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Karnataka assembly polls: Congress auctioning tickets, says Narendra Modi

Party will become 'PPP Congress' - P for Punjab, P for Puducherry, and P for Parivar - after polls, the PM asserts

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Dharmayudhya in the time of polls

At the heart of the rift is a six-month tour to the US and Canada that the Vishva Vijaya undertook in 1988 to spread the Madhva philosophy

After Karnataka polls, Congress will be Puducherry-Punjab Parivar says Modi

Narendra Modi on Saturday alleged that Congress and JD(S) were in a secret alliance. Congress, meanwhile, questioned Modi over corruption by BJP leaders. Catch Karnataka election campaign updates here

Karnataka Assembly poll 2018: Demonetisation and its enemies

For Mangaluru, specifically, demonetisation was a double whammy. The city provides extensive employment in the services sector, especially hotels and hospitality

BJP promises free smartphones, Rahul says Cong govt will waive farm loans

BJP also commits to provide free laptops to students

Domino-effect reaches K'taka: Clearing farm debt to put pressure on finance

Owing to a better monsoon after three parched years, advances to the agriculture sector have grown in 2017-18 in Karnataka

Karnataka election: Rahul Gandhi rates BJP, Modi's manifesto 1/5; updates

Days before the Karnataka Assembly election 2018, Prime Minister Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi are repeatedly crossing swords. Catch the Karnataka election campaign updates here

Karnataka polls: 'Outlanders' Siddaramaiah, Sreeramulu play to Badami crowd

Across Karnataka, the election is perceived as a tourney between Modi and Siddaramaiah, although Sreeramulu has a standing even independent of Modi

Karnataka polls: Jayanagar BJP MLA Vijaya Kumar dies of cardiac arrest

The lawmaker collapsed on Thursday while campaigning in his constituency

No poll pomp and show: On the ground in Karnataka's Mangaluru

In large swathes of the city, Christians (mostly Catholic) and Muslims have a significant presence

Markets are not factoring in Karnataka poll outcome yet, say analysts

Nilesh Shah, managing director at Kotak Mahindra Mutual Fund believes the S&P BSE Sensex could dip sharply if the BJP loses Karnataka. He, however, expects the recovery to be equally swift

Karnataka polls: Modi chides Cong; Siddaramaiah reminds him of 'Reddy gang'

There is a fierce competition between the BJP and Congress for Karnataka Assembly election 2018. PM Modi and Yogi Adityanath will address rallies in Karnataka today. Catch Karnataka polls 2018 updates

Karnataka polls: It's not just about castes voting on predictable lines

The rival political leaders are likely to endlessly accuse each other of having indulged in corruption

Karnataka polls: Rahul Gandhi releases PM's agri report card; grades him F

Gandhi said the farmers did not receive the additional 50 per cent of their Minimum Support Price that they have been demanding

Karnataka election: Yeddy-Reddy combo aim to loot, plunder, says Congress

Narendra Modi will continue campaigning for the Karnataka Assembly election 2018 on Thursday. For updates on Karnataka polls read Business Standard

Karnataka polls: Jarkiholi brothers are Cong's answer to BJP's Sreeramulu

Like Sreeramulu, Ramesh and Satish are tribals from the Nayaka community whose votes matter in several constituencies across Karnataka

BJP's last-mile push to maximise returns from central Karnataka

The five districts of Shivamoga, Davangere, Chitradurga, Tumakuru and Bellary account for 41 of the 224 assembly seats

Karnataka polls: Farm distress key issue in Yeddyurappa's seat, Shikaripura

A key issue facing BJP's Karnataka CM candidate and Lingayat leader Yeddyurappa's seat Shikaripura ahead of polls is farm distress. Stay tuned for latest updates on Karnataka Assembly Election 2018

Karnataka Assembly polls: Incipient class divide amid caste battles

This criticism of "Anna Bhagya", particularly from the landed among the tribals and Dalits, the castes which have been its principal beneficiaries, comes up often in the Mysuru, Hassan and Mandya belt

Modi trashes Karnataka election opinion polls, says BJP will win; updates

With the Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 days away, Modi has launched BJP's campaign in the state with 15 scheduled rallies; Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says he is not perturbed by the blitzkrieg