Karnataka Elections 2023: Former CM Jagadish Shettar tenders resignation as BJP MLA in Sirsi
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: Former CM Jagadish Shettar tenders resignation as BJP MLA in Sirsi

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Karnataka Elections 2023: Former CM Jagadish Shettar tenders resignation as BJP MLA in Sirsi Karnataka Elections 2023: On Saturday late at night BJP leader Jagadish Shettar announced that he will resign from the party on Sunday. Karnataka Elections 2023: Karnataka BJP MLA Jagadish Shettar on Saturday said that he is unaware of the reasons for not getting a ticket by the BJP in the upcoming elections in Karnataka. Jagadish Shettar tendered his resignation as an MLA to Karnataka Assembly Speaker, Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, at Sirsi on Sunday. On Saturday late at night BJP leader Jagadish Shettar announced that he will resign from the party on Sunday.

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'Congress-led government in Karnataka won't last until 2028': HD Kumaraswamy
1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Congress-led government in Karnataka won't last until 2028': HD Kumaraswamy

Hindustan Times  

Union Minister of Heavy Industries and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has made a bold prediction, stating that the Congress-led government in Karnataka "won't last until 2028." Kumaraswamy pointed to increasing dissatisfaction among Congress MLAs as a key factor in the government's instability. "There is immense dissatisfaction among them regarding the government's actions, and it will soon come to …

Two former MLAs of YSRCP quit party
3 months, 1 week ago

Two former MLAs of YSRCP quit party

Hindustan Times  

In yet another setback to the opposition YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, two of its former MLAs – Muttamsetti Srinivas Rao alias Avanti Srinivas from Bheemunipatnam and Grandhi Srinivas from Bhimavaram assembly constituencies – resigned from the party on Thursday. Two former MLAs of YSRCP quit party Avanti Srinivas, who was also a former minister in YS Jagan Mohan …

Elected as MP, BJP’sBiduri resigns as LoP in Delhi House
9 months ago

Elected as MP, BJP’sBiduri resigns as LoP in Delhi House

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri resigned as the leader of the opposition as well as a member of the Delhi assembly on Tuesday, following his election as the Lok Sabha member of Parliament from the South Delhi constituency. Ramvir Singh Bidhuri The development leaves the LoP position vacant, for which a race among the BJP MLAs in the …

'BJP Govt in Haryana Surviving on Technical Grounds, CM Saini Must Resign': Deepender Hooda to News18
10 months, 2 weeks ago

'BJP Govt in Haryana Surviving on Technical Grounds, CM Saini Must Resign': Deepender Hooda to News18

News 18  

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Deepender Singh Hooda has told News18 that the BJP government in Haryana is surviving in minority on “technical grounds” and the Governor must take the correct constitutional step by either dismissing it immediately or chief minister Nayab Singh Saini should resign on moral grounds. In an interview with News18 during his Lok Sabha election …

Haryana JJP general secretary Harpal Kamboj quits party
11 months ago

Haryana JJP general secretary Harpal Kamboj quits party

Hindustan Times  

In another setback to the Jannayak Janata Party, its state general secretary Harpal Singh Kamboj on Friday resigned from the party’s primary membership, citing “personal reasons”. Addressing the media in Ambala, the leader said that he has been with the family for the last two-three decades and was the first one to “hold the JJP flag” after Chautala and his …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: BJP candidates for 14 seats to start filing nominations in Karnataka from tomorrow
11 months, 3 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 …

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024 Odisha Election MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi Quits Congress BJD 2 BJP Leaders Sukant Nayak Prakash Chandra Behera Naveen Patnaik

ABP News  

Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 Three-time Congress MLA and former minister Surendra Singh Bhoi resigned from the primary membership of the party after 38 years and joined the ruling BJD on Friday. Two BJP leaders – Nilgiri MLA Sukant Nayak and the party’s Cuttack district president Prakash Chandra Behera - also resigned from their party and are likely to join the BJD. …

Odisha MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi quits Congress after 38 years; two leaders leave BJP too
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Odisha MLA Surendra Singh Bhoi quits Congress after 38 years; two leaders leave BJP too

