pollThe Congress-JD(S) combine, which rules the BBMP, as well as the Opposition BJP will now begin strategy sessions as they were all busy figh...
04 Sep, 2018, 12.22 PM IST
Bengaluru mayoral polls: Will Ramalinga Reddy's magic work this time?Reddy, who commands a following among party men in the city, played the key role in pushing the BJP out of race after the 2015 city civic p...
20 Aug, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
MLC polls may upset Cong-JD(S) pact in BBMPThere has been speculation over the JD(S) withdrawing support to the Congress in the Bengaluru city council, but the Congress has brushed o...
17 May, 2018, 10.40 AM IST
Should Bengaluru get a directly-elected mayor with a five-year term and more powers?Time and again there has been talk about revisiting the mayor's role.The latest was in 2015, when the BBMP Restructuring Committee recommen...
29 Sep, 2017, 10.07 AM IST
Congress-JD(S) Camp set to govern Bengaluru for a third consecutive yearEven as the Congress and JD(S) have brokered a truce and are confident of continuing the alliance for another year, the BJP is crying foul.
27 Sep, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
How Karnataka has become a hub for “resort politics” of all huesIt has become so common that the hosting of 44 Congress MLAs from Gujarat in a resort near Bengaluru has hardly drawn comment from citizens...
31 Jul, 2017, 01.29 AM IST
Congress-JD(S) edges out BJP from mayor post by 3 votesThe total strength of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Council is 260, including MPs, MLAs and MLCs.
12 Sep, 2015, 11.09 AM IST
Congress gets Bengaluru Mayor post, defeats BJP by three votesCongress nominee B N Manjunath Reddy was elected Mayor of Bengaluru securing 131 votes while his rival B Manjunath Raju of BJP managed to g...
11 Sep, 2015, 06.00 PM IST
Will Ministers Venkaiah Naidu, Sadananada Gowda, Ananth Kumar vote in Bengaluru mayor poll?If they do, will that not run counter to the argument the party's five new corporators have put forth before the High Court?
10 Sep, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
Congress-JD(S) may rule Bengaluru municipal corporation to keep BJP outKarnataka CM Siddaramaiah, who had quit the JD (S) after a bitter fight with his mentor HD Deve Gowda, has deputed his aides to negotiate.
02 Sep, 2015, 10.46 AM IST
BJP files petition in Karnataka High Court questioning Section 10 of Municipal Act"The state government is trying to provide rights to the nominated members to exercise their franchise in mayoral elections," they said.
01 Sep, 2015, 09.12 PM IST
JDS decides to join hands with Cong for BBMP Mayoral pollDeve Gowda today said his party has decided to join hands with Congress for the Mayoral elections to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BB...
01 Sep, 2015, 05.01 PM IST
Bengaluru post-poll scenario: JD(S) support crucial to Congress, BJPThe magic number for a party to elect its own Mayor, Deputy Mayor and heads of Standing Committees is 130 in a council.
31 Aug, 2015, 10.06 AM IST