No BJP MLA will join Congress: B S Yeddyurappa to K C Venugopal
5 years, 8 months ago

No BJP MLA will join Congress: B S Yeddyurappa to K C Venugopal

Deccan Chronicle  

Kalaburagi: State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa has taken exception to the claim by All-India Congress Committee General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka K.C. Venugopal that BJP legislators are waiting to join the Congress after the announcement of the Lok Sabha and Assembly bypoll results on May 23. Referring to the comments by Mr Venugopal that the Congress would come to power at the Centre, Mr Yeddyurappa during an interaction with the media dared him to declare how many Lok Sabha seats the Congress would win in the state. On the war of words between former CM Siddaramaiah and State JDS Chief A.H. Vishwanath, Mr Yeddyurappa said the situation has reached a point where Siddaramaiah has said he will raise the issue in the coalition's coordination committee meeting.

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Bhopal Diary | BJP to get new state prez in the beginning of 2025
2 weeks ago

Bhopal Diary | BJP to get new state prez in the beginning of 2025

New Indian Express  

Long-drawn speculations about who will be the next state BJP chief are likely to end in the beginning of the new year. Though the leadership in Delhi is known to spring surprises, the names doing the rounds in party corridors, include former ministers Narottam Mishra, Lal Singh Arya, Arvind Bhadauria, and tribal politicians, including ex-union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste. BJP …

Ludhiana: Bittu rules out possibility of BJP-Congress alliance
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Ludhiana: Bittu rules out possibility of BJP-Congress alliance

Hindustan Times  

Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu has ruled out possibility of an alliance between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress following the Municipal Corporation elections. Taking to social media platform ‘X,’ Bittu recalled the BJP’s “Congress-free India” vision, emphasising that there was no question of joining hands with the Congress under any circumstances. Union minister Ravneet Singh Bittu The statement …

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress
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1 month, 1 week ago

Karnataka legislature winter session likely to put a lid on groupism in BJP, Congress

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The 10-day winter session of the state legislature that commences in Belagavi on Monday is likely to put a lid on factionalism and power politics within the Ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP for the time being. In the BJP camp, the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R Ashoka is likely to take along all the legislators …

Differences in party will be resolved soon: BS Yediyurappa
1 month, 1 week ago

Differences in party will be resolved soon: BS Yediyurappa

New Indian Express  

SHIVAMOGGA: Former chief minister and BJP strongman BS Yediyurappa has said that senior BJP leader and Vijayapura City MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal is not an outsider, and he is upset over some issues that will be resolved very soon. Speaking to the media at his residence in Shivamogga on Wednesday, Yediyurappa said that his desire is to unite the party …

BJP Infighting In Karnataka? Yatnal Camp To Submit Memorandum On Waqf To JPC In New Delhi
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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP Infighting In Karnataka? Yatnal Camp To Submit Memorandum On Waqf To JPC In New Delhi

ABP News  

As the entire Basanagouda Patil Yatnal camp of the BJP is now in New Delhi, BJP MLA of that camp, Ramesh Jarkiholi on Tuesday said they are in the national capital to submit their report to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Waqf and not for any other purpose. Yatnal along with a few senior BJP leaders, including MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi, …

Karnataka: JDS MLAs refute speculations of rift within the party after Channapatna bypoll result
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka: JDS MLAs refute speculations of rift within the party after Channapatna bypoll result

Hindustan Times  

Amid speculations about rift in Karnataka’s Janata Dal party, the MLAs have clarified that they are together and nobody can split the party. After the Channapatna by-poll result, where Nikhil Kumaraswamy defeated Congress’ CP Yogeeshwara, there were reports about MLA being unhappy about party leadership. CP Yogeeshwara, who recently joined the Congress party, said that if party high command allows, …

Karnataka BJP MLA blames state in-charge for 'humiliating defeat' in bypolls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP MLA blames state in-charge for 'humiliating defeat' in bypolls

India Today  

Karnataka BJP MLA Basangouda Patil Yatnal on Sunday blamed internal party dynamics and "adjustment politics" for the BJP's tepid performance in the Karnataka bypolls. Yathnal singled out Arun Singh, the party’s state in-charge, accusing him of being a messenger of former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and his son, BY Vijayendra. He urged the BJP leadership to reconsider its strategy, asking …

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps

Hindustan Times  

The counting of votes for the high stake by-polls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka, which witnessed a fierce fight between the ruling Congress and a combative BJP-JD alliance, will take place on Saturday. The by-polls to Sandur, Shiggaon and Channapatna were necessitated as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, …

