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Karnataka Election Results 2023: Here is how tally looks like at 4 pm

Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 4 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place

Karnataka CM will be chosen through party's consensus: Cong prez Kharge

Kharge hails from Karnataka and the assembly election was crucial for him. His son Priyank Kharge won from Chittapur

Karnataka elections: AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge wins back Gulbarga

Congress is leading in 5 seats that come under his parliamentary constituency

People of Karnataka have decided to choose welfare-oriented govt: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the people of Karnataka have decided to choose a progressive, transparent and welfare-oriented government. He urged the people to vote in large numbers in the election. Voting for the high stakes Assembly elections in Karnataka began early on Wednesday, in a state where the ruling BJP is eyeing to script history by retaining its southern citadel while a combative Congress eyes a comeback ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. "People of Karnataka have decided that they shall choose a progressive, transparent & welfare-oriented government," Kharge said in a tweet. Today, it is time to vote in large numbers, he said. "We welcome our first time voters to participate in this democratic process for a better future," the Congress chief said. Polling is being held for 224 seats in what is being seen mainly as a three-cornered contest between the ruling BJP, the Congress and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's Janata Dal ...

Bihar Cong files FIR against Karnataka BJP leader for 'threat' to Kharge

"The BJP leadership can't digest how Kharge, the son of Dalit labourer, became the national President of Congress"

Defeat price rise imposed by trouble engine govt, Kharge targets BJP

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appealed to the public to elect the Congress party in the upcoming Karnataka elections and called BJP rule in the state a 'trouble engine' government

Let BJP investigate: Priyank Kharge after Cong alleges plot to kill father

Let BJP clarify, let them investigate (the claim). If he (BJP candidate Manikanta Rathod) has not done anything wrong, why is he afraid of an investigation?

Kharge attacks Modi, says only his jacket is famous, he changes it 4 times

Launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said only his "jacket" is famous and he changes it four times a day. Raking up the issue of RSS and the BJP's "contribution" to India's independence, Kharge, who hails from this district, claimed that when the Congressmen were sacrificing their lives, RSS leaders were busy getting plum government posts. "Modi keeps saying what the Congress has done in the last 70 years. Arre Bhai', if we hadn't done anything in 70 years, you would not have been the Prime Minister of this country. We brought independence. Mahatma Gandhi risked his life and gave us independence," the Rajya Sabha member said at a public meeting here ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka. "Gandhi 'Topi' became famous because of Gandhi. Nehru shirt became famous because of Nehru. Only your (Modi's) jacket is famous. You wear four jackets daily red, yellow, blue and saffron. Now it is becoming famou

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

'Kill Kharge plot' launched by BJP leaders, claims Congress' Surjewala

"I know the prime minister will remain mute, and so will Karnataka police and the Election Commission of India. But people of Karnataka will not remain mute and will give a befitting reply" he said

PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Congress chief Kharge's district Kalaburagi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held a mega roadshow in Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's home district of Kalaburagi in northern Karnataka. The event comes days after Kharge had likened Modi to a "venomous snake" and his MLA-son and former Minister Priyank Kharge dubbed him 'nalayak' (inept). The roadshow passed through major roads of Kalaburagi city amid chants of Modi-Modi' and the Prime Minister's new slogan for the May 10 Assembly election: 'Eee baariya nirdhara, bahumatada BJP sarkara' (This time's decision, a majority BJP government). Mounted on a decorated special open vehicle, Modi wore the BJP's saffron cap and a yellow shawl around his neck. He was accompanied by BJP MP from Kalaburagi Umesh Jadhav and Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwant Khuba. Modi waved at the enthusiastic crowd that was gathered on both sides of the roads. BJP's flags, festoons and posters dotted the nook and corner of roads in the city. Earlier in the day, t

If Oppn doesn't unite, next gen future will be jeopardised: Kharge on BJP

"There are some people these days who did nothing for freedom but claim themselves to be great patriots and nationalists," Kharge added taking a swipe at the BJP

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BJP urges EC to file criminal case against Kharge for poisonous snake barb

A BJP delegation on Friday met the Election Commission and requested the poll panel to register a criminal case against Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and bar him from campaign in the Karnataka assembly polls over his "poisonous snake" barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Union minister Bhupender Yadav, who led the BJP delegation, told reporters that Kharge's comment was not merely a slip of the tongue but part of the Congress' "hate politics". BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh said Kharge is a "habitual offender". Yadav said the Congress has a history of launching personal attacks on Modi. The BJP has demanded registration of an FIR under IPC Sections 499 and 500, which deal with defamation, and Section 504, which deals with the offence of deliberate insults and provocation. The delegation also included BJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni and party leader Om Pathak. Addressing a campaign rally for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, Kharge likened Modi to a poisonous sna

