Tag: Congress
Cong must restore Muslim quota in Karnataka, says Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief...
BENGALURU:
Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Maulana Arshad Madani on Monday said the newly-elected Congress government in Karnataka must restore quota on the basis of economic backwardness...
Buoyed by Karnataka victory, Congress preps for next round of assembly...
BENGALURU:
After a stunning victory in Karnataka, the focus of Congress leadership has shifted to the next round of assembly elections where the party is...
9 Muslim candidates win in Karnataka Assembly polls, all from Congress
BENGALURU:
The party has promised to restore a four per cent quota for Muslims, which the erstwhile BJP government scrapped.Notably, these were the first Assembly...
BJP not able to come to terms with decisive verdict in...
BENGALURU:
The Congress on Sunday alleged that the BJP was not able to come to terms with the decisive verdict against it in Karnataka and...
Karnataka’s “bhoomi putra” guides Congress to thumping victory in Assembly elections
BENGALURU:
Making an emotional appeal to voters in his home turf on the last day of campaigning, Mallikarjun Kharge had asked them to take pride...
First time in nearly 4 decades, Cong wins assembly polls in...
BENGALURU:
The Congress' big win in the Karnataka assembly polls has come as a boost for Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge as it is also the...
Shivakumar: The trouble shooter “delivers” for the Congress party in Karnataka
BENGALURU:
Teary eyed Congress leader D K Shivakumar on Saturday briefly belied the combative force he is for the Congress party, not just in the...
PM Modi congratulates Congress party for win in Karnataka, thanks BJP...
BENGALURU:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Congress party for its win in the Karnataka assembly election.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated...
Congress crosses 113-seat majority mark required to form govt in Karnataka
KARNATAKA:
The Congress crossed the 113-seat mark in the Assembly elections, the majority required to form the government, in Karnataka.
According to the Election Commission website,...
Karnataka polls: Congress’ Ravikumar Gowda wins Mandya by 2,019 votes
BENGALURU:
Congress leader Ravikumar Gowda Ganiga on Saturday won the Mandya assembly seat, considered a JDS stronghold, by a narrow margin of 2,019 votes. In...
Corruption issue, ‘guarantees’ and consolidation of Muslim votes help Congress wrest...
BENGALURU:
Acampaign against corruption, guarantees of dole and consolidation of Muslim votes appear to have underpinned the Congress victory in Karnataka that was also aided...
Victory and defeat aren’t new to BJP, will introspect setback: Yediyurappa...
BENGALURU:
As the grand old party surged ahead on Saturday according to leads of the Karnataka assembly elections, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa...
Congress will win at least 141 seats, form majority govt in...
BENGALURU:
He insisted that the party will win at least 141 seats and form a majority government.There was a wave in favour of the Congress,...
We gave vision for Kannadigas, BJP aimed to distract, divide people:...
BENGALURU:
A day ahead of voting in Karnataka Assembly polls, the Congress on Tuesday claimed that it drove a positive and development-centric campaign with a...
EC serves notice to BJP over unsubstantiated claims against Congress in...
BENGALURU:
The Election Commission on Monday asked the Karnataka BJP to provide ''verifiable and traceable'' facts by Tuesday evening regarding its newspaper advertisement describing the...
Cong slams Shah over ‘BJP stands for promotion of all languages’...
BENGALURU:
The Congress on Friday hit out at Home Minister Amit Shah's reported remarks that the BJP stands for promotion of all languages, alleging that...
Karnataka elections: Hanuman takes centre stage as other issues put on...
BENGALURU:
Lord Hanuman has taken centre stage in poll-bound Karnataka as the Congress went on the defensive and on Thursday promised to construct and renovate...
Congress associated with ’85 per cent commission’: PM Modi in poll-bound...
BENGALURU:
Coming down heavily on the Congress on the issue of corruption, Prime Minister C on Sunday said the grand old party had always been...
Ban Home Minister Amit Shah, UP CM Yogi Adityanath from campaigning...
BENGALURU:
The Congress urged the Election Commission (EC) on Friday to ban Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from...
Karnataka polls: Cong says it’s committed to protection, progress of women,...
BENGALURU:
Congress delivers on its promises-as we have done in RJ,CG, HP, Ramesh said in a tweet.He said the Congress government in Rajasthan for women...
Corrupt BJP regime only focused on helping 2-3 of its ‘mitr’,...
Karnataka:
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday sought to reach out to farmers, labourers and small businesses, saying his party was committed to scripting a...
Voting for JD(S) means voting for Cong, says Amit Shah in...
BENGALURU:
I request the people and voters of Sakaleshpur to ensure Cement Manjunath BJP candidate wins and strengthen Modis hands, he added.Stating that JDS and...
Karnataka Assembly polls: BJP now is divided house, says Congress’ Shivakumar
Karnataka:
As leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party jumped ship to Congress ahead of the Karnataka Assembly elections, state Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Saturday...
Shah confident of BJP win in K’taka, says Rahul should not...
Karnataka:
Home Minister Amit Shah expressed confidence on Saturday that the BJP will win 15-20 seats more than the halfway mark in Karnataka assembly polls...
Karnataka polls: Congress alleges CMO calling returning officers to reject its...
Karnataka:
The CMO must be investigated, the Kanakapura candidate demanded.On Union Minister Shobha Karandlajes charge that the Congress was collecting bribe from those candidates who...
