Thu, Jul 18, 2019
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president BS Yeddyurappa and BJP MLAs arrived at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Thursday. The Karnataka government will be facing a floor test today. Congress leader Siddaramaiah also arrived at Vidhana Soudha ahead of the floor test. While speaking to media persons, Yeddyurappa said, “We are 101 per cent confident. They are less than 100, we are 105. There is no doubt that their motion will be defeated.” Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy arrived at Vidhana Soudha as his government will be facing floor test there. The 13-month-old Congress-JDS government had slumped into crisis after these MLAs resigned from the membership of the Assembly earlier this month. The state Assembly has 225 members, including one nominated MLA. The halfway mark in the 225-member Assembly is 113.
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Though Kumaraswamy moved the confidence motion at 11am and began speaking on it, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah raised a point of order.
Sat, May 19, 2018
Karnataka floor test: In a special session of the assembly, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, after moving the motion seeking a vote of confidence of the Karnataka Assembly in his government resigned before the voting happened. He gave a long and moving speech before announcing that he was quitting.
Thu, May 17, 2018
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Mon, May 14, 2018
Karnataka election 2018: Siddaramaiah's colleague Mallikarjun Kharge said that if the need arose, he would step in as CM, not "as a Dalit leader, but as a senior Congress leader"
Sat, May 12, 2018
Karnataka Exit polls: Indicating a tight race between the BJP and the Congress, most exit polls for the Karnataka Assembly elections today forecast a hung assembly with the JD(S) likely to play the kingmaker, but were divided on which of the two national parties will emerge as the largest in the House.
How many crorepati in Karnataka fighting in election 2018? The state is voting today on the fate of the current Congress led government. While Congress has retained CM Siddaramaiah as its chief minietserial candidate, BJP has fielded former CM BS Yeddyurappa.
Wed, Apr 25, 2018
Karnataka assembly elections 2018: The Congress stands a very good chance of winning the Karnataka Assembly polls, and the high-command would take a call on the next Chief Minister, senior party leader Mallikarjun Kharge said on Tuesday, indicating that incumbent Siddaramaiah may not be the automatic choice.
Karnataka assembly election 2018: Polling will be held in a single phase on May 12 for 224 Assembly seats, including 36 reserved for the Scheduled Castes and 15 for the Scheduled Tribes. Votes will be counted on May 15.
Tue, Apr 24, 2018
BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa’s announcement on Monday that his son B Y Vijayendra would not be contesting from Varuna assembly constituency in Mysuru against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Yatindra led to largescale protests by party workers, following which police resorted to lathicharge to bring the situation under control.
Mon, Apr 23, 2018
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: To build Siddaramaiah’s case, Mallikarjun Kharge recalled even Prime Minister Narendra Modi contested the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from two seats — Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and Vadodara in Gujarat. He termed the reported fears about Siddaramaiah losing from Chamundeshwari seat in Mysuru as BJP’s ‘false propaganda’
Sat, Apr 21, 2018
Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: As polls near, the contestants are filing their nominations and indicating what their assets are. While Siddaramaaih filed his nomination from Chamuneshwari constituency in Mysuru, Kumaraswamy"filed papers from Ramanagara as well as Channapatna.
Wed, Jun 21, 2017
The waiver will help 22,27,506 farmers who had obtained loans from cooperative banks, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said in the Assembly.
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