New government to take the oath of office on Saturday, Congress to invite 'like-minded parties'
D K Shivakumar will continue as Congress Karnataka state president till the Parliamentary elections
Minister in the outgoing BJP government K Sudhakar on Wednesday questioned former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah whether he can deny the fact that he had no role, "implicitly or explicitly", in the move by Congress MLAs to quit the party when the coalition government was in office in 2019. He raised the issue at a time when Siddaramaiah is in a stiff competition with state Congress president D K Shivakumar to become the CM, after Congress won the Assembly polls by securing 135 seats In a series of tweets, Sudhakar accused the Congress leader of assuring the MLAs that he won't allow the then H D Kumaraswamy-led coalition government to continue even for a single day after 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Sudhakar was earlier with Congress. He was one among the 17 Congress-JD(S) legislators who quit and defected to BJP that led to the collapse of the coalition government and paved the way for BJP to come to power. "During the JDS-Congress coalition govt in 2018, whenever MLAs (Congress)went to the
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Siddaramaiah, who arrived in the national capital on Monday by a special flight on Tuesday, met Kharge at his residence here
Despite Congress' clear mandate in the Karnataka assembly polls, suspense over chief minster continues with Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar, one of the two contenders to the post
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Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the incoming government in Karnataka would not only give its stamp of approval for the five pre-poll guarantees announced by the party in the first cabinet meeting itself but also pass an order to this effect immediately. He also said the mandate given by the people is to give a pro-people administration and not for "enjoyment". "The five guarantees we have given will be approved in the first cabinet meeting and we will then pass an order," the former Chief Minister said addressing a press conference here. The Congress has promised to implement 'guarantees' 200 units of free power to all households (Gruha Jyoti), Rs 2,000 monthly assistance to the woman head of every family (Gruha Lakshmi), 10 kg of rice free to every member of a BPL household (Anna Bhagya), Rs 3,000 every month for graduate youth and Rs 1,500 for diploma holders (both in the age group of 18-25) for two years (YuvaNidhi), and free travel for women in public ...
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday said with the mandate for the party in the Karnataka Assembly elections he hopes for Rahul Gandhi to become the prime minister of the country
Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 2 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 1:30 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 1 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Karnataka elections results 2023: According to the trends at 12 pm, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Karnataka elections 2023 results: According to the trends at 11 am, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Karnataka election results 2023: Trends suggest that the Indian National Congress (INC) is leading the race to form the government in the state
Karnataka elections 2023 results: According to the trends at 10 am, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Karnataka elections 2023 results: According to the trends at 9:30 am, Congress is leading the race with the BJP in second place. The JD(S) is in a distant third place
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to campaign in Chitradurga, Vijayanagar, Sindhnaur, and Kalaburgi
A defamation case was lodged on Tuesday against Karnataka's Leader of Opposition Siddaramaiah over his alleged statement on corruption practised by Lingayat Chief Ministers in the state.
Earlier, Siddaramaiah had declared that he does not need to campaign in Varuna. But he will now arrive in a special chopper on Saturday and spend the entire day in the constituency from 11 am to 7 pm