BJP-BDS alliance to continue in Karnataka
6 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP-BDS alliance to continue in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU---Buoyed by the success of Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal Secular alliance in the recent Lok Sabha in Karnataka winning 19 seats together, leaders of both the parties expressed willingness to continue their alliance to contest the ensuing elections to City Corporations, Zilla Panchayat among others. At a felicitation function held in Bengaluru to the newly elected Lok Sabha members of …

Karnataka: BJP sees saffron in seven seats, Congress' scripts same fate as in 2019
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: BJP sees saffron in seven seats, Congress' scripts same fate as in 2019

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Political analyists said Congress is seeing the same fate as it did in the 2019 polls. In Haveri, former BJP Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai won with a margin of 43513 seats. In Shimoga son of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, BY Raghavendra won with a margin of 2,43,715 votes. He not just beat Congress but even BJP rebel candidate …

Karnataka Election results 2024: Stakes high for key parties
7 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka Election results 2024: Stakes high for key parties

The Hindu  

With the results of the keenly contested Lok Sabha elections coming out on Tuesday, nearly a month after the two-phase polling in Karnataka, the political tussle between the Congress on the one side and the BJP-JD combine on the other is expected to further escalate. Though the Lok Sabha election results will not have any bearing on the State government, …

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: BJP likely to win 18-22, Congress 4-8, JDS 1-3
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Highlights: BJP likely to win 18-22, Congress 4-8, JDS 1-3

India TV News  

Karnataka Exit Poll Results Highlights: India TV- CNX's exit poll redicted that Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to continue its dominance in the state on Saturday. The exit poll said that the BJP is likely to win 18 to 22 seats, while Congress 4-8 seats. The third player JD-S is likely to win 1- seats in the Lok Sabha elections. …

LS polls 2024: Stakes high for Kharge, BSY, NCP in Phase 3
8 months, 1 week ago

LS polls 2024: Stakes high for Kharge, BSY, NCP in Phase 3

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: The electoral fate of half-a-dozen Union ministers and two former chief ministers will be sealed on Wednesday in the third phase of the general elections is 93 constituencies in 11 states and Union territories. Prominent among the heavyweight candidates in this phase are Union home minister Amit Shah in Gandhinagar, Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya, civil aviation minister …

Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls today. Key fights and contenders list
8 months, 1 week ago

Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls today. Key fights and contenders list

Hindustan Times  

Fourteen Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka are set to go for polls during the third phase of Lok Sabha Elections scheduled today. Fourteen Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka set to go for polls tomorrow What are the constituencies in Karnataka that are going to the polls tomorrow? BJP’s tall leader BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra who is already a sitting …

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections: Infighting, camp switch add intrigue to Darjeeling fight

Hindustan Times  

The Darjeeling seat in Bengal goes to the polls on Friday in circumstances that has made the contest even more intriguing than usual -- infighting in the local units of both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress, a tussle that has seen Gorkha leaders switching camps, the state’s ruling Trinamool Congress making a desperate bid to snatch the seat …

The importance of Karnataka
8 months, 3 weeks ago

The importance of Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka is seen as an outlier in the political map of South India for its willingness to back the Bharatiya Janata Party. In all of 130 Lok Sabha seats in the states of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, and Kerala and the Union territory of Puducherry, it is the 28 constituencies in Karnataka that the BJP banks on to …

‘Cong is aiming to win 15-20 seats in Karnataka’: Mallikarjun Kharge on LS polls
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Cong is aiming to win 15-20 seats in Karnataka’: Mallikarjun Kharge on LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Asserting that the people want change in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge said on Monday, that the party is aiming to register victory on 15-20 seats out of 28 in the state of Karnataka. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge He said that the people want a government that works to create jobs, bring down inflation and work for …

‘BJP-JDS together will win minimum of 26 seats in state’: Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
9 months ago

‘BJP-JDS together will win minimum of 26 seats in state’: Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Thursday expressed his confidence that BJP-JDS together will win a minimum of 26 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Chief Media Coordinator of Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee Rajiv Maharshi said that the illusion of the ruling party will be dispelled …

Karnataka's rebel BJP leader K Eshwarappa to file nomination from Shivamogga tomorrow
9 months ago

Karnataka's rebel BJP leader K Eshwarappa to file nomination from Shivamogga tomorrow

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Deputy CM K Eshwarappa, who rebelled against his own BJP, said that he will be filing nomination from Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat tomorrow. Rebel BJP leader K Eshwarappa to file nomination from Shivamogga tomorrow Speaking to the news agency PTI, K Eshwarappa said, “I will be filing my nomination papers tomorrow, and my supporters will come along with …

