| 'The BJP forged a politico-business nexus in K'taka' | 22-NOV-09 |
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| The recent crisis in the BJP government in Karnataka was focused on whether B S Yeddyurappa would remain as the chief minister or would the rebels get their way, or whether the BJP central leadership would succeed in affecting a compromise. |
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| BJP bandh in Delhi against price rise has partial impact | 13-NOV-09 |
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| A BJP-sponsored bandh to protest hike in bus fares and skyrocketing prices of essential commodities had partial impact in the city today, with only some markets remaining closed and traffic plying normally. Schools, government offices and other institutions functioned normally. |
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| Letters: BJP's mask gets ripped off | 11-NOV-09 |
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| The handling of the political crisis in Karnataka and the way the BJP central leadership has given in to the whims and fancies of the Reddy brothers have left an indelible black mark on the BJP’s image. It is hard to believe that the BJP that expelled Jaswant Singh for writing a book on Jinnah has now fallen prey to such political blackmail in Karnataka. |
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| Karnataka's lone woman minister Karandlaje resigns | 10-NOV-09 |
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| A day after dissident leaders dropped their demand for the removal of Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, Shobha Karandlaje, the lone woman minister in Karnataka’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, resigned today. |
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| Yeddyurappa rules out dropping any minister | 09-NOV-09 |
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| Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today ruled out the question of dropping any of his ministers, a demanded made by the dissidents, but vowed to change his style of functioning. |
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| Karnataka BJP crisis resolved | 08-NOV-09 |
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| The week-long political crisis that paralysed the BJP government in Karnataka blew over today following a compromise between the warring sides under which a coordination committee will be formed, a woman minister may be removed and the Speaker inducted into the Cabinet. |
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| Mont Blanc Jaitley | 08-NOV-09 |
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| His party may be facing tough times after the defeat in the general elections and the recent crisis in Karnataka, but BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, has reasons to smile. The noted lawyer recently got a coveted gift from his son, a Mont Blanc fountain pen. The white pen has Mahatma Gandhi’s face carved on its golden colour nib and his sketch on the cap. Jaitley admitted that he always had a fetish for a Mont Blanc pen but this is the first time he has been able to possess an ultra-expensive writing instrument of the renowned brand. |
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| Dissidents stick to their stand, seek Yeddyurappa's removal | 08-NOV-09 |
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| Gali Janardhana Reddy, state tourism minister and the chief of dissident BJP legislators seeking removal of BS Yeddyurappa as the chief minister of Karnataka, today dismissed reports of any compromise and said there was no change in their stand. |
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| Karnataka Bhawan is jam-packed | 08-NOV-09 |
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| The Karnataka Bhawan is packed with VIPs these days and the common Kannadigas are finding it difficult to get an accommodation in their state guest house. The BJP MLAs are camped there, besides a large Congress delegation that has come to hold parleys with the top leadership in New Delhi. HR Bharadwaj, the governor, also made a trip to the national capital while the political crisis in Karnataka was at its peak. Many thought Bharadwaj had come because of the current crisis, but the former law minister made it clear that his trip was planned almost two months ago when the BJP government was running smoothly. “I had come for a family wedding and to meet my chartered accountant for some accounts,” Bharadwaj told reporters. |
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| Hooda ministry expanded in Haryana | 07-NOV-09 |
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| The 13-day-old Bhupinder Singh Hooda government in Haryana was today expanded with induction of six Cabinet rank ministers and two Ministers of State. |
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| Naveen shielding mining scam perpetrators, says BJP | 07-NOV-09 |
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| The Opposition BJP has accused the Naveen Patnaik led government in Orissa of offering protection as well as cooperation to the top politicians and bureaucrats allegedly involved in the illegal mining activities in the state. |
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