Former mining baron Janardhana Reddy wins, his wife and two brothers lose in Karnataka pollsWhile Bharath Reddy got 80,744 votes, Lakshmi Aruna bagged 46,171 votes and Somasekhara Reddy secured 35,491 votes. In Harapanahalli, indep...
15 May, 2023, 12.24 PM IST
Newly elected independent MLA Latha Mallikarjun from Harapanahalli extends support to Congress in KarnatakaAICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala on Sunday said Latha Mallikarjun, who has got elected as an independe...
14 May, 2023, 04.40 PM IST
Out of bounds: The curious case of two poll candidates banned from their constituencies in KarnatakaTwo banned-entry candidates in the Karnataka Assembly elections are finding ways to participate in the polls. Congress candidate Vinay Kulk...
23 Apr, 2023, 01.38 PM IST
Reentry of ex-mining baron spices up poll scene in parts of KarnatakaThe floating of the party and his decision to field his wife in Ballari city assembly segment, interestingly from where his elder brother G...
05 Feb, 2023, 11.09 AM IST
Janardhana Reddy announces new party, to contest 2023 Karnataka pollsFormer Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Sunday announced a new party named "Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha". With th...
25 Dec, 2022, 02.20 PM IST
Karnataka gets 31st district; govt issues notification carving Vijayanagara out of BallariThe government's plan to create Vijayanagara district had run into opposition, especially from within the ruling BJP, including MLA Somashe...
08 Feb, 2021, 06.05 PM IST
Karnataka: Sriramulu emerges tallest in BallariThe 46-year-old Sriramulu derives his strength from his Valmiki or Nayaka community (7-8 % of the state electorate) and can be the rallying...
16 May, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
Karnataka elections: Here's how key candidates performedThe Congress government was formed in 2013 after it defeated the BJP, JD(S) and the Karnataka Jantha Paksha.
15 May, 2018, 06.24 PM IST
Siddaramaiah has done no good for anybody, says Janardhan ReddyReddy told ET that the Karnataka high court had quashed all economic offences cases against him and only the illegal mining case was pendin...
05 May, 2018, 09.57 AM IST
BJP releases fourth list of candidates, leaves out Yeddyurappa's sonWith today's announcement, the BJP has declared its nominees for 220 seats for the polls to the 224-member state Assembly
24 Apr, 2018, 10.32 AM IST
BJP releases third list for Karnataka, another Reddy brother fieldedThe party had in its second list fielded another of three Reddy brothers, Somashekhara Reddy, from Ballari. Reddy brothers have been accuse...
21 Apr, 2018, 09.08 AM IST
BJP One of Reddy brothers makes it to BJP 2nd ListSomashekara Reddy is perceived to be a strong candidate to take on Congress’ Anil Lad, whom Reddy defeated by slightly over 1,000 votes in ...
17 Apr, 2018, 08.20 AM IST
Congress, BJP roll out red carpet for tainted Ballari mining czarsSeveral tainted Ballari mining czars looking for political resurrection ahead of the assembly polls in Karnataka are getting a godsend oppo...
15 Feb, 2018, 10.21 AM IST
Miners rule roost in mine-rich Bellary, poll verdict showsKarunakara Reddy lost the election from Harapanahalli in the neighbouring Davangere district to Congress candidate M P Ravindra.
09 May, 2013, 02.37 PM IST
- Karnataka elections promise high drama
Desertion of more than 30 MLAs and internal bickerings and allegations of scams during its tenure make the ruling BJP look battered.
07 Apr, 2013, 02.11 PM IST
- Season of defections show no sign of abating in Karnataka
In the season of defections ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls, two more BJP MLAs -- Pratap Gowda Patil and T H Suresh Babu -- quit BJP toda...
06 Apr, 2013, 05.32 PM IST
- Yeddy swears by a please-all cabinet
Five out of the six independents, who have lent support to BJP’s B S Yeddyurappa to become Karnataka’s 26th chief minister, were inducted a...
31 May, 2008, 02.43 AM IST