Ex CM Basavaraj Bommai Challenges Siddaramaiah, Questions Congress' Electoral Strategy in Haveri Campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Ex CM Basavaraj Bommai Challenges Siddaramaiah, Questions Congress' Electoral Strategy in Haveri Campaign

Deccan Chronicle  

Haveri: Former CM and BJP candidate from Haveri Basavaraj Bommai rebuked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's statement suggesting that the BJP would not secure more than 200 seats in the upcoming parliamentary elections. During his campaign in Madlur village within the Hirekerur Assembly constituency of Haveri district on Tuesday, Bommai highlighted that out of the total 543 parliamentary seats, the Congress has fielded candidates in only 200 constituencies. Bommai further derided the Congress' electoral prospects, citing survey findings predicting a landslide victory for the BJP, with over 400 seats attributed to the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Bommai highlighted the internal dynamics within the INDI Alliance, claiming that while the Chief Ministers of the alliance had suggested Mallikarjun Kharge's name for the PM post, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah emphasized that Rahul Gandhi must make up his mind.

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Congress plans more rallies to keep winning momentum going
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Congress plans more rallies to keep winning momentum going

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The state Congress, which is in high spirits after its recent bypoll wins, wants to keep the winning momentum going ahead of the local body elections to be held in 2025. Each time Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s staunch supporters—the AHINDA, Hindulida, and Dalit members)—hold a convention or a rally to enhance the image of their leader, the Congress high command …

Karnataka Assembly bypolls victory: Shivakumar gives credit to CM Siddaramaiah's leadership
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1 month ago

Karnataka Assembly bypolls victory: Shivakumar gives credit to CM Siddaramaiah's leadership

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru:Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday gave credit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's leadership as well as the five guarantees for the Congress party's success in the assembly bypolls. The ruling Congress on Saturday retained its strong hold of Sandur, with its candidate E Annapoorna, winning the seat by defeating BJP's ST Morcha president Bangaru Hanumanthu. In the …

Karnataka bypolls: Congress wins all three seats; sons of former chief ministers taste sad defeat
1 month ago

Karnataka bypolls: Congress wins all three seats; sons of former chief ministers taste sad defeat

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Victory in all the three bypolls in Karnataka has come as consolation for the Congress party which faced a debacle in Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly polls. The results were much needed for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, whose predictions also came true, as it gave him a shot in the arm personally and also for the party as both were mired …

Karnataka bypoll results: Outcome crucial for both ruling and opposition camps
1 month 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 rejects 'Rs 50 crore for 50 MLAs' allegation, wants Congress to prove claim
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1 month, 1 week ago

BJP rejects 'Rs 50 crore for 50 MLAs' allegation, wants Congress to prove claim

India Today  

BJP Karnataka President BY Vijayendra challenged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to disclose the source and show proof of his allegations that the BJP attempted to bribe 50 Congress MLAs with Rs 50 crore each. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that the BJP attempted to destabilise the state government has sparked a wave of reactions from both, the Congress and the Opposition …

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka
1 month, 1 week ago

Channapatna contest hogs limelight as stage set for by-polls in 3 Assembly segments in Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru, The stage is set for voting in three Assembly segments of Karnataka, which will go for by-polls on Wednesday, with spotlight on Channapatna, where Union Minister and JD leader H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil has crossed swords with Congress heavyweight C P Yogeeshwara in a prestigious battle. Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", …

Karnataka CM Accuses BJP of Dynastic Politics Hypocrisy
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka CM Accuses BJP of Dynastic Politics Hypocrisy

Deccan Chronicle  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its hypocrisy in fielding Bharath Bommai, son of former Chief Ministers Basavaraj and SR Bommai. He questioned the BJP-JD(S) alliance and alleged that the party's leaders indulge in corruption and amass wealth while in power. Siddaramaiah challenged the record of BJP state president BY Vijayendra, accusing him of …

