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FIR registered against Karnataka seer over his remarks on voting power to MuslimsVishwa Vokkaliga Mahasamastana Math seer Kumara Chandrashekaranatha Swamiji faces an FIR for comments on Muslim voting rights, sparking con...
Caste census: Siddaramaiah's latest weapon to take attention away from his own woesChief Minister Siddaramaiah is set to present the caste census report to the Cabinet and implement its recommendations, seeking to highligh...
Former Dy CM R Ashoka elected Opposition leader in KarnatakaFormer Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai proposed his name, while other MLAs endorsed the choice.
Vijayendra to take over as BJP Karnataka chief on Nov 15 & take on Congress’ DK ShivakumarFirst-time MLA Vijayendra will take over as President of the BJP Karnataka unit on November 15, and the party has organized a workers rally...
Many BJP members feel changes to quota policy led to their defeatThe candidates freely aired their opinion at the introspection meeting organised by the BJP in Bengaluru with BJP national general secretar...
Karnataka: Mutt heads, community outfits lobby hard for positions in new governmentSeveral supporters of both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar have been in touch with their leaders, hoping to find a place in the new cabinet. Th...
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...
Congress promises 75% quota if voted to power in KarnatakaKarnataka has a 2002 reservation policy according to which OBC and SC/ST communities have quotas in government/PSU jobs and in education. T...
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...
CM Basavaraj Bommai dares Shivakumar to tell Lingayats, Vokkaligas where Congress stood on quota issueLingayats, Vokkaligas not beggars to accept from Muslim quota, retorts Shivakumar. The KPCC president on Monday reiterated that his party w...
Opposition showing its mindset by finding fault with Kalasa Banduri project: CM BommaiAccording to him, the much awaited Kalasa-Banduri canal project to address the drinking water crisis in the parched regions of North Karnat...
PM Narendra Modi’s Karnataka events to be launchpad for BJP campaignThree of Friday’s events stand out for their political significance amid the rancorous attacks by the opposition Congress and JD(S) on the ...
Siddu’s birthday bash Tomorrow: Not just ruling BJP, ex-CM’s rivals within Congress watching tooThe planned event has kicked up much heat and curiosity in political circles. AICC leader Rahul Gandhi will fly down a day earlier to be pa...
In BSY's Lingayat-heavy cabinet, caste-region balance goes for a tossBengaluru has nine ministers, Belagavi has five. Mumbai-Karnataka region with eight districts is represented in the cabinet by a dozen memb...
BS Yediyurappa announces 'mammoth' statue of city founder Kempegowda at airport, reaches out to VokkaligasTo make Kempegowda "immortal", the government has also decided to to reconstitute the Kempegowda Development Authority, and release Rs 100 ...
Shivakumar finds himself in the same spot as CM Yediyurappa did eight years agoED arrest of the 57-year old reminds of a similar tough time Yediyurappa went through eight years ago.
Gau puja, math visit: Top players seek divine blessings for big battleTop leaders of the parties sought to sought divine blessings on Saturday morning just before the polling process for the Karnataka Assembly...