"People trying to poach MLAs won't succeed": DK Shivakumar on 'Operation Kamala'The Karnataka government and the opposition BJP are embroiled in a dispute over allegations of poaching. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakuma...
28 Oct, 2023, 12.48 PM IST
What is Congress's Operation Hasta to counter BJP's Lotus if Karnataka throws fractured mandate?Karnataka election: Exit polls predict a tight contest between the Congress and the BJP in the high-stakes Karnataka Assembly polls with mo...
11 May, 2023, 11.47 AM IST
I-T officials carry out searches at JD(S)-linked cooperative bank in KarnatakaSources said the IT officials are checking the files since Friday and continued their operation on Saturday. They also seized some document...
01 Apr, 2023, 03.40 PM IST
This is Karnataka, your politics will not work here: Kumaraswamy to Amit ShahRegarding the upcoming assembly polls, H D Kumaraswamy said the second list of the party candidates for the election is expected after Sank...
02 Jan, 2023, 10.28 PM IST
Operation Lotus? Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs land in KarnatakaIn all, 17 Congress MLAs were supposed to flee Madhya Pradesh for Bengaluru, but chief minister Kamal Nath reportedly got wind of it, and w...
04 Mar, 2020, 11.39 PM IST
Karnataka Byelection 2019: Why it matters to parties, leadersThe Congress is expecting a miracle in that BJP regime is reduced to a minority. In such a scenario, the party hopes to do an encore of Mah...
09 Dec, 2019, 07.02 AM IST
Congress tells Speaker not to put confidence motion to vote till MLAs resignation issue is decidedWith the support of the two independents, the opposition BJP has 107 MLAs in the 225-member House, including the nominated MLA and Speaker.
22 Jul, 2019, 04.06 PM IST
DGCA permission not required by chartered operators, but have sought detailed report: Jayant SinhaA Civil Aviation Ministry official, however, was quick to dismiss the charges last night and said the DGCA's permission was not required fo...
18 May, 2018, 02.20 PM IST
A 10-year-old formula that can keep Kumaraswamy and his friends outKumaraswamy said if the Bharatiya Janata Party launched Operation Lotus this time, it would boomerang as 20 BJP MLAs were ready to join JDS.
16 May, 2018, 04.40 PM IST
After falling short of numbers, BJP revisits ‘Operation Kamala’ of 2008In 2008 BJP, through Reddy and some other senior leaders, managed to make 3 Congress and 4 JDS legislators resign from their seats, alleged...
16 May, 2018, 06.49 AM IST
Congress has edge in "tainted" Rajya Sabha Polls in KarnatakaKhuba denied malpractice and Kumaraswamy said no action would be taken against him. JD(S) sources said that Khuba would toe the party line ...
10 Jun, 2016, 06.16 PM IST
Political slugfest in Karnataka over 'sting' operation on RS polls, EC seeks reportReacting to the sting operations, BJP state President and former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa called Siddaramaiah an "architect" behind t...
03 Jun, 2016, 08.30 PM IST
Political slugfest in Karnataka over sting operation on RS pollsA political slugfest erupted in Karnataka today over a "sting operation" that purportedly showed MLAs negotiating a money deal in exchange ...
03 Jun, 2016, 04.59 PM IST
- Yeddyurappa defends Operation Lotus
BJP managed to poach in about 20 MLAs from JD(S) and Cong by making them resign their Assembly membership and contest the bypolls.
28 May, 2011, 04.54 PM IST
- Cong, JD(S) slam BJP in K'taka for attempting to lure MLAs
Congress and JD(S) today slammed the BJP government in Karnataka for allegedly attempting to lure Opposition MLAs, terming it as "murder of...
04 Mar, 2011, 03.33 PM IST
- No need for 'Operation Lotus': Yeddyurappa
Karnataka CM B S Yeddyurappa today said that there was no need for 'Operation Lotus' (to lure other parties' MLAs) to boost the strength of...
16 Oct, 2010, 08.36 PM IST
- Karnataka crisis: Rebel BJP MLAs firm day before majority vote
Karnataka Chief Minister is bracing himself for the crucial trust vote in the state Assembly tomorrow, As uncertainty looms large over the ...
10 Oct, 2010, 04.39 PM IST