The Hindu  

Three-time Congress MLA and former Minister Surendra Singh Bhoi resigned from the primary membership of the party after 38 years and joined the ruling BJD on March 29. Two BJP leaders — Nilgiri MLA Sukant Nayak and the party’s Cuttack district president Prakash Chandra Behera — also resigned from their party and are likely to join the BJD. In a …

'Leaders unanimously agreed to back Shettar from Belagavi': Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa amid reports of dissent
11 months, 3 weeks ago

'Leaders unanimously agreed to back Shettar from Belagavi': Former Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa amid reports of dissent

Hindustan Times  

Amid discontent among workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party over the candidacy from Belagavi district, former chief minister and senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa said on Wednesday that the local leaders had no objection to Jagadish Shettar’s candidacy but expected nomination of a leader from the district. Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa with BJP candidate from Belagavi Lok Sabha …

After being named Hisar LS candidate, Haryana minister Ranjit Chautala resigns as MLA
11 months, 3 weeks ago

After being named Hisar LS candidate, Haryana minister Ranjit Chautala resigns as MLA

Deccan Chronicle  

Chandigarh, Mar 26 Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, who has been named by the BJP as its candidate from Hisar Lok Sabha seat after he joined the party, has resigned from the membership of the state assembly, officials said on Tuesday. Chautala and industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal joined the BJP on Sunday and were named as the …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP announces four more candidates for Karnataka
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP announces four more candidates for Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker Vishveshwar Hegde Kageri are among the four candidates in the BJP's second list for Karnataka on Sunday. Lok Sabha polls: BJP announces four more candidates for Karnataka As expected, Shettar will contest from Belgaum constituency, while Kageri will fight from Uttara Kannada district, replacing sitting MP Anantkumar Hegde. According to …

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party
1 year ago

Ahead Of Lok Sabha Polls Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Quits Party

ABP News  

Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi, a Khariar MLA, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday, dealing the party a blow ahead of the election. Odisha Congress MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi resigns from all positions, including the primary membership of the party. I will join another party only after consulting with my constituents," Panigrahi said, adding that the Congress has become weak in Odisha …

Setback to Congress, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan joins BJD ahead of Odisha Assembly election
1 year ago

Setback to Congress, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan joins BJD ahead of Odisha Assembly election

India TV News  

Assembly Election 2024: In a big blow to Congress ahead of the Assembly election, Khariar MLA Adhiraj Mohan Panigrahi tendered his resignation from all positions, including the primary membership of the party. Adhiraj Mohan quits Congress In his resignation letter to the Congress state president, the MLA gave no reason for leaving the party. Odisha Assembly Elections Odisha will go …

BJP RS MP Ajay Pratap quits party, expresses displeasure over ‘process of selecting candidates for LS polls’
1 year ago

BJP RS MP Ajay Pratap quits party, expresses displeasure over ‘process of selecting candidates for LS polls’

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh Ajay Pratap Singh on Saturday resigned from the party’s primary membership, expressing displeasure over the ruling outfit’s process of selecting candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. "I am resigning from the primary membership of the party," he stated in the one-line letter addressed to BJP chief …

BJP leaders hold meetings against candidature of Jagadish Shettar from Belagavi
1 year ago

BJP leaders hold meetings against candidature of Jagadish Shettar from Belagavi

The Hindu  

Senior BJP leaders held two emergency meetings in Belagavi on Friday, following reports that the high command may replace MP Mangala Angadi with Jagadish Shettar, former CM. Party sources say that Mr. Kadadi had been empowered to speak to the Delhi leaders while former MLA Anil Benake had been asked to speak to the State-level party leaders. In the morning, …

Himachal Pradesh: Vikramaditya Singh says not ’pressing’ resignation till...
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh: Vikramaditya Singh says not ’pressing’ resignation till...