Karnataka BJP urges Eshwarappa not to contest Lok Sabha polls from Shivamogga | Here's what leader responds
9 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka BJP urges Eshwarappa not to contest Lok Sabha polls from Shivamogga | Here's what leader responds

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP Karnataka unit president B Y Vijayendra on Sunday urged former Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa, urging him not to rebel against the party and run in the Lok Sabha election from Shivamogga against his brother and incumbent MP B Y Raghavendra. Expressing disappointment over his son K E Kantesh being denied a ticket from …

Estranged BJP MLA Somashekar holds meeting with Congress
9 months, 1 week ago

Estranged BJP MLA Somashekar holds meeting with Congress

Hindustan Times  

Estranged BJP MLA S T Somashekar on Friday allegedly held a meeting of his supporters to back the Congress candidate for the 2024 polls from Bangalore North Lok Sabha segment M V Rajeev Gowda, eliciting sharp reactions from the saffron party. Claiming that he has been insulted by the BJP and its candidate, as "they don't want him", Somashekar said …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP candidates for 14 seats to start filing nominations in Karnataka from tomorrow
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP candidates for 14 seats to start filing nominations in Karnataka from tomorrow

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The state convenor of Bharatiya Janata Party's Lok Sabha poll management committee in Karnataka, V Sunil Kumar, said on Saturday that the party candidates from the state will begin filing their nominations for the April 26 elections from today onwards. Speaking to reporters here, Sunil Kumar said that the candidates for the 14 out of the …

BJP-JD(S) alliance will win all 28 seats in Karnataka, says Yediyurappa and welcomes Deve Gowda’s support
9 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP-JD(S) alliance will win all 28 seats in Karnataka, says Yediyurappa and welcomes Deve Gowda’s support

The Hindu  

The former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said that the coming together of the BJP and Janata Dal will help them win all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in the State. Addressing presspersons in Hubballi on Wednesday, Mr. Yediyurappa said that as the Congress has failed in implementing its guarantee schemes and stopped earlier schemes launched by the BJP, there …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Hardly any competition for Congress tickets in Karnataka, says BJP leader
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Hardly any competition for Congress tickets in Karnataka, says BJP leader

The Hindu  

BJP’s national general secretary in charge of Karnataka affairs Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, believes that the Congress government in the State will collapse on its own soon after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Why should we take the blame?” Interacting with mediapersons during his visit to Hassan on March 26, Mr. Agarwal said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 | BJP vs Congress fight in Karnataka’s Shivamogga now a three-way battle after BJP rebel K.S. Eswarappa jumps into fray
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 | BJP vs Congress fight in Karnataka’s Shivamogga now a three-way battle after BJP rebel K.S. Eswarappa jumps into fray

The Hindu  

Published : Mar 25, 2024 19:18 IST - 3 MINS READ Until 10 days ago, the Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency was heading towards a star-studded faceoff between the BJP and the Congress. Vijayendra, who is the BJP’s State president, are helming the party’s fight in the State, Geetha Shivarajkumar also packs a tremendous amount of firepower as her father, former …

'Not come with any conditions or expectations': Karnataka mining baron Janardhana Reddy rejoins BJP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Not come with any conditions or expectations': Karnataka mining baron Janardhana Reddy rejoins BJP

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy today rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Karnataka Lok Sabha Election The 28 seats of Karnataka will go to polls for the Lok Sabha elections in two phases on April 26 and May 7. The saffron party will contest 25 out …

‘Won’t join Congress but cleanse BJP': Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda
9 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Won’t join Congress but cleanse BJP': Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda

Hindustan Times  

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sadananda Gowda clarified that he will not be quitting the party and admitted that he was reached out to by the Congress to join. Speaking at a press conference in Bengaluru, the former union minister said, “It is a matter of fact that I was unhappy with the BJP’s decision of dropping …

Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Despite several rounds of discussion, the Congress Election Committee which met in New Delhi on Wednesday could not come out with the second list of candidates for Karnataka because of lack of consensus for four seats -- Kolar, Ballari, Chikkaballapur and Chamarajanagar. There were differences over Kolar as two factions, led by Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa …

Second list of BJP candidates for Karnataka expected tomorrow, says BSY
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Second list of BJP candidates for Karnataka expected tomorrow, says BSY

The Hindu  

Veteran BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa, who on Tuesday night held consultations with party Central leaders Amit Shah and J.P. Nadda in Delhi about the political situation in the party State unit, indicated that a clear picture would emerge on names of candidates for the remaining seats in Karnataka and be announced on Friday, March 22. Mr. Yediyurappa hinted that the …

BJP leader Eshwarappa skips PM's rally in embarrassment to party ahead of LS polls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

