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TMC split buzz: Why do Indian politicians so readily abandon their parties?Speculation surrounds a potential split in the TMC party. Such defections are common in Indian politics, often engineered by other parties....
D K Shivakumar: Congress troubleshooter to Karnataka CMD K Shivakumar's four-decade political journey, from village lanes to Karnataka's highest office, is marked by resilience and loyalty to Co...
Patience pays for Karnataka's chief minister-designate DK ShivakumarAfter the Congress party's triumphant win in Karnataka, DK Shivakumar's political clout surged. His unwavering patience and devotion to the...
Karnataka: May 9 Yediyurappa event may turn out to be Vijayendra’s show of strengthUnion Home Minister Amit Shah will attend a major event in Karnataka celebrating BS Yediyurappa's 50 years in public life. The gathering ai...
Karnataka just manifested the fallibility of conventional electoral mathematicsCongress gained vote share this time but lost seats. It actually polled a higher vote share of 38% in these elections than it did in 2013 w...
Karnataka elections 2019: Activists, corruption fighters fall flat against heavyweightsAnalysts said these new parties are short of funds and resources unlike traditional parties, and lack grassroot-level connect with voters.
When 61 voters of a family made it to the polling boothThe voters’ contingent from the Chikkagowdara Kutumba, as the undivided family is called in the area, was led by the materfamilias, 95-year...
Karnataka exit poll results 2018: Chanakya gives clear majority to BJP, others say fractured mandateExit poll projections now are as complex as how it was during campaigning. All exit polls indicate a fractured mandate, but are in a split ...
Yeshwantpur: In this Vokkaliga bastion, fight is between GowdasAll three major parties have fielded a Vokkaliga candidate, even as issues like infrastructure, garbage, and drinking water dominate citize...
Dynasts battle it out on the Kolar gold fields that have lost their sheenKolar is eviscerated, BGML has become defunct and the mines are an abyss of despair. Thousands of people board the Swarna Express train fro...
Kanakapura: JD(S), BJP make little effort to take Congress’ master strategist DK Shivakumar turfShivakumar has not even been seen in the constituency and has left everything to his brother and Bengaluru Rural MP DK Suresh.
How political parties strategising for Karnataka polls through war roomsWhile BJP in 2014 may have been the leader in tapping the power of social media, this time around, the opponents may have caught up with it...
Karnataka Assembly scores ace in average sitting daysThe Congress-led house sat for a total of 244 days, nearly 40 per cent more than the 178 of sittings of the previous house.
Temple town Udupi serves a complex caste menu in its 5 seatsThere are many facades to this coastal town that houses eight temples of the Dvaita stream of Hindu Mutts — a Brahminical spiritual order f...
Karnataka domestic helps skip work for quick poll buckThe women are getting busy with campaigns for politicians who are in need of people to do “ground work”, and make some quick bucks.
South Bengaluru’s BTM: Reddy’s nephew, a greenhorn, threatens to checkmate veteranThe constituency is the preferred destination for the upwardly mobile, notwithstanding the slums that jostle next to tony localities and te...
Who will win the battle for Karnataka? You decideIt's being billed as this year's biggest political battle. BJP's bid to reclaim Karnataka will face its toughest challenge from one man - C...
Belagavi politicians bank on sugar rush for victoryThere are 23 sugar factories in the district and 13 more have been sanctioned. Five of them are on the verge of being commissioned for the ...
Karnataka polls: Rahul Gandhi to release Congress manifesto in MarchThe party plans to have detailed deliberations with different sections of the society before releasing the document, which will be presente...
Mallikarjun Kharge may get bigger role in upcoming Karnataka assembly pollsCongress leader Mallikarjun Kharge is assumed to get an even bigger role in the party candidate selection process in the forthcoming 2018 K...