Live Mint  

Hours after resigning as a Himachal Pradesh minister, Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh said he will "not press on his resignation till the time the dialogue and the action of the observers is complete". After a meeting with central observers, Singh cited Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s “rejection” of his “offer” to resign and the need for unity in the party. …

Himachal Pradesh crisis: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's first reaction amid reports of his resignation
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh crisis: CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's first reaction amid reports of his resignation

Hindustan Times  

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday rejected some media reports that claimed that he has offered his resignation amid an existential crisis in the Congress government. Interacting with reporters, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “Neither has anyone asked for my resignation nor have I given my resignation to anyone.” Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Follow Himachal …

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu denies reports of resignation, Speaker suspends 15 BJP MLAs as BJP stakes claim to form government
1 year ago

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu denies reports of resignation, Speaker suspends 15 BJP MLAs as BJP stakes claim to form government

Op India  

Minutes after reports started doing rounds that Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has resigned from his post, Sukhu denied such reorts. Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu dismisses reports that he has resigned, says the govt will complete the term of 5 years pic.twitter.com/oAgatg0aj2 — OpIndia.com February 28, 2024 Reports had also claimed that the Congress party could …

Congress MLA S. Vijayadharani joins BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Congress MLA S. Vijayadharani joins BJP

The Hindu  

Ending days of speculation, Congress MLA Vijayadharani joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at the party’s headquarters in New Delhi on February 24, 2024. A three-time MLA from Vilavancode in Kanniyakumari district, Ms. Vijayadharani joined the saffron party in the presence of Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan and the party’s Tamil Nadu in-charge Arvind Menon, among …

Telangana: Former deputy CM Thatikonda Rajaiah resigns from Bharat Rashtra Samithi
1 year, 1 month ago

Telangana: Former deputy CM Thatikonda Rajaiah resigns from Bharat Rashtra Samithi

India TV News  

Telangana news: In a big setback for the Bharat Rashtra Samithi ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, former deputy chief minister and MLA, Thatikonda Rajaiah, resigned from the party today. In the 2023 assembly elections, the BRS fielded senior leader and former Deputy CM Kadiyam Srihari from the Ghanpur seat in place of Thatikonda Rajaiah. Meanwhile, the BJP's Telangana unit …

BJP to Congress & Back: The 'Ghar Wapsi' of Ex-Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar
1 year, 1 month ago

BJP to Congress & Back: The 'Ghar Wapsi' of Ex-Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar

The Quint  

It was at the peak of the Karnataka Assembly election campaigns in April 2023 that former chief minister Jagadish Shettar gave a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party by snapping their three-decade-old ties – citing "ill-treatment and humiliation" – and joining the Congress party. Elated Congress leaders had arranged for a chartered flight for him to reach Bengaluru from his …

‘No injustice to Shettar in Congress, he was treated with respect’: CM Siddaramaiah
1 year, 1 month ago

‘No injustice to Shettar in Congress, he was treated with respect’: CM Siddaramaiah

Hindustan Times  

After former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar quit the Congress and rejoined the BJP on Thursday, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said that no injustice was done to Shettar in Congress and he was treated with respect. READ | Jagadish Shettar back in BJP, says Modi has to become PM again Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who had joined the Congress …

DK Shivakumar: Shettar Treated with Respect in Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

DK Shivakumar: Shettar Treated with Respect in Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday stated that former Chief Minister and Congress MLC Jagadeesh Shettar who rejoined Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi, had told them he was insulted by BJP leaders denying him a ticket to contest 2023 Assembly election and that he would not return to the BJP again. Chief …

Jagadish Shettar former Karnataka CM quits Congress, returns to BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Jagadish Shettar former Karnataka CM quits Congress, returns to BJP

The Hindu  

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar re-joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in New Delhi on January 25, about a year after quitting the saffron party and joining the Congress. Mr. Shettar had switched to the Congress after being denied a ticket by the BJP ahead of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections in May 2023. What CM said about Jagadish …

Karnataka: Jagadish Shettar returns to BJP, 9 months after switching to Congress
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka: Jagadish Shettar returns to BJP, 9 months after switching to Congress

Live Mint  

Karnataka's former chief minister Jagadish Shettar rejoined the Bhartiya Janata Party on January 25, nine months after switching to the Congress. When Jagadish Shettar left the BJP in April 2023, he said he was humiliated by the senior leaders of the BJP and that his decision to quit the saffron party was final. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar had …

Jagadish Shettar back in BJP, says Modi has to become PM again
1 year, 1 month ago

