Karnataka Election: News
12 May 2018
KarnatakaBJP or Congress? Karnataka votes to choose its next government
More than 4.98cr voters will cast their ballot today to decide the next government in Karnataka.
11 May 2018
KarnatakaSting video: Congress asks disqualification of BJP's Karnataka candidate, Sriramulu
In a petition to Election Commission, Congress today has asked the BJP candidate B Sriramulu be disqualified from fighting the Karnataka assembly polls.
10 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka elections: First battle for the upcoming war in 2019
The unprecedented media space for Karnataka is anything but unreasonable, after all it's a fight between two national parties - one that's fighting an existential battle (Congress), while the other wanting to get done with its 'party of the north' tag (BJP).
10 May 2018
KarnatakaWhy minority status for the Lingayats before Karnataka elections?
Karnataka goes to polls in 2 days, and the hottest debated question of the assembly elections - is which way will the Lingayats vote?
10 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka shocker: 10,000 voter IDs found in Bengaluru flat
A massive controversy has erupted with the seizure of 10,000 voter ID cards in a Bengaluru flat, three days ahead of the Karnataka election.
09 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: Highest number of critical polling stations in Bengaluru
With 1,595 critical polling stations, Bengaluru has the highest number of such stations in Karnataka, which has a total of 12,001 critical ones.
09 May 2018
Prakash JavadekarAlmost 10,000 voter IDs found in Bengaluru apartment
Almost 10,000 voter id cards were found in an apartment in Jalahalli in Bengaluru on Tuesday, ahead of the upcoming Karnataka polls.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaGame on! Yeddyurappa accepts Siddaramaiah's open-debate challenge
In a quick turn of events, BJP's CM candidate of Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa has accepted the open-debate challenge of incumbent Congress CM Siddaramaiah.
08 May 2018
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah wants Modi to apologize publicly or face Rs.100cr defamation-suit
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has threatened to file a Rs. 100cr defamation suit against BJP, PM Narendra Modi, party chief Amit Shah and its Karnataka candidate BS Yeddyurappa for 'false accusations' against him.
07 May 2018
India#KarnatakaPolls: BJP will get absolute-majority; hung assembly out-of-question: UP Minister
The BJP will get an absolute majority in Karnataka assembly elections slated for May 12, UP Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said.
06 May 2018
KarnatakaFrom loan waivers to foreign trips: Decoding Karnataka's manifestos
In a bid to project its CM candidate Yeddyurappa as pro-farmer, the BJP in its manifesto has promised to allocate Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for waiving farmer loans, and irrigation projects.
05 May 2018
KarnatakaTo ensure maximum voter turnout, Karnataka gets holiday on May-12
In order to ensure maximum voter participation on May 12, Karnataka government has declared a holiday for all government offices, banks, government and private educational institutions.
05 May 2018
IndiaKarnataka Manifesto: Why urban Karnataka matters?
About 38% of Karnataka's population lives in urban areas.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Elections: BJP manifesto promises waiver of farm loans
Reaching out to farmers, the BJP manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls today promised allocation of Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for irrigation projects and waiver of farm loans up to Rs. 1L borrowed from nationalized and cooperative banks.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaSC prohibits Reddy from campaigning, but the mining-baron is back
Former BJP heavyweight G Janardhana Reddy (GJR), charged in over 60 cases of illegal mining, cannot campaign in Ballari, the SC has ruled.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaBN Vijaya Kumar, Karnataka poll-candidate, dies after heart-attack at rally
Sitting BJP MLA of Jayanagar in Karnataka, BN Vijaya Kumar, died in the wee hours today after a massive heart attack. He was 60.
03 May 2018
KarnatakaRestrictions on alcohol sale in Bengaluru till Karnataka polls
Karnataka elections being just 9 days away, the atmosphere in the southern state is tensed and pulsating.
01 May 2018
KarnatakaStar campaigner is leading BJP's Karnataka election crusade
PM Modi kicked off his election campaign in Karnataka by launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi. He said, "The Congress President is 'Namdaar' so how does he know about the efforts of 'Kaamdaars'?"
24 Apr 2018
KarnatakaElection raid: Shutters down for many Bengaluru bars, pubs
Look around Bengaluru and you'll find many bars and pubs closed.
18 Apr 2018
IndiaFacebook to fact-check news in poll-bound Karnataka
Facebook has partnered with an independent digital journalism platform BOOM to launch a fact-checking program in India.
16 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: BJP releases second list of 82 candidates
Today, BJP released its second list of 82 candidates for the hotly-contested Karnataka Assembly polls.
12 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: Siddaramaiah says fake Congress candidate list in circulation
Karnataka's ruling Congress has recently been hit by election-related fake news. On Tuesday, several media organizations and lakhs of voters across the state received a candidates list via WhatsApp.
09 Apr 2018
KarnatakaBJP releases first list of 72 candidates for Karnataka polls
Yesterday, BJP announced its first list of 72 candidates contesting the Assembly polls in Karnataka.
06 Apr 2018
KarnatakaThree election-related apps, week-long exhibition: Steps taken before Karnataka polls
Three election-related BBMP-developed apps were launched by CEC Om Prakash Rawat yesterday in Bengaluru ahead of the May elections.
27 Mar 2018
IndiaMalviya's tweