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BJP organised 9,125 rallies, 1,377 roadshows in K'taka in an all-out effort

BJP leaders, during the campaigning, paid visit to 311 temples and mutts. The party had also organised 3,166 public campaigns and 9,077 public meetings

Goa announces paid holiday on Karnataka polls day, Opposition fumes

The BJP government in Goa has declared May 10 as paid holiday, which will also cover private establishments and industrial workers, in view of voting for Assembly polls scheduled in neighbouring Karnataka on that day. However, this decision of the Pramod Sawant government has not gone down well with Opposition parties and industry bodies. Goa State Industries Association said they may have to take legal recourse against the holiday. The government on Monday issued a notification declaring May 10 as paid holiday owing to elections for Legislative Assembly in Karnataka. The holiday was extended to government servants and also those working in private establishments including industrial workers, it said. Goa State Industries Association president Damodar Kochkar questioned the rationale behind the state government's "absurd" decision. Industries in Goa feel this is absolutely absurd and stupid decision...taking industries to ransom for electoral gains, Kochkar alleged and said they ar

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Karnataka polls: BJP wants derecognition of Cong over 'sovereignty' remark

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Karnataka SSLC 10th Result 2023 Date, Time: Everything you need to know

Candidates can check their Karnataka SSLC 10th Result 2023 from 10 am at the official site on sslc.karnataka.gov.in

Surprised over Modi giving religious slogans in Karnataka: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar has said he is surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given religious slogans during campaigning in Karnataka, which votes on May 10. Speaking to a regional news channel, Pawar said, I am surprised that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given religious slogans during campaigning for the Karnataka assembly elections. We have accepted the concept of secularism. When you take up a religion or religious issue in an election, it creates a different type of environment and it is not a good thing. We take oath for democratic values and secularism at the time of contesting an election, he told TV9 Marathi. Asked about the ongoing agitation at Barsu village in Ratnagiri district where a section of locals are opposing a mega oil refinery project, the NCP leader said, I am keen on visiting there. But it will be decided when and how I find the time. Pawar added, I had a meeting with representatives of Barsu villagers. I will hold anothe

No advertisement without clearance during silence period in K'taka: EC

No party or candidate shall publish any advertisement in the print media on poll day and one day prior without clearance from the media certification and monitoring committee, the Election Commission said on Sunday in an advisory ahead of the May 10 voting in Karnataka. Campaign for the Karnataka assembly elections is set to end on Monday. In the advisory to political parties, the poll authority also emphasised on "clean and serious" campaign as electioneering reached feverish pitch for the polls. In a separate letter to editors, the Election Commission (EC) made it clear to them that the Press Council of India's norms for journalistic conduct hold them responsible for all matters, including advertisements, published in their newspapers. "If responsibility is disclaimed, this shall be explicitly stated beforehand," the Commission said in a letter to editors of newspapers in Karnataka. The advisory to political parties stated that advertisements during the silence period -- on the

PM Modi should specify which engine got how much from commission: Rahul

Questioning Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on corruption in Karnataka, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday sought to know how much each engine of the "double-engine government" got from the "40 per cent commission" in the state. He also accused the Prime Minister of disqualifying him as MP for raising the Adani issue in Parliament. "For the last three years, there is a BJP government in Karnataka and the Prime Minister is aware of corruption here. You only call it a 'double engine government'. This time, the double engine is stolen," Gandhi said at a public meeting in Anekal near here in poll-bound Karnataka. "Modiji, please tell the people of Karnataka, which engine got how much out of 40 per cent commission," he asked the Prime Minister. Dwelling further, he said the contractors' association in Karnataka wrote to the Prime Minister that 40 per cent commission was charged from them but Modi did not reply. Stating that there were scams upon scams, he said large-scale ..

