BJP is contesting with 82 new faces this time, whereas Congress is fielding 60-70 fresh candidates for the coming polls. Political parties are showing faith in fresh candidates for the upcoming elections with Congress and Bhartiya Janta party (BJP) fielding 82 and 60 to 70 candidates respectively. BJP spokesperson, Suresh N, spokesperson for Bharatiya Janata […]
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Self-proclaimed cow activist to be brought back from Rajasthan tomorrow, the police said. Puneeth Kerehalli and his associates are yet to be brought back from Rajasthan as the police do not yet have travelling tickets to reach Ramnagara. Karthik Reddy, Superintendent of Police of Ramanagara said ,“He(Puneeth Kerehalli) still has not been brought back because […]
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Congress waits for BJP to announce list, before announcing important candidates. Congress has released its second list of candidates of 42 constituencies on April 6, with candidates of Kolar and Belgaum on the next list, which will be announced on April 13. The Indian National Congress (INC) has released its second candidate list for the […]
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BJP and Karnataka have a longstanding emotional connection, says Nirmala Sitharaman. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a press conference said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not have anything to hide when it comes to the Adani controversy. “All Congress-ruled states have given contract to Adani for development projects. Rajasthan gave the contract for […]
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Voters and experts feel that holding polling on a weekday will not increase voter turnout. Electricity supply, state welfare schemes, education and health infrastructure which ranked low on voter’s priority lists during the 2018 state elections, are now an important deciding factors say, voters and experts. Ankith Gowda, resident of Bangalore and student at St.Josephs […]
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The former IAS officer was accused under a scam of Rs. 1300 crore. BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has denied the corruption allegations of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) against their ticket aspirant for Koratagere constituency and a former IAS officer, B.H. Anil Kumar. At a press conference of Karnataka Ahindha Action Committee (R) at […]
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Owaisi-led AIMIM recently said they were likely to form an alliance with the JD(S). Amidst speculations of an alliance between the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and the Janata Dal Secular JD(S) for the upcoming elections, the JD(S) has refused to form an alliance with the AIMIM. JD(S) spokesperson Prathap said that the party […]
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Police says it has credible information against the former minister for hoarding ration kits to be distributed among voters. Police will soon charge Krishnaiah Shetty, former minister and aspirant for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket from Gandhinagar constituency after it seized ration kits from his house that were to be distributed among voters. Chandrashekar, Inspector, […]
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AAP threatens to stage a protest if culprits are not brought to justice. A controversy has erupted in Karnataka state following allegations of a lynching incident that took place in Ramanagara. MG Mahesh spokesperson of the ruling party has called the entire incident a “politically motivated act” by other parties to create unrest in the […]
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Inquiry on MLA Virupakshappa was conducted on Tuesday at the Lokayukta office. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Madal Virupakshappa has been given a five day judicial custody. The verdict came on Tuesday at the Civil Court; BJP MLA was presented before the magistrate at Lokayukta. He was taken to the […]
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