BJP leader Eshwarappa skips PM's rally in embarrassment to party ahead of LS polls

Hindustan Times  

Senior BJP leader K S Eshwarappa, who has raised a banner of revolt over denial of ticket to his son to contest the coming Lok Sabha elections from Haveri, on Monday skipped Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally here, in an embarrassment to the party. Eshwarappa has announced he will contest as an independent candidate from Shimoga in the coming Lok …

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 14, 2024
10 months ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, March 14, 2024

The Hindu  

Ram Nath Kovind-led panel may submit report on simultaneous polls on March 14 The high-level committee on ‘’one nation one election”, headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, may submit its report on simultaneous polls on March 14. Lok Sabha election 2024 | Gadkari, Piyush, Anurag in fray in BJP second list The BJP released its second list of candidates …

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka
10 months ago

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Scion of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, noted cardiologist C.N. Manjunath and the former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai are among those set to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka on the BJP ticket, as the party has replaced candidates in 10 constituencies out of 20 for which the names were announced on Wednesday. While …

Karnataka: In some seats, challenges within BJP
10 months ago

Karnataka: In some seats, challenges within BJP

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, BJP leaders are finding it difficult to finalise candidates for a few Lok Sobha constituencies in Karnataka. On one side is a strong campaign by netizens and party workers to give the Mysuru-Kodagu ticket to sitting BJP MP Pratap Simha, while party leaders and others in Mysuru are in favour of 32-year-old Yaduveer …

Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh
10 months ago

Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

BHOPAL: Two former Congress legislators in Madhya Pradesh, Shivdayal Bagri and Arunoday Choubey on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of chief minister Mohan Yadav and BJP state president VD Sharma in state capital Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav welcomed welcomed the two former Congress legislators who joined the BJP Bagri is a former legislator …

‘Going to win 24 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats’: Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa
10 months, 1 week ago

‘Going to win 24 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats’: Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will win 24 out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. On Wednesday, the BJP's Central Election Committee met to decide on the candidates for the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. The Congress and the JD, headed by former …

Lok Sabha Polls: Karnataka BJP candidates list likely to be finalised on Friday
10 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Polls: Karnataka BJP candidates list likely to be finalised on Friday

Hindustan Times  

The Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party along with the party’s Central Election Committee are working together to finalise the candidates to contest for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the southern state. Lok Sabha Polls: Karnataka BJP candidates list likely to be finalised on Friday BJP stalwart and former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa said that the list will mostly be …

Big setback for BJP as its Karnataka MLA cross-votes for Congress in Rajya Sabha elections
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Big setback for BJP as its Karnataka MLA cross-votes for Congress in Rajya Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Karnataka MLA ST Somashekar has cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha elections in favour of the Congress, said BJP chief whip Doddanagouda G. Patil on Tuesday. Taking a swipe at the BJP, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said cross-voting isn't possible in his party. Rajya Sabha election: Karnataka BJP MLA ST Somasekhar had hinted voting for Congress. Rajya Sabha Election 2024 …

Bihar: Several 'Mahagathbandhan' MLAs likely to join BJP in run-up to Lok Sabha polls, say sources
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar: Several 'Mahagathbandhan' MLAs likely to join BJP in run-up to Lok Sabha polls, say sources

India TV News  

Several other MLAs of the I.N.D.I.A bloc might switch to BJP in Bihar, sources claimed on Tuesday. As per sources, Congress MLA and former minister Murari Gautam, who joined BJP today, will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Sasaram on BJP ticket. Earlier in the day, Congress MLAs Murari Prasad Gautam and Siddharth Saurav, and RJD MLA Sangita Kumari joined …

Karnataka Congress to check in all MLAs in city hotel ahead of RS polls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress to check in all MLAs in city hotel ahead of RS polls

Hindustan Times  

Apparently aimed at keeping the flock together ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls, all ruling Congress MLAs in Karnataka will stay put together at a hotel here on Monday after the budget session of the state legislature concludes and will later also travel together for voting the next day. Karnataka Congress to check in all MLAs in city hotel ahead …

The BJP is not Finding Strong Leaders in Many LS Segments.
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The BJP is not Finding Strong Leaders in Many LS Segments.