Siddaramaiah accuses Bommai of faking the number of dead during COVID-19 crisis
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Siddaramaiah accuses Bommai of faking the number of dead during COVID-19 crisis

The Hindu  

Addressing a series of public meetings in Shiggaon Assembly Constituency on Monday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah began his two-day poll campaigning asking the electorate to consider him as the “official candidate” and elect him to the Assembly. The Chief Minister used the poll podium to attack the former Chief Minister and now BJP MLA Basavaraj Bommai saying that Mr. Bommai created …

BJP Rally: Strong Support for Bharath Bommai as He Files Nomination
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BJP Rally: Strong Support for Bharath Bommai as He Files Nomination

Deccan Chronicle  

BJP candidate Bharath Bommai filed his nomination on Friday in the presence of senior BJP leaders. The rally saw a strong turnout from party supporters and was attended by former CMs Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai, and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi. Former CM Yediyurappa urged the public to ensure Bharath's victory by a margin greater than that of his father.

Cong conspiring to end reservation: Mayawati
3 months, 1 week ago

Cong conspiring to end reservation: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent statements on the issue of reservation, alleging that the Congress party was conspiring to end quota. The BSP chief said the Congress neither implemented OBC reservation nor conducted caste census when it was in power. And India is not a fair place.” In a …

Basavaraj Bommai Predicts Karnataka Assembly Elections Within a Year
6 months ago

Basavaraj Bommai Predicts Karnataka Assembly Elections Within a Year

Deccan Chronicle  

HAVERI: Highlighting the leadership confusion within the state Congress, Haveri MP and former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated that Karnataka might face an Assembly election within a year. Speaking to reporters after a thanksgiving program for party workers in Masur of Haveri district on Wednesday, Bommai stated, "People have completely lost faith in the state government. Assembly elections will be …

Rahul: Assess Congress’s LS performance in K’taka
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rahul: Assess Congress’s LS performance in K’taka

Hindustan Times  

Following the Lok Sabha election results in Karnataka, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi convened a meeting in Bengaluru on Friday with newly elected Members of Parliament and losing candidates to assess the party’s performance. Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and State Dy CM DK Shivakumar Addressing the media following the meeting, deputy chief minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar said …

Rajasthan: Seat loss can widen rift within BJP against fledgling Sharma govt
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Rajasthan: Seat loss can widen rift within BJP against fledgling Sharma govt

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR: The exit polls have indicated a comfortable victory for the BJP nationally but in the party’s Rajasthan unit there are growing worries that the saffron brigade will not be able to register the clean sweep which it registered in the state in 2014 and in 2019. Speculation is rife that a BJP defeat in Rajasthan could cause significant upheaval …

Karnataka: BJP sees saffron in seven seats, Congress' scripts same fate as in 2019
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Rahul Gandhi promises to end 50 pc reservation cap
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi promises to end 50 pc reservation cap

Op India  

Even as political pundits and psephologists peg Congress to win not more than 40-80 Lok Sabha seats in the ongoing general elections, senior party leader Rahul Gandhi has been making fanciful claims should his party form a government at the centre. In a recent political rally, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi announced today that Congress will eliminate the Supreme Court-imposed 50% …

Rajasthan CM campaigns in several States for BJP, draws flak from Congress
7 months ago

Rajasthan CM campaigns in several States for BJP, draws flak from Congress

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has deployed Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma for campaigning in other States extensively after the two-phase polling in the State ended on April 26. His ‘absence’ from Rajasthan has drawn flak from the Opposition, with veteran Congress leader and former CM Ashok Gehlot saying the Chief Minister should stop his “India tour” going on for …

Partap Singh Bajwa to camp in Ludhiana, take on Ravneet Singh Bittu
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Partap Singh Bajwa to camp in Ludhiana, take on Ravneet Singh Bittu