Jagadish Shettar back in BJP, says Modi has to become PM again

Hindustan Times  

Lingayat leader and former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar who left the BJP ahead of the Karnataka Assembly Election in 2023 as he was denied a ticket rejoined the party. While speculations were rife that Jagadish Shettar -- whose association with the BJP was long and his last-minute switch ahead of the state election was rather shocking -- would again …

Karnataka: Jagadish Shettar rejoins BJP, months after quitting the party
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka: Jagadish Shettar rejoins BJP, months after quitting the party

India TV News  

Former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar, who had joined Congress before the 2023 Assembly elections, rejoined BJP in the presence of former CM-senior party leader BS Yediyurappa and state BJP President BY Vijayendra, at party Headquarters in Delhi. Siddaramaiah on Shettar rejoining BJP On Jagadish Shettar rejoining BJP, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah said "Jagadish Shettar said that BJP insulted him by not …

Opinion: Shettar's return to BJP may herald more 'Ghar Wapsi' cases in Karnataka
1 year, 1 month ago

Opinion: Shettar's return to BJP may herald more 'Ghar Wapsi' cases in Karnataka

India Today  

Lord Rama’s ‘Ghar Wapsi’ to Ayodhya may have taken over 500 years, but Karnataka BJP’s infamous turncoat Jagadish Shettar did not wait for even 500 days to return to his ‘mother party’ after joining the Congress on the eve of April 2023 Assembly elections. As the whole country is witnessing reverberations of the consecration of Ram Lalla’s idol, setting a …

Karnataka BJP weakened, claims KPCC chief
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka BJP weakened, claims KPCC chief

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: The president of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated that Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka is weakened and it is evident by the fact that BJP leaders are making constant efforts to make former Chief Minister Jagadeesh Shettar, an incumbent Congress MLC, return to the party. Shivakumar said that both BJP and Janata Dal …

BJP is lacking proper leadership in Karnataka, so they are calling....
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP is lacking proper leadership in Karnataka, so they are calling....

The Hindu  

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that attempts by senior BJP leaders to woo former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar back to their party is indicative of a leadership crisis in the BJP. Speaking to mediapersons in Periyapatna on January 24, Mr. Shivakumar said that the several BJP leaders have met Mr. Shettar to cajole him to return to the …

Another MP resigns from Jagan’s party, set to join Jana Sena
1 year, 2 months ago

Another MP resigns from Jagan’s party, set to join Jana Sena

Hindustan Times  

Another parliamentarian from the ruling YSR Congress Party in Andhra Pradesh, Vallabhaneni Balashowry, announced his resignation from the party on Saturday. Vallabhaneni Balashowry, MP from Machilipatnam, decided to quit YSRCP apparently after getting signals from party chief and chief minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy that he won’t get ticket in the upcoming general elections, a senior party leader said. …

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy resigns from Lok Sabha membership
1 year, 3 months ago

Telangana CM Revanth Reddy resigns from Lok Sabha membership

India TV News  

New Delhi: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday resigned from his Lok Sabha membership. Revanth Reddy takes oath as Telangana CM Congress leader Revanth Reddy was worn in as Chief Minister of Telangana on Thursday, becoming the maiden party leader to take office since the formation of the state in 2014. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Reddy …

Election 2023: Vasundhara Raje Leaves for Delhi Amid Suspense Over CM Face; Nadda Meets Amit Shah
1 year, 3 months ago

Election 2023: Vasundhara Raje Leaves for Delhi Amid Suspense Over CM Face; Nadda Meets Amit Shah

News 18  

Election Results Highlights : Live Updates Revanth Reddy Oath Taking Ceremony Our Live Blog Coverage For Election 2023 Results And Telangana Next CM Revanth Reddy Swearing In Ceremony Has Moved Here. Vasundhara Raje Leaves For Delhi Amid CM Pick Discussions Former Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday left for Delhi from Jaipur airport amid discussions over …

10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

10 of 12 BJP MPs who won state elections resign from Lok Sabha

India Today  

Ten out of 12 Bharatiya Janata Party Members of Parliament who won the assembly polls in three states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, resigned from their Lok Sabha seats on Wednesday. From Rajasthan, the MPs who submitted their resignation included Rajyavardhan Rathore, Kirodi Lal Meena and Diya Kumari, while Arun Sao and Gomti Sai were the MPs from Chhattisgarh. …