Amit Shah criticises Cong over Kharge's 'venomous snake' remarks at PM Modi

Training guns on the Congress over its President M Mallikarjun Kharge's 'venomous snake' barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the party and its leaders have lost their mind. Noting that Modi is welcomed across the world with a lot of respect, he said the Congress cannot instigate people with such statements, because the support for the PM will increase, as much as they abuse him. "Congress is lacking on issues, in the last nine years Prime Minister Narendra Modi has increased India's pride in the world, he has worked to make India prosperous, he has made India's infrastructure strong, he has made India's borders safe. Wherever Modi ji goes across the world people there welcome him with 'Modi-Modi' slogans," Shah said. Addressing a public meeting at Navalgund in Dharwad district, he said, "Congress President Kharge (Mallikarjun Kharge) says our leader Modi, whom the whole world respects and welcomes, is like a venomous snake. I want to as

'Party full of abuses'; Naqvi targets Cong over Kharge's jibe at PM Modi

Former Union minister and BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi alleged on Friday the Congress has become a party full of "abuses" as he slammed it over its president Mallikarjun Kharge's "poisonous snake" barb at the prime minister. Such "self-goal" is the reason behind the Congress' misery, he told reporters and claimed that Kharge was speaking from a "script" written by the Gandhi family. While politically the Congress is on ventilator, its "insanity is on accelerator", he said. He said political parties "fixed in a family frame" are unable to digest that a person belonging to a poor family and humble background has defeated the "dynasty" and is successfully taking the country forward on the path of safety, prosperity and dignity, he said praising PM Narendra Modi. Congress President Kharge on Thursday likened Modi to a venomous snake at a public meeting, which had triggered a row, prompting the BJP to seek an apology from Kharge. Kharge later sought to clarify his remarks, saying they

Kharge likens Modi to 'poisonous' snake in an election rally, BJP hits out

Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to a poisonous snake, drawing the BJP's ire. Addressing a public meeting at Ron in Gadag district, as part of the party's campaign for the May 10 Assembly elections in Karnataka, he said: "don't make a mistake. Modi is like a poisonous snake. If you say, 'no, it's not poisonous. let's lick it and find out.' Don't go to lick it. If you lick, you die. Kharge further added, "(if you think that) No, no, this is not a poison because Modi has given it, 'good man' Prime Minister has given it, let's try it and lick it'. If you lick that poison then you will sleep forever. BJP IT department chief Amit Malviya, who also shared the video where Kharge made those comments, on Twitter, said: "Now Congress President Kharge calls Prime Minister Modi poisonous snake' What started with Sonia Gandhi's maut ka saudagar', and we know how it ended, the Congress continues to plummet to new depths. The desperation show

Kharge slams PM for not intervening to save Indian Navy veterans in Qatar

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not intervening to save lives of eight Navy veterans facing death penalty in Qatar. He noted that India and Qatar are celebrating the 50th year of their diplomatic ties this year and Indians are Qatar's largest expatriate community. "Eight veterans of the Indian Navy, kept in solitary confinement in Qatar since August 2022, face death sentence. MEA says that 'the charges have not been shared so far', with India," he said on Twitter. "Modi Government's meek surrender has exposed their tall claims of making India a 'Vishwaguru'," he said. "Narendra Mod ji calls Qatari counterpart to extend wishes on FIFA World Cup, but can't intervene to save the precious lives of our bravehearts. Nationalism ?" the Congress chief said.

Conduct census 'immediately'; caste census 'essential': Kharge writes to PM

In the letter, Kharge said that caste census was the 'responsibility' of the government

Congress President Kharge dials Kejriwal, calls for Opposition unity

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge telephoned Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday, a day after the AAP convenor was summoned by the CBI, and stressed the need for opposition parties to unite against the BJP ahead of the 2024 general elections, sources said. Kharge is learnt to have expressed solidarity with Kejriwal, who will appear before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for questioning in the Delhi excise policy case on Sunday, they said. The CBI on Friday summoned Kejriwal to answer queries of the investigating team as a witness in the excise policy case. His former deputy Manish Sisodia was arrested in the case last month. Kharge's outreach is part of the Congress' efforts to bring several like-minded parties together on a common platform in their fight against the BJP. The Congress president will be hosting a meeting of senior leaders of various parties in the next few days to chalk out a common programme. Kharge has already spoken to a number of ...