Karnataka Drama of Defection: How switchovers can hurt BJP's chancesDefection is an integral part of Karnataka politics. Which is not surprising for a state where the last time a non- Congress government was...
BJP fighting uphill battle to retain North Karnataka seatsIn several districts, the party has issues that could go against it -- right from the severe drought to a visible anger among the Lingayat ...
Congress will come to power on its own in Karnataka; BJP's 'Operation Kamala' won't be successful, says M B PatilThe former home and water resources minister also said he has neither been sidelined nor losing his importance in the party after Jagadish ...
Amit Shah looks to BS Yediyurappa to defeat Jagadish Shettar, other Lingayat defectorsBoth Shettar and Savadi are Lingayat leaders from the Mumbai-Karnataka (Kittur Karnataka) region, who quit the party after a lot of noise a...
Karnataka Elections: Congress unveils third list of 43 candidates; Siddaramaiah denied ticket from KolarSiddharamaiah was seeking to contest from the Kolar assembly seat as the second constituency, but the Congress party did not grant his requ...
Congress gets ex BJP Dy CM Savadi & eyes other targets; BJP warns deserters its door will be shut for 20 yearsFormer BJP deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi has joined the Congress in Belagavi district, marking a first exit. Plans for a bigger haul ...
Former Karnataka Dy CM Laxman Savadi joins CongressOn April 12, Laxman Savadi resigned as a Legislative Council member and also from the primary membership of the BJP after losing the Athani...
Congress talks on with BJP rebels, holds back 2nd list; CM Basavaraj Bommai confidentBJP was trying to placate one such leader, former deputy CM Laxman Savadi. Union minister Pralhad Joshi and Chikkodi MP Annasaheb Jolle spo...
Denied ticket, former Deputy CM Laxman Savadi announces decision to quit BJPSavadi is a three-time MLA from Athani, but lost in the 2018 elections to Kumathalli (then in the Congress). "I have certainly taken a deci...
Mumbai belongs to Maharashtra, will always remain part of state, says Dy CM Ajit PawarKarnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi had on Wednesday said Mumbai should be made part of Karnataka and urged the Centre to declare...
No leadership change, B S Yediyurappa will be Chief Minister: Karnataka BJP ChiefWith speculations about leadership change and social media posts allegedly by Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi's supporters, projecting ...
In Karnataka, BJP leadership creates three deputies to CM YediyurappaYediyurappa was swore in as the chief minister a month ago after the collapse of the year old JD(S) - Congress coalition government.
BS Yediyurappa walks a tightrope in allocation of ministers’ portfoliosBJP president Amit Shah was to iron out issues with the disqualified MLAs on Friday, Yediyurappa was expected to allot portfolios on Saturd...
- Karnataka BJP issues whip to its MLAs
Karnataka BJP today issued a whip to all its members directing them to be present in both houses of the legislature till the end of the bud...
- Porngate: Disgraced ex-ministers reply to show cause notice
3 former Karnataka BJP ministers, who lost their jobs over watching porn film clippings on mobile, today submitted their replies to the sho...
- Karnataka ministers quit, after caught watching porn in Assembly
Three BJP ministers in Karnataka resigned on Wednesday, a day after they were caught watching porn clips in the Karnataka assembly
- Karnataka: Laxman Savadi, CC Patil & Krishna Palemar resign for watching pornographic clip
The state that gives you all the drama about as much sleaze as you can take. Just who’d have thought that Karnataka politicians will manage...