Congress will come to power in Karnataka, says NCP chief Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar said on Sunday that the Congress will come to power in Karnataka, which is now being governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Speaking to reporters in pilgrim town Pandharpur, about 350 km from Mumbai, the 82-year-old politician said that in the current situation, the BJP is in power in five to six states, while the rest have non-BJP governments. As per the information I have received, Congress will come to power in Karnataka. As far as the whole country is concerned, we will start with Kerala. Is the BJP there in Kerala? In Tamil Nadu? I have told you about Karnataka. Is BJP there in Telangana? Andhra? In Maharashtra, just because of Eknath Shinde's smartness, they managed to get the state, he said. Assembly polls in Karnataka will be held on May 10 and votes will be counted on May 13. Pawar, who recently agreed to stay on as NCP chief after stunned party workers did not accept his decision to step down, said that BJP came t

Congress inflating balloons of lies, but won't get benefit: PM in Karnataka

Congress has created an ecosystem to peddle its lies. These blatant lies have no truth at the ground level. But, the people know about the truth of the party

K'taka polls: Ahead of May 10, Lingayat shrines draws political visitors

Shri Siddaroodha Swami Math and Moorusavir Math, the two top Lingayat shrines in Karnataka, are yet again the centre of attention of key political players vying for power in the poll-bound state

In first rally in poll-bound K'taka, Sonia slams BJP over govt's dark rule

In a scathing attack on the BJP, senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said Karnataka and the rest of the country cannot make progress without getting rid of the ruling party's "loot, lies, ego and hatred". Making her maiden entry into the 2023 Karnataka Assembly poll battle here, Sonia also said the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by her son Rahul Gandhi a few months ago was against those spreading hatred. "This was the reason that lakhs of people joined Rahul Gandhi's 4,000 km march". "Neither Karnataka nor India can make progress without getting rid of the atmosphere of BJP's loot, lies, ego and hatred," Gandhi said in her first public rally in the poll-bound state, which votes on May 10. The former Congress president said: "It is everyone's responsibility to strengthen our voice against this (BJP) government's dark rule." She was flanked on the stage by Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar who recently quit B

I-T raids unearth Rs 15.3 cr cash, 10.14 kg gold in poll-bound Karnataka

The Income Tax department has seized cash of Rs 15.3 crore and 10.14 kg gold worth Rs 7.08 crore during raids at various places in Karnataka, which goes to polls on May 10, the office of the Chief Electoral Officer said on Saturday. According to a statement issued by the CEO's office, Rs 4.77 crore was seized from Shivajinagar, Rs 3.44 crore from Rajarajeshwari Nagar, Rs 3.35 crore from Malleshwaram, Rs 2.3 crore from Pulakeshinagar, Rs 63 lakh from Shanti Nagar, and Rs 55 lakh from Gandhi Nagar. The I-T officials seized 6.59 kg of gold worth Rs five crore from Hebbal, Shanti Nagar and Gandhi Nagar constituencies. Further, 3.55 kg gold worth Rs 2.08 crore and Rs 30 lakh cash were seized from Raichur. Cumulatively, the seizures totalled Rs 365 crore ever since the model code of conduct came into force on March 29, which comprised of Rs 138.55 crore cash, Rs 82.65 crore worth liquor, Rs 23 crore worth drugs and narcotics, 177.95 kg gold worth Rs 92.62 crore and 667 kg silver worth Rs

Amit Shah holds roadshow in Karnataka, launches attack on Congress

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also held a roadshow in Bengaluru. He is scheduled to hold two mega road shows and four public meetings this weekend, as per the party sources

Cong working on banned PFI's agenda: Amit Shah at Karnataka election rally

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Congress of functioning on the banned Popular Front of India's (PFI) agenda, as he urged the people of Karnataka not to vote for the opposition party in Assembly polls next week. Alleging that Congress indulges in appeasement politics, he claimed that it has insulted Lord Hanuman, along with freedom fighter and Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. "Congress party for the sake of vote bank indulges in appeasement politics. First, they gave four per cent Muslim reservation, despite knowing that our Constitution doesn't provide for reservation based on religion. BJP has scrapped this unconstitutional Muslim reservation and increased quota for Lingayats and Vokkaligas by two per cent each," Shah said. Addressing a public meeting here in Belagavi district, he said Congress promises that in case the party comes to power, they would bring back Muslim reservation and take it up to six per cent instead of four per ...