Hindustan Times  

Leader of Opposition in Punjab Partap Singh Bajwa slammed Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Ludhiana sitting MP Ravneet Singh Bittu, and state BJP chief Sunil Jakhar for shifting their allegiance and said that this proves that, like other turncoats, they both are opportunists and hungry of power. Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa in Ludhiana on Sunday Addressing a press …

Basavaraj Bommai Highlights Shortcomings in Guarantee Schemes, Predicts Advantage for BJP
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Basavaraj Bommai Highlights Shortcomings in Guarantee Schemes, Predicts Advantage for BJP

Deccan Chronicle  

HAVERI: Former Chief Minister and BJP candidate for the Haveri constituency, Basavaraj Bommai, emphasized that the shortcomings in implementing guarantee schemes could serve as an additional advantage for the BJP in the current election. Despite claims of allocating Rs 58,000 crore for guarantee schemes, the ground reality differs," Bommai told reporters during a press conference on Sunday. Bommai highlighted his …

Muslim community understands that Congress has made them pawns, says PM Modi in UP's Dhaurahra
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslim community understands that Congress has made them pawns, says PM Modi in UP's Dhaurahra

India TV News  

Amid the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remarked that Muslims are realising they've been used as pawns by the Congress and INDIA bloc, highlighting that they are increasingly coming towards the BJP due to its development initiatives. Speaking at a public meeting, backing the BJP candidate in Dhaurahra, PM Modi noted the shifting support of …

'Italy, Pakistan, Varanasi': BJP leaders suggest poll alternatives as Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli
7 months, 2 weeks ago

'Italy, Pakistan, Varanasi': BJP leaders suggest poll alternatives as Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli

Live Mint  

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claimed that Rahul Gandhi will win in Pakistan by a huge margin if elections are held there. {{^adFree}} {{/adFree}} From Italy On Sunday, Rajasthan BJP MLA Swami Balmukundacharya said Rahul Gandhi should contest elections from from his "maternal home" in Italy. Former Congress leader Pramod Krishnam also said that he thinks "Rahul Gandhi should …

Congress declares four more candidates for Punjab
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress declares four more candidates for Punjab

The Hindu  

The Congress party on April 29 declared four more candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Punjab, fielding its State party president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring from Ludhiana Parliamentary constituency. Raja Warring would be facing Ravneet Singh Bittu, former Congress leader and Lok Sabha MP from Ludhiana, who recently joined the BJP, and is BJP’s candidate from Ludhiana. Apart …

UP Congress urges party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, Priyanka from Raebareli
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UP Congress urges party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi from Amethi, Priyanka from Raebareli

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Saturday urged the top party leadership to field Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Amethi and Raebareli, respectively for the Lok Sabha polls, but no decision was taken at the meeting of the central election committee. Congress leaders Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi Sources said AICC in-charge of party Affairs in Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey …

Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi? Congress worker hints, ‘Bhaiya will come soon…’
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi? Congress worker hints, ‘Bhaiya will come soon…’

Live Mint  

As speculation swirls around Rahul Gandhi's possible candidacy in the Amethi Lok Sabha polls, videos of renovations at his Amethi residence spark excitement among UP Congress members. Smriti Irani, the incumbent BJP MP for Amethi, took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and his brother-in-law Robert Vadra, asserting that she had facilitated more development in the constituency over five years than …

Modi guarantees vs Siddaramaiah’s schemes in battleground Karnataka
8 months ago

Modi guarantees vs Siddaramaiah’s schemes in battleground Karnataka

Hindustan Times  

On one side is a strong alliance of BJP and JD that, arithmetically speaking, has 49% of the popular votes as per their performance in the 2023 assembly elections. The young alliance of the BJP-JD is banking on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s charisma, his “guarantees” and their combined vote share to sweep Karnataka in the Lok Sabha elections. Campaigning in …

