Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chiefHolding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls together could save India Rs 7 lakh crore. This significant saving can be channeled into develop...
20 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
EC to conduct SIR phase 3 across 16 states from May-endThe Election Commission is launching the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This exercise will cover 16 stat...
15 May, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Congress ditched DMK at first opportunity, has become a ‘parasitic party’: ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi labelled the Congress a "parasitic party" for betraying the DMK. He noted the Congress's past reliance on the ...
10 May, 2026, 11.36 AM IST
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...
27 Apr, 2026, 07.10 PM IST
Amit Shah’s Sunday Belagavi rally to sound party’s poll-prep bugleAhead of the rally, Shah will address a meeting of cabinet ministers in Bengaluru in the presence of chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Satur...
15 Jan, 2021, 11.52 AM IST
BJP plans gala show during Amit Shah's visit to Karnataka to prepare party for panchayat elections, bypollsThe senior BJP leader is expected to attend official as well as party events in the state. The BJP is working on the details of his tour pr...
07 Jan, 2021, 09.42 AM IST
Yediyurappa to travel across Karnataka to organise BJP; sets target of 140-150 seats for next assembly pollsTo organise the party for this, I will soon begin a state-wide tour," he was quoted as saying by BJP in a release. He was speaking after in...
03 Jan, 2021, 05.47 PM IST
Bengaluru: Fate of gram panchayat aspirants sealed; 2nd phase turnout at 80.71%The elections saw hectic campaigning by political leaders from all three major parties — BJP, Congress and the JD(S) — with party leaders c...
28 Dec, 2020, 11.37 AM IST
Karnataka gram panchayat polls in two phases on Dec 22 and 27State Election Commissioner B Basavaraju said the model code of conduct has come into immediate effect with the announcement of the poll sc...
30 Nov, 2020, 04.30 PM IST
Karnataka CMO wants repeal of liquor manufacture ban lawThe note from the CMO followed appeals from distillers and brewers in Karnataka, according to which, the ban would disrupt their supply com...
09 Jun, 2017, 02.10 PM IST
Congress beats BJP in local elections in KarnatakaCongress has emerged the single largest party in the district panchayat polls in Karnataka, but has fallen far short of meeting CM Siddaram...
24 Feb, 2016, 02.43 AM IST
Congress edges ahead of BJP in Karnataka panchayat pollsThe two-phased elections were held on February 13 and 20 and the counting of votes is underway since this morning.
23 Feb, 2016, 03.39 PM IST
Karnataka panchayat polls: Counting underwayThe counting began from 8 AM simultaneously at all district headquarters and the results are expected to start trickling in from the aftern...
23 Feb, 2016, 10.02 AM IST
Karnataka: About 70% voter turnout in zilla, taluk panchayat pollsState Election Commissioner P Srinivasachary told reporters that polling was peaceful except for a minor clash in Mysuru district.
21 Feb, 2016, 01.41 AM IST
Karnataka: B S Yeddyurappa pushes himself aggressively forward ahead of taluk, zilla panchayat pollsYeddyurappa, who has been touring the state aggressively, was quick to claim credit when the Centre released Rs 1,540 crores to Karnataka t...
13 Jan, 2016, 10.04 AM IST
Reverse quota: Karnataka reserves 50% seats for men in panchayatsWhen the state goes to panchayat polls on May 29, there will be a strange affirmative action in place: Half the seats would be reserved for...
15 May, 2015, 10.30 AM IST
Congress in Karnataka makes resistance to Sansad Adarsh Gram Yojana scheme poll plankSAGY is set to turn into a weapon in the hands of the Congress in Karnataka, which is going for panchayat polls later this month.
06 May, 2015, 02.19 AM IST