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Will not allow anyone to take law into their hands, says DK Shivakumar

In a dig at Bommai's statements supporting saffronisation of police force Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar asserted that his govt will not allow anyone to take law into their hands

Karnataka gameplan: Congress' 5 guarantees to cost Rs 45,000 crore a year

The Axis My India exit poll found that the Congress received 11 % more votes from women in Karnataka than the BJP

K'taka CM orders 'ruthless action' against provocative social media posts

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday gave clear-cut instructions to the state police to initiate "ruthless action" against provocative posts on social media in the state

Rahul Gandhi takes a late-night truck ride to speak to drivers; see video

After his long drive from Delhi to Chandigarh in a truck, Rahul Gandhi also visited a Gurudwara

Political fortunes: Here are the average assets of re-contesting MLAs

An analysis of asset comparison of re-contesting MLAs in the Karnataka Assembly election

Siddaramaiah to be Karnataka CM, Shivakumar deputy CM and PCC chief

New government to take the oath of office on Saturday, Congress to invite 'like-minded parties'

Not fully happy: Shivakumar's brother on him getting Karnataka Dy CM post

"I wished that my brother would become the Chief Minister, but it didn't happen. We will wait and see," he stated

Karnataka govt: Kharge to invite Oppn leaders for swearing-in ceremony

The oath-taking ceremony will be held in Bengaluru on May 20

Dead heat for foreign investment as Congress takes charge of Karnataka

The party is expected to continues policies designed to woo the world's biggest industries

Stage set for Cong meet in K'taka, new CM likely to take oath on Monday

The stage is set for the Congress Legislature Party meeting here on Saturday evening to elect a new leader. According to sources, the new Chief Minister is likely to take oath on Monday

Who will be CM?: Newly-elected Cong MLAs to meet in Bengaluru today

The newly-elected Congress MLAs in Karnataka are meeting here on Sunday evening to discuss government formation with leaders eliciting their views on the Chief Ministerial candidate. Leader of Opposition in the outgoing Assembly Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D K Shivakumar are strong claimants and front-runners for the coveted post. In the May 10 elections to the 224-member Assembly, the Congress scored an emphatic victory with 135 seats, while the ruling BJP and the former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda-led Janata Dal (Secular) secured 66 and 19, respectively. The Congress legislature party (CLP) meeting is scheduled to be begin at 5:30 pm today, and the newly elected have already been instructed to come to Benagluru. Both the eight-time MLA Shivakumar and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah have made no secret of their ambition to become CM and had been involved in a game of political one upmanship in the past. The Congress had entered the campaig

Karnataka elects the highest number of women MLAs since 1989

This the first time since 1989 that the number of women in the 224-member Assembly has crosses double digits

Karnataka elections: Congress registers big gains in most regions

Bengaluru city is the only area where the party was unable to overturn BJP numbers

#PayCM to 5 guarantees: How Cong took lead in setting agenda in Karnataka

The party followed a two-pronged approach to campaign, cornering the BJP govt and offering solutions closer to the polls

No one contacted me till now: Kumaraswamy ahead of Karnataka poll results

With hours to go for the final results of the Karnataka Assembly polls to be declared, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said

Karnataka elections: A look at Congress' history here and its importance

The state is likely to witness a three-cornered fight among Congress, BJP and JD (S) but it carries special importance for the grand old party

Karnataka elections 2023: Decoding the state's political landscape

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Which are the important regions, and what are the party promises? Read more to find out

Corruption, unemployment are real 'terrorism' in K'taka: Priyanka Gandhi

Corruption, looting, price rise and unemployment are the real "terrorism" in Karnataka today and the ruling BJP had failed to address the actual issues of people while the party was in power, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said on Sunday. Addressing a huge public meeting at Moodbidri in Dakshina Kannada district here, she said BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi are always talking about extremism and national security when elections are round the corner. "They are not talking about your (people's) real issues. I want to tell the BJP leaders that price rise, unemployment and the 40 per cent corruption of the BJP government are the real extremism," she said. She said the BJP is making promises at the time of elections, but the people should cast their votes on the basis of what they have delivered in the last three years in Karnataka. "While talking about dharma, national security and terrorism, the BJP leaders do not see that thousands of farmers had

Karnataka polls 2023: All you need to know about regional powerhouse JDS

JDS has been able to maintain its vote share of around 20 per cent in the assembly, which brings it nearly 40 seats. This has resulted in a hung verdict twice, once in 2004 and again in 2018

Salaried employment in Karnataka lowest in industrialised states

Among male workers in Karnataka, only 26.8 per cent receive regular wages, as compared to 37.4 per cent in Gujarat, 33.6 per cent in Tamil Nadu and 32.6 per cent in Maharashtra