Rahul Gandhi unveils Congress' plan of scrapping Agniveer scheme
8 months ago

Rahul Gandhi unveils Congress' plan of scrapping Agniveer scheme

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the arch-rival BJP won't even win 150 seats as against their 400-plus seat claim in the Lok Sabha election 2024. Gandhi promised that Congress is going to provide a guaranteed minimum support price to the farmers of India, and the INDI Alliance government would implement a minimum tax and waive off farmers' …

Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai holds mammoth road show as he files his nomination from Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency
8 months ago

Karnataka: Basavaraj Bommai holds mammoth road show as he files his nomination from Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency

Hindustan Times  

Thousands of people participated in a mammoth roadshow, showcasing the strength of former chief minister and Gadag-Haveri Lok Sabha constituency BJP candidate Basavaraj Bommai as he filed his nomination here on Friday. READ | PM Modi to address public meetings in Bengaluru, Chikkaballapura today He thanked the people of Hangal, Byadgi, Hirekerur, Ranebennur, Ron and Gadag taluks of Haveri District …

Karnataka: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Files Nomination Papers Again
8 months ago

Karnataka: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Files Nomination Papers Again

Deccan Chronicle  

Haveri: Senior BJP state leaders including former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi accompanied BJP candidate from Haveri Basavaraj Bommai as he filed his nomination for the second time on Friday. Having already submitted his nomination on April 16 on an auspicious occasion, Bommai had then declared to file another set of papers on April 19, amidst …

BJP new list: Abhijit Das fielded against Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Udayanraje Bhonsle in Satara
8 months, 1 week ago

BJP new list: Abhijit Das fielded against Mamata's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Udayanraje Bhonsle in Satara

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Bharatiya Janata Party has released a list of seven Lok Sabha candidates for Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Maharashtra and West Bengal. In its latest list, the party has fielded Abhijit Das against Abhishek Banerjee, Udayanraje Bhonsle in Maharashtra's Satara, Anita Som Parkash from Hoshiarpur, Parampar Kaur Sidhu from Bathinda among others. Among seven candidates, BJP has …

Home Minister says BJP backs quota, takes on Congress over nepotism
8 months, 1 week ago

Home Minister says BJP backs quota, takes on Congress over nepotism

New Indian Express  

JAIPUR : Stoutly defending the government’s reservation schemes, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, at a rally in Rajasthan’s Alwar, launched a scathing attack on Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, accusing them of nepotism. “While Prime Minister Modi advocates ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’, Congress seems to have only one agenda, ‘Son bachao and make him PM’. Addressing concerns about the …

Bommai Denies Constitution Change Allegations
8 months, 1 week ago

Bommai Denies Constitution Change Allegations

Deccan Chronicle  

Haveri: Former Chief Minister and BJP candidate from Haveri Basavaraj Bommai, has countered allegations made by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, accusing him of attempting to instill fear by claiming that the BJP, if elected, would change the constitution. Responding to Siddaramaiah's prediction that the BJP would not secure 400 seats, Bommai retorted by highlighting that the Congress is contesting only 230 …

‘Can Rahul Gandhi Help Congress Win Polls?’ BJP’s Three-Time Winner from Bengaluru Central Says '400 Paar' Target Possible With PM Modi
8 months, 1 week ago

‘Can Rahul Gandhi Help Congress Win Polls?’ BJP’s Three-Time Winner from Bengaluru Central Says '400 Paar' Target Possible With PM Modi

News 18  

Karnataka’s ‘Mini India’, the Bengaluru Central constituency, is often considered a melting pot. For the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha polls, BJP has retained Mohan by giving him a ticket for the fourth time, while Congress has fielded the lone Muslim candidate from the party — Mansoor Ali Khan. Edited Excerpts: If the demography of Bengaluru Central constituency is interesting because …

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: BJP picks Bhartruhari Mahtab for Cuttack in Odisha