Kamal Nath may resign from Madhya Pradesh Congress chief post as leadership is upset: Report
1 year, 3 months ago

Kamal Nath may resign from Madhya Pradesh Congress chief post as leadership is upset: Report

Hindustan Times  

Kamal Nath is likely to meet Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday and may tender his resignation as Madhya Pradesh Congress chief, two days after the party's debacle in the assembly election, news agency PTI reported citing sources. The report claimed that the Congress leadership is upset over Kamal Nath not meeting party leaders and workers, but meeting chief minister …

Wait and see the consequence: Jagadish Shettar on Vijayendra as Karnataka BJP chief
1 year, 4 months ago

Wait and see the consequence: Jagadish Shettar on Vijayendra as Karnataka BJP chief

Hindustan Times  

After the Bharatiya Janata Party appointed BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa as Karnataka state chief, Congress leader Jagadish Shettar the people need to wait and see the consequence of BJP's decision. After being appointed as Karnataka BJP president, BY Vijayendra thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party president JP Nadda for entrusting him to lead the party in the state. Speaking …

Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post
1 year, 4 months ago

Discontent over Congress lists in Rajasthan; MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa quits Commission’s post

The Hindu  

Amid the discontent over the lists of 156 candidates announced by the ruling Congress for Rajasthan Assembly election so far, Baseri MLA Khiladi Lal Bairwa on Wednesday resigned as chairperson of the State Scheduled Castes Commission. Mr. Bairwa, considered a loyalist of former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, was replaced with Sanjay Kumar Jatav in the constituency reserved for Scheduled …

Karnataka: Savadi, Shettar likely to get prominent posts
1 year, 9 months ago

Karnataka: Savadi, Shettar likely to get prominent posts

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: Despite not being inducted into the Karnataka state cabinet, Laxman Savadi, former Deputy Chief Minister who joined the Congress party after quitting the BJP, is hopeful of getting significant role in the government. The visit of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president and Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, to Belagavi to meet Savadi has fuelled these rumors. Shivakumar reiterated the …

Siddaramaiah forced Congress MLAs to resign in 2019: BJP’s K Sudhakar
1 year, 10 months ago

Siddaramaiah forced Congress MLAs to resign in 2019: BJP’s K Sudhakar

Hindustan Times  

Keshava Sudhakar, who was among the lawmakers whose resignations led to the Congress-Janata Dal government’s fall in Karnataka in 2019, on Wednesday blamed former chief minister Siddaramaiah for forcing them to quit. BJP MLA K Sudhakar In a series of tweets, Sudhakar questioned can Siddaramaiah deny he had no implicit or explicit role in prompting 14 Congress lawmakers to resign. …

Karnataka elections: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar suffers humiliating defeat
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka elections: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar suffers humiliating defeat

The Hindu  

In the election to Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency, a contest referred to as a fight between the ‘Lingayat hurt sentiment’ card of former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and the ‘betrayal card’ of the BJP, Mr. Shettar has been handed out a shocking and humiliating defeat. Mr. Shettar’s rebellion had drawn the attention of the nation as the former Chief Minister, …

Didn't expect this from you, says Owaisi after Sonia Gandhi campaigns for Jagadish Shettar
1 year, 10 months ago

Didn't expect this from you, says Owaisi after Sonia Gandhi campaigns for Jagadish Shettar

India Today  

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi attacked former Congress president Sonia Gandhi after she campaigned for Jagadish Shettar, who joined the party recently after breaking ties with BJP, in Karnataka's Hubballi. Addressing a rally in Hubballi on Saturday, Owaisi said he did not expect that Sonia Gandhi would campaign for Jagadish Shettar, who called him "a man from the …

Jagadish Shettar | Loyalist-turned-rebel
1 year, 10 months ago

Jagadish Shettar | Loyalist-turned-rebel

The Hindu  

Despite being a leader who occupied the posts of the Chief Minister of Karnataka, albeit for a few months, the leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly twice, and also the Speaker, Jagadish Shettar, 67, has always carried the image of a humble, down-to-earth politician who is accessible to all. However, when the BJP came to power on its own …

