Karnataka BJP

Eranna Bhimappa Kadadi and Ashok Jasti - one Lingayat and one from the OBC - were named as the BJP's candidates for the upper house leaving the state unit stunned

The optics that leapt up during his birthday jamboree revealed one major problem and that was his younger son, B Y Vijayendra

Stalwarts like Deve Gowda, veteran Congress leaders like Kharge, K H Muniyappa and Veerappa Moily tasted defeat

After changing the spelling of his name, the BJP under his leadership has won 12 out 15 seats in the bypolls

Modi called the by-polls in Karnataka "extraordinary", one which would decide whether the BJP government would stay or go.

Karnataka bypolls: While JD(S) has fielded candidates in 12 seats, BJP and Congress are contesting all the 15 seats

The 14-month-old Congress-JDS coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy collapsed on Tuesday after losing the vote of confidence in the assembly

More than 13 disqualified former MLAs are contesting on BJP ticket in 15 Assembly constituencies

The message has been discreetly conveyed to Kumar to give up the post, which is conventionally held by a member from the ruling party, they said

Laws can't stop Indian politicians from defecting. But people can

The 10 rebel MLAs personally submitted their fresh resignations to Ramesh Kumar in Bengaluru yesterday

The BJP lawmaker alleged that the police was booking his followers in illegal sand business cases