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its second list of candidates for three remaining Lok Sabha seats in Odisha, picking former Biju Janata Dal MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as its candidate from the prestigious Cuttack Parliamentary seat. Bhartruhari Mahtab Apart from Mahtab, the party nominated Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharak Sukanta Panigrahy and former director of the National Informatics Centre, Rabindra …

Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Criticises Congress-led Govt's Development Failures and Electoral Strategies
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Criticises Congress-led Govt's Development Failures and Electoral Strategies

Deccan Chronicle  

HAVERI: Former Chief Minister and BJP candidate for Haveri, Basavaraj Bommai, strongly criticised the Congress-led government, accusing it of neglecting development and resorting to guarantee schemes to gain support for the upcoming parliamentary elections. He highlighted the disparity between the government's claims of addressing the issue and the ground reality faced by rural communities.Reflecting on the changing political landscape in …

‘People will slap Congress leaders through voting’: Bommai hits back at Shivaraj Tangadagi's remark
8 months, 3 weeks ago

‘People will slap Congress leaders through voting’: Bommai hits back at Shivaraj Tangadagi's remark

Hindustan Times  

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday clapped back at state minister Shivaraj Tangadagi's controversial statement on “pro-Modi” slogans and said the people of the state will “slap” Congress leaders through voting. The statement garnered sharp reactions from the opposition party, to which the former CM said, “Wait for some time, people will …

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | After protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha announce they would not contest the elections
9 months ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024 | After protests, BJP candidates from Vadodara and Sabarkantha announce they would not contest the elections

The Hindu  

After protests from local cadres, two candidates of BJP in Gujarat, Ranjanben Bhatt, the sitting MP from Vadodara, and Bhikhaji Thakor, the party’s candidate for Sabarkantha, have announced that they are unwilling to contest the Lok Sabha elections from their respective constituencies. Leaders, partyworkers upset Ms. Bhatt announced on social media that she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha …

Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed
9 months 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 …

Congress confirms candidates for 7 seats in West Bengal
9 months ago

Congress confirms candidates for 7 seats in West Bengal

The Hindu  

West Bengal Congress president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday said that the party has decided candidates for seven Lok Sabha seats in the State. The Congress party will also field candidates at Raiganj, Malda Uttar and Malda Dakshin, and the Kolkata Uttar seat, Mr. Chowdhury said. The Communist Party of India led Left Front has not announced candidates on these …

Haveri Lok Sabha Election 2024: It’s Basavaraj Bommai vs Congress' Anandswamy Gaddadevarmath in BJP stronghold
9 months ago

Haveri Lok Sabha Election 2024: It’s Basavaraj Bommai vs Congress' Anandswamy Gaddadevarmath in BJP stronghold

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Haveri Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka will witness the contest between two new faces as the sitting BJP MP Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, who has been winning since the creation of this constituency after delimitation in 2008, declared retirement from electoral politics. Bommai is contesting from the Haveri Lok Sabha seat, replacing a three-time sitting BJP …

Karnataka: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi retains Dharwad, Bommai gets Haveri
9 months, 1 week ago

Karnataka: Union Minister Pralhad Joshi retains Dharwad, Bommai gets Haveri

New Indian Express  

HUBBALLI: Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi has been renominated to contest from the Dharwad parliamentary constituency for the upcoming general elections. In a post on X, Joshi expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda, former chief minister BS Yediyurappa and all party leaders for nominating him as …

Basavaraj Bommai, royal scion, relative of Deve Gowda in BJP’s 2nd Lok Sabha list
9 months, 1 week ago

Basavaraj Bommai, royal scion, relative of Deve Gowda in BJP’s 2nd Lok Sabha list

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: BJP announced candidates for 20 seats in Karnataka on Wednesday. The list includes a former chief minister, a member of the Mysuru Royal family, and a prominent cardiologist who happens to be the son-in-law of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda. Among the notable figures in the second list are former Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai who will be …