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state BJP has hit the road ahead of all parties with its 12-day Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra on Monday, it appears lacking strong leadership at the local level for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. Dr Laxman was confident that the work carried out by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre would help the party win a …

Another setback to BRS as Peddapalli MP joins Congress in Delhi
11 months, 1 week ago

Another setback to BRS as Peddapalli MP joins Congress in Delhi

The Hindu  

In another setback to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi, its MP from Peddapalli Lok Sabha Constituency Borlakunta Venkatesh Netha joined the Congress party in New Delhi on Tuesday in the presence of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka. It was about five years ago, just before the 2019 Parliament elections, Mr. Venkatesh quit the Congress …

Those who left will return, even some Congressmen will join BJP: Kateel
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Those who left will return, even some Congressmen will join BJP: Kateel

The Hindu  

Former Karnataka president of the BJP and Dakshina Kannada Member of Parliament Nalin Kumar Kateel said in Mangaluru on January 30 that whoever deserted the BJP ahead of the May 2023 Assembly elections and earlier will return to the party. In an informal chat with mediapersons, Mr. Kateel said that some Congressmen will also join the BJP ahead of Lok …

Karnataka BJP chief's warning ahead in LS polls: 'Don't take opponents lightly'
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP chief's warning ahead in LS polls: 'Don't take opponents lightly'

Hindustan Times  

Warning partymen and leaders not to take political opponents lightly, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Saturday exhorted them to put the party-led NDA government's achievements before the people and tirelessly work for its victory in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Don't take political opponents lightly in LS polls, warns Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra was speaking after the inauguration …

After rout in Hindi heartland, Congress reviews readiness of State units for Lok Sabha poll
1 year ago

After rout in Hindi heartland, Congress reviews readiness of State units for Lok Sabha poll

The Hindu  

The Congress leadership on Wednesday held a meeting with leaders of the party’s Andhra Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh units to discuss its strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. ‘Rebuilding Andhra’ After the meeting with the Andhra Pradesh unit, the party’s State in-charge Manickam Tagore said senior leaders discussed the party’s plans for the upcoming Lok Sabha election as well …

Abusing Sanatana Dharma...: Venkatesh Prasad congratulates BJP for 'landslide victory' in assembly elections
1 year, 1 month ago

Abusing Sanatana Dharma...: Venkatesh Prasad congratulates BJP for 'landslide victory' in assembly elections

India TV News  

Proving most of the exit polls wrong, the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious in three out of four states, who Assembly Elections results were announced on Sunday, December 3. BJP have won rather comfortably in Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh while the Indian National Congress won 64 to Bharat Rashta Samiti's 39 in Telangana. Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad, who …

BJP-JD(S) alliance will win all 28 seats in Lok Sabha elections next year: HD Kumaraswamy
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP-JD(S) alliance will win all 28 seats in Lok Sabha elections next year: HD Kumaraswamy

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka with its new ally Janata Dal on Sunday resolved to win all the 28 seats in the state in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, which is about six months away. In a further display of bonhomie, the BJP state president B Y Vijayendra on Sunday called on former chief minister and JD second-in-command H …

'Disgruntled' Karnataka BJP leaders to meet party high-command to convey their feelings
1 year, 1 month ago

'Disgruntled' Karnataka BJP leaders to meet party high-command to convey their feelings

Hindustan Times  

Some BJP leaders, who are "disgruntled" following the appointment of B Y Vijayendra as the president of the party's Karnataka unit and R Ashok as the leader of opposition in the Assembly, are likely to visit New Delhi early next month to convey their feelings to the central leadership. 'Disgruntled' Karnataka BJP leaders to meet party high-command Senior leader V …

Karnataka: BJP MLAs walk out of party’s legislative meeting
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka: BJP MLAs walk out of party’s legislative meeting

Hindustan Times  

Two senior Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs from north Karnataka walked out of the party legislative party meeting held in Bengaluru on Friday, before the it even started. When it comes to the region, all North Karnataka MLAs will unite without any caste division,” Yatnal said. In efforts to gauge party sentiment, BJP central observers, including Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, …

4 to 5 aspirants in race for the post of LoP in Karnataka assembly: R Ashoka
1 year, 1 month ago

4 to 5 aspirants in race for the post of LoP in Karnataka assembly: R Ashoka

Hindustan Times  

Senior BJP MLA and former Deputy Chief Minister R Ashoka on Thursday said he along with four to five other legislators are aspirants for the post of Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, and whoever is elected, will be acceptable to everyone. The BJP Legislature Party meeting is scheduled for Friday, during which the election of its leader, …

New BJP Chief In Karnataka Aims to Win 28 LS Seats
1 year, 2 months ago

New BJP Chief In Karnataka Aims to Win 28 LS Seats

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: While, assuring that there would be no poaching of MLAs from opposition parties in Karnataka, newly appointed State president of Bharatiya Janata Party and Shikaripura MLA B.Y. Besides, winning 28 Lok Sabha polls, he said, to strengthen the party to return to power in 2028 Assembly polls and initiate steps to strengthen the party and claimed that he has …

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