Karnataka: Complete list of BJP candidates in the fray for 10 May Assembly polls
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka: Complete list of BJP candidates in the fray for 10 May Assembly polls

Live Mint  

The Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023 are scheduled to be held in another four days. From back to back roadshows to public addresses, Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Basavaraj Bommai led government in the state has made all efforts to return to power in the state where pre-polls and opinion polls have predicted a clear majority win for opposition party Indian …

I tried to get Jagadish Shettar ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa
1 year, 10 months ago

I tried to get Jagadish Shettar ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa

The Hindu  

Yediyurappa stepped down as Chief Minister of Karnataka to make way for Basavaraj Bommai on July 26, 2021, with tears in his eyes. However, since then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah have spared no opportunity to publicly acknowledge Mr. Yediyurappa’s stature in Karnataka’s politics and have made him member of the Central Parliamentary Board and central …

'Have promised PM Modi, Amit Shah... Jagadish Shettar will lose': Yediyurappa
1 year, 10 months ago

'Have promised PM Modi, Amit Shah... Jagadish Shettar will lose': Yediyurappa

India TV News  

'Have promised PM Modi, Amit Shah. Jagadish Shettar will lose': Yediyurappa Campaigning in the state ahead of next month's elections, Yediyurappa said that Jagadish Shettar is going to be defeated and there candidate will win 101 per cent. Karnataka Elections 2023: BJP veteran and former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday exuberated confidence that Jagadish Shettar will be defeated …

‘Jagadish Shettar will lose election, Hubballi has always voted for BJP’: Amit Shah
1 year, 10 months ago

‘Jagadish Shettar will lose election, Hubballi has always voted for BJP’: Amit Shah

Hindustan Times  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar, who recently left the BJP, "will lose the election" and asserted that Hubbali has always voted for BJP. "There'll be no loss, Jagdish Shettar will himself lose election, Hubballi has always voted for BJP & all workers of BJP are united," Shah said at a …

Karnataka Election 2023: Massive Crowds Join Rahul Gandhi on Road Show in Vijayapura; Jagadish Shettar Says Joined Cong After BJP’s Ill-Treatment
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka Election 2023: Massive Crowds Join Rahul Gandhi on Road Show in Vijayapura; Jagadish Shettar Says Joined Cong After BJP’s Ill-Treatment

News 18  

Karnataka Elections 2023: Rahul Gandhi to Hold Road Show in Mangaluru on April 27 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a road show in Mangaluru on April 27 during his ongoing campaign for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka. हमने जनगणना में जातियों का डेटा शामिल किया था। मोदी जी, आप उस डेटा को पब्लिक कर दीजिए। मोदी जी …

Karnataka Election 2023: NCP Announces First List of 9 Candidates, Drops Ajit Pawar from Star Campaigners List
1 year, 11 months ago

Karnataka Election 2023: NCP Announces First List of 9 Candidates, Drops Ajit Pawar from Star Campaigners List

News 18  

The Nationalist Congress Party on Friday announced the first list of nine candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections. In a big setback to BJP, former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar joined the Congress party recently, after tendering his resignation to the saffron party. Recently, he also figured in the Congress’ list of star campaigners for the Karnataka Assembly polls which …

Quit electoral politics because...: BJP's Eshwarappa on 'voluntary' retirement
1 year, 11 months ago

Quit electoral politics because...: BJP's Eshwarappa on 'voluntary' retirement

India Today  

Senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa, who recently announced his decision to quit electoral politics, on Friday said party chief JP Nadda, Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan and general secretary BL Santhosh had asked him to retire and he made the decision public. The announcement came ahead of BJP releasing its first list of candidates for the polls next month, fueling speculation …

When Jagadish Shettar defeated Basavaraj Bommai in 1994
1 year, 11 months ago

When Jagadish Shettar defeated Basavaraj Bommai in 1994

India Today  

Basavaraj Bommai and fellow Lingayat political leader Jagadish Shettar go back a very long way. Bommai is the Karnataka Chief Minister from the ruling BJP, hoping he can lead his party back to power in the elections due in May. Shettar was a BJP chief minister, who took charge in 2012 but failed to lead his party back to power …

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