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Karnataka MLC elections: Cross-voting puts BJP-JDS ties under strainCross-voting in Karnataka MLC polls has highlighted BJP-JDS friction. Despite BJP's support, JDS faced unexpected losses as its own MLAs de...- Maharashtra assembly elections: Vilasrao Deshmukh, Shivraj Patil families fight for 6 Latur seatsIn Maharashtra's Latur, a battle of political legacies is underway as Amit Deshmukh, son of former CM Vilasrao Deshmukh, contests on a Cong...
- Mallikarjun Kharge proves his sway in Hyderabad-Karnataka, but Cong fails to repeat its assembly show in Mumbai-KarnatakaCongress failed to replicate its success in the Lok Sabha elections in the Lingayat bastion of Mumbai-Karnataka, winning only one out of se...
- BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar & Basavaraj Bommai in LS pollsThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is considering fielding two former Chief Ministers, Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar, from Karnataka ...
- Jagadish Shettar re-joins BJP months after quitting party for Congress in KarnatakaFormer Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) months after leaving to join the Congress in...
- Congress sets a new benchmark for future elections in Mumbai, Hyderabad-Karnataka regionsWhile the party won 33 out of 50 seats in Kittur Karnataka, it held 26 out of the 41-seat strong Kalyan Karnataka region, turning in an imp...
- Congress wins over Kittur Karnataka, retains its hold over Kalyan Karnataka regionCongress party has won the Kittur Karnataka region from BJP, securing 33 out of 50 seats and retained its stronghold of Kalyan Karnataka wi...
- Varuna, Shiggaon, Kanakapura, Channapatna: 10 key seats that will decide the fate of Karnataka heavyweightsAs Karnataka prepares for its upcoming assembly elections, parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters across the state. With 224 a...
- Siddha, Shiva, Bommai, Gowdas: Key players who will decide the fate of Karnataka electionsThe key state leaders from all the three political parties are putting all effort to turn the tide in its favour. Here are some of the key ...
- The play at key Lingayat and Vokkaliga seats in Karnataka's Assembly electionKarnataka's political equations heavily rely on caste, with the Lingayats and Vokkaligas communities wielding significant influence despite...
- 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...
- Modi factor, social engineering at play in ChikkamagaluruKadur comes under Hassan Lok Sabha seat and has a strong influence of JDS. In 2018, BJP's KS Prakash won the seat by defeating YSV Datta of...
- Assembly polls: Caste, corruption, region, religion, rebellion make mark in Karnataka battlefieldThe caste politics in Karnataka is like in the heartland states and every party tries to get the caste mathematics right. Lingayats and Vok...
- Karnataka Assembly Elections: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar joins CongressJagadish Shettar, a senior BJP leader and six-time MLA, has joined the Congress ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka. He res...
- Karnataka elections: BJP eyes to rewrite a 38-year-old history, Congress looks to wrest powerPolitical observers feel anti-incumbency seems to be a key factor in Karnataka polls, as voters have not given any party a successive manda...
- B S Yediyurappa says his son Vijayendra has capacity to contest election from anywhereAccording to him, during a programme the party workers had put pressure on him to contest from Shikaripura again but he declined and propos...
- BJP wins Belagavi and Basavakalyan, Congress retains Maski in Karnataka bypollsBelagavi saw a nail biting finish, with former minister of state for railways Suresh Angadi’s wife Mangala who contested on a BJP ticket, d...
- Solapur: Ambedkar’s grandson puts Congress veteran Sushil Kumar Shinde in a spotSolapur is one of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra and falls under western Maharashtra.
- Lok Sabha Polls 2014: Deve Gowda faces tough battle in Hassan, KarnatakaFormer Prime Minister and JDS chief H D Deve Gowda is finding it a hard battle,to retain the Hassan Lok Sabha constituency seat.
- Mallikarjun Kharge, S Siddaramaiah vie for Karnataka CM as others pushed to sidelinesFormer Union minister S M Krishna met minister for labour Mallikarjun Kharge before the latter left for New Delhi this morning.
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