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SC to hear plea against Karnataka pro-tem Speaker Bopaiah today; updates

Supreme Court said that the pro-tem Speaker K G Bopaiah shall conduct the floor test today at 4 pm to ascertain the majority

Karnataka floor test tomorrow: Yeddyurappa says 100% confident; top updates

The Supreme Court reduced the 15-day window the BJP had been given by Governor Vajubhai Vala to prove its majority in the House and ordered that Yeddyurappa face a floor test on Saturday itself

BJP begins stint with loan waiver, gets busy wooing MLAs for floor test

All farm loans of up to Rs 100,000 would be written off, says B S Yeddyurappa

Karnataka fallout: Congress MLAs shifted by bus to Kerala resort; updates

BJP's Yeddyurappa is now CM of Karnataka. Meanwhile, Congress and RJD want the governors of Bihar and Goa to invite them to stake claim to the government

Karnataka: CM B S Yeddyurappa announces farm loan waiver; latest updates

In a joint petition in Supreme Court, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) had sought a stay on the oath-taking taking ceremony of BJP's chief ministerial candidate Yeddyurappa

Here's why Modi's fragile 'victory' in Karnataka election highlights a risk

The prospect is that opposition parties could team up to try and keep the BJP out of power in upcoming elections, like they did in a 2015 state election in Bihar

77 newly-elected MLAs have criminal background; BJP tops with 42

Out of the 77 newly-elected legislators who have declared criminal cases against themselves, 54 MLAs have declared serious criminal cases, like murder and attempt to murder

Karnataka: No stay on Yeddyurappa swearing-in after midnight battle in SC

Yeddyurappa would take the oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday at 9.30 a.m. at Raj Bhavan

Congress approaches Chief Justice for urgent hearing on Karnataka issue

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi is leading his party's challenge

Yeddyurappa to be Karnataka CM; Congress dubs Guv BJP puppet; to move SC

Yeddyurappa will take oath as Karnataka Chief Minister on Thursday at 9 am; rest of the cabinet will be sworn in only after proving its majority

Karnataka election result LIVE: Yeddyurappa to be sworn-in as CM tomorrow

Karnataka stalemate: The Congress and the JD(S) are both trying to guard their flock with the BJP looking for at least eight more seats to reach magic mark of 112

The flip side to Modi juggernaut & the only way Opposition can stop him

The BJP has continued its winning spree by emerging as the single largest party in Karnataka elections. It may or may not form a government in Karnataka but its march towards south has begun

Karnataka govt formation: Congress-JD(S) claim support of 118 MLAs, updates

JD(S) MLAs are being offered Rs 100 cr (Rs 1 bn) each. Where is this black money coming from? They are supposedly the servers of poor people and they are offering money today, says H D Kumaraswamy

Early celebrations fizzle out as BJP falls short of majority in Karnataka

The trends in the latter half of the day suggested the BJP might fall short of the majority mark by a whisker and fail to form a government on its own.

Despite lowest vote share in 20 yrs, JDS well placed to lead Karnataka

The Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) with 18.3% vote share and the Indian National Congress (38%)-a combined vote share of 56.3%-may get to form the government in the state.

Karnataka fate hangs in balance: BJP or Cong, who will have the last laugh?

While the BJP emerged single-largest, it was the JD(S) which turned kingmaker helping the Congress keep power in a crucial southern state

BJP will not allow Karnataka's development journey to be trampled upon: PM

Sources in the BJP claimed they were in touch with at least seven of the 10 Lingayat legislators of the Congress, and half-a-dozen legislators of the JD(S)

BJP vs Congress-JD(S): Karnataka's fate now in Governor's hands; highlights

As the fate of politics in Karnataka hangs in balance, the key lies in the fact as to who Governor invites to formally form the government first

Three essential lessons from Karnataka election for national politics

The Karnataka Assembly election result seals Modi's position as India's third genuine pan-Indian leader after Nehru and Indira. The surprise factor could be Mayawati

Karnataka poll: Welfare high on the agenda in Congress, JD(s)' manifestos

Karnataka has had a long history of subsequent governments, of all political hues, implementing welfare measures for the poor