To probe audio recording's credibility: Bommai on Kharge assassination plot

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said an investigation would be conducted to find out the authenticity of the audio recording regarding the alleged plot to kill Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge and his family. Speaking to reporters here, he said, I do not know about the audio. That will be investigated. We will take it seriously and get it investigated." Bommai was reacting to the charge of the Congress General Secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, who alleged that an assassination plot has been hatched to wipe out' Kharge, his wife and his entire family by a BJP candidate, Surjewala also shared an alleged audio recording of the BJP candidate from Chittapur constituency in Kalaburagi district Manikanta Rathod, in which he is heard purportedly saying in Kannada that he will wipe out Kharge, his wife and children'. Rathod rejected the charges outright and said, It is all a lie. They are playing some fake audio. The Congress is leveling

Cong is ready with plan to loot Karnataka if voted to power: BJP

The Congress is ready with a plan to loot Karnataka if voted to power and has a rate card for "transfer, posting and commission", the BJP said on Friday after the opposition party released "corruption rate card" posters to attack its rival in the poll-bound state. Ahead of the May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka, the Congress through the posters as well as advertisements also accused the BJP of having "sold governance" in the state during its tenure. Hitting back, BJP's Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh said, "The Congress in Karnataka has announced its rate list for transfer, posting and commission before the people. If voted to power, there is a complete plan (of the Congress) to loot but this will remain a dream for the party. People know everything." "The BJP is going to form its 'double engine' government with full majority under the leadership of (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi ji," he asserted in a tweet in Hindi. Taking to Twitter, Union Minister and BJP Rajya Sabha member from

BJP's youth wing protests in K'taka on proposed Bajrang Dal ban by Cong

The BJYM activists on Friday undertook a public chanting of 'Hanuman Chalisa' at the Congress headquarters in Telangana here in protest against the party's election manifesto in Karnataka proposing a ban on Bajrang Dal. About 20 activists of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of BJP, arrived at the Congress office and started reciting 'Hanuman Chalisa', and they were taken away from the place in view of a traffic jam and shifted to police station, police said. Expressing anger against Congress for proposing a ban on organisations like Bajrang Dal, the BJP in Telangana called for mass chanting of 'Hanuman Chalisa' and peaceful protests on Friday against the Congress. Releasing the party's election manifesto for the May 10 Karnataka polls, the Congress on Tuesday said it is committed to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organisations such as Bajrang Dal and the Popular Front of India (PFI) "spreading hatred" amongst communities on grounds of caste

Karnataka polls: PM holds roadshow ahead of public meeting in Tumakuru

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday took out a roadshow in Tumakuru ahead of his public meeting here. Soon after landing at the helipad here, he rode on his bullet-proof car standing on the running board. Modi waved at the crowd that cheered him with chants of 'Modi-Modi'. The entire stretch was decked up with BJP flags, festoons and Modi's posters. Karnataka goes to the polls on May 10 with the results set to be declared on May 13.

K'taka polls crucial to save nation's democratic fabric: Cong leader Chavan

Congress leader and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday said the country is now experiencing an undeclared emergency. Addressing reporters here, Chavan, who is here for the party's election campaign, said the constitutional bodies are not being allowed to function in a free manner in the country, creating an atmosphere of undeclared emergency. The assembly elections in Karnataka is crucial not only for the State but also the first step to save the democratic fabric of the nation, he said. Karnataka goes to polls on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13. The 2024 Lok Sabha polls will be a decisive election that will decide the fate of the democracy in this country, he said. Chavan alleged that a corrupt double engine government is functioning in the state where one Chief Minister "resigned over corruption charges", while another is facing "40 percent commission charges" on every project. Even BJP MLAs are alleging that a rate of Rs 2,500 crore