Nationalist Congress Party fields former Karnataka Minister R Shankar from Ranebennur
MUMBAI:
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday announced its list of nine candidates for the next month's Karnataka Assembly elections.
NCP fields former BJP Minister...
K’taka assembly polls: Akhanda Srinivasa Murthy files nomination paper as independent
Karnataka:
Days after resigning from the Karnataka assembly over his name not figuring in any of the Congress' candidates lists for the May 10 assembly...
Cong slams govt over ex-SC judge’s appointment as Guv, calls it...
NEW DELHI:
The Congress on Sunday attacked the government over the appointment of retired Supreme Court judge S Abdul Nazeer as a governor by citing...
Siddaramaiah’s Kolar visit fuels speculation of contesting 2023 polls there
KOLAR:
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's visit to Kolar on Sunday, and his cryptic statement about coming back to the constituency during the filing of nomination,...
Cong is ‘sinking ship,’ people there will come to BJP: Karnataka...
RAICHUR:
Dubbing Congress as a ''sinking ship,'' Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday claimed that people from the grand old party will jump ship...
Political parties should behave responsibly without challenging L&O: Bommai
HUBBALLI:
With the Congress in Karnataka all set to hold protests censuring the egg hurling incident against party stalwart Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on...
Kumaraswamy says son Nikhil will not contest Karnataka assembly polls
MANDYA/BENGALURU:
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said his son and party youth wing president Nikhil Kumaraswamy will not be contesting the assembly polls...
“It is a coalition govt in Karnataka, not run by original...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar on Sunday said it was a coalition government in the state, and it is not being run by...
Karnataka Cong to mark Sonia Gandhi’s deposition before ED on July...
BENGALURU:
The Congress in Karnataka will hold a protest on July 21, as party national President Sonia Gandhi is likely to depose before Enforcement Directorate...
Tussle brews within Karnataka Cong over Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar’s birthday bashes
BENGALURU:
Followers and supporters of former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, are planning to throw a huge party on his 75th birthday. But, this has resulted...
Karnataka Congress chief’s MP-brother DK Suresh expresses concern over personality cult...
BENGALURU:
Congress MP D K Suresh on Thursday expressed concern over the personality cult in the party at the preparatory meet for senior leader Siddaramaiah's...
Cong sets up political affairs committee for Karnataka, names 5 AICC...
NEW DELHI:
As part of efforts to get battle-ready for the Karnataka Assembly polls next year, the Congress on Saturday formed a political affairs committee...
Rahul Gandhi holds meeting with Karnataka Cong leaders, discusses strategy for...
NEW DELHI:
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday held a meeting with senior leaders from Karnataka and discussed the party's preparedness and campaign strategy...
RS polls: 3 from BJP including Nirmala Sitharaman register win, Cong...
BENGALURU:
The ruling BJP in Karnataka had the last laugh as it won all the three Rajya Sabha seats it had contested in, out of...
After horse-riding claims in RS polls, Kumaraswamy calls Congress ‘B’ team...
BENGALURU:
As the polling for Rajya Sabha elections is underway in Karnataka, Janata Dal (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Friday called Congress a "B" team...
RS polls: JD(S) MLA Srinivasa Gowda claims he voted for Congress
BENGALURU:
Karnataka JD(S) MLA K Srinivasa Gowda on Friday said that he voted in favour of Congress as the polling for the Rajya Sabha for...
RS polls: Kumaraswamy alleges horse trading bid in Karnataka, claims Siddaramaiah...
BENGALURU:
Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy on Friday alleged "horse-trading" in the Karnataka Rajya Sabha elections claiming that Congress leader Siddaramaiah was pressurising JDS...
Eshwarappa to skip Karnataka BJP executive meet
SHIVAMOGGA:
Senior Karnataka BJP leader K S Eshwarappa, who has resigned as Minister following allegations of abetting the suicide of a civil contractor, on Saturday...
BJP MLA claims same conspirators behind his sex CD scandal and...
BELAGAVI:
Former Minister and BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi on Thursday claimed that the same team of conspirators were behind the 'sex CD scandal' involving him...
Contractor death: Siddaramaiah, Surjewala others court arrest demanding Minister’s arrest and...
BENGALURU:
Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala along with many top Congress leaders courted arrest on Thursday while marching to...
No action against Minister Eshwarappa until preliminary inquiry is completed: Karnataka...
BENGALURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday ruled out any action against Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister K S Eshwarappa, against whom...
BJP leadership asks Karnataka unit, ministers to highlight development agenda
BENGALURU:
Amid the recent communal issues in Karnataka, the BJP central leadership has asked leaders of its state unit and ministers to bring the development...
Not surprised by Al Qaeda’s praise for Karnataka Hijab defender: CM
BENGALURU/MYSURU:
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said he was not surprised with Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri heaping praise on college student Muskan...
BJP-run Karnataka govt is country’s most corrupt: Rahul Gandhi
BENGALURU:
Setting the mood for Assembly elections in Karnataka due next year, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday exhorted party leaders in the State...
Rahul Gandhi on two-day Karnataka visit; to pay obeisance to ‘Walking...
BENGALURU:
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be on a two-day visit to Karnataka from Thursday during which he will pay obeisance to late Shivakumara Swamiji...