Lok Sabha polls: Eshwarappa blames BSY for son being denied BJP ticket; to meet well-wishers to decide next step
9 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: Eshwarappa blames BSY for son being denied BJP ticket; to meet well-wishers to decide next step

The Hindu  

Making his displeasure known and sending out feelers of potential rebellion, senior BJP leader K.S. Speaking to The Hindu over phone, Mr. Eshwarappa said that Mr. Yediyurappa had assured his son of the party ticket and also promised that he would campaign for his victory. When asked if he would contest as Independent candidate in Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency against …

BJP retains Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats. Full details
9 months, 1 week ago

BJP retains Tejasvi Surya and PC Mohan in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats. Full details

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party released the list of candidates from Karnataka for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Wednesday evening. For Bengaluru, two sitting MPs retained their seats, and two other Lok Sabha constituencies will see new faces. BJP retains two sitting MPs in Bengaluru, brings new faces to two other seats According to the list, both Bengaluru South and …

Congress’s big surprise: Muraleedharan to contest from Thrissur, KC Venugopal in Alappuzha
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress’s big surprise: Muraleedharan to contest from Thrissur, KC Venugopal in Alappuzha

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : On the day former chief minister K Karunakaran’s daughter Padmaja Venugopal joined the BJP leaving a dent on the party’s poll prospects, the Congress chose to spring a major surprise deciding to field her brother and Vadakara sitting MP K Muraleedharan from Thrissur, the cradle of the late veteran’s political career. The first sitting of Congress Central Election …

Lok Sabha polls: Congress names Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Bhupesh Baghel among 39 candidates
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Congress names Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor, Bhupesh Baghel among 39 candidates

India TV News  

The Congress party unveiled its first list of 39 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Friday, with Rahul Gandhi set to contest from Kerala's Wayanad constituency once more. Alongside Gandhi, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal will contest from Alappuzha, while former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel will vie for the Rajnandgaon seat. Upcoming campaigns Congress general secretary …

Karnataka BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls

Hindustan Times  

BJP that has plans to win big time in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, may field two of its former Chief Ministers -- Basavaraj Bommai and Jagadish Shettar, who come from the dominant Lingayat community, counted by the party as its core vote-base. Karnataka BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls Giving indications …

TMC to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal, Congress hoping for seat-sharing arrangement
9 months, 4 weeks ago

TMC to contest all 42 seats in West Bengal, Congress hoping for seat-sharing arrangement

Op India  

On Friday, Trinamool Congress politician Derek O’Brien announced that the party will contest from all 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, thereby ruling out possible seat-sharing arrangement with I.N.D.I. TMC leader Derek O'Brien says 'no change' in party's stand of contesting all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, a few in Assam and one seat in Meghalaya, amid …

Bengaluru Court summons Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar in a case filed by BJP
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Bengaluru Court summons Rahul Gandhi, Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar in a case filed by BJP

Hindustan Times  

A city court on Friday summoned former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar to appear personally before it on March 28 in connection with a case filed by the BJP. Bengaluru Court summons Rahul Gandhi, CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar Special judge J Preeth also directed the registration of a criminal …

Revanth, Bhatti Meet Sonia Gandhi, Ask Her To Contest From Khammam
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Revanth, Bhatti Meet Sonia Gandhi, Ask Her To Contest From Khammam

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka and minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy on Monday called on AICC leader Sonia Gandhi at her Delhi residence to invite her to contest from Khammam in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Before meeting Sonia Gandhi, the Chief Minister met Rahul Gandhi and took part in the Bharat Jodo Nyay …

Rahul Gandhi should become Prime Minister, says Siddaramaiah
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi should become Prime Minister, says Siddaramaiah

India TV News  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday pitched that senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should become the Prime Minister of the country adding only the grand old party has the strength to address the country. for that, Rahul Gandhi should become the Prime Minister of the country," Siddaramaiah said. Nobody done something like Bharat Jodo Yatra, says Siddaramaiah Addressing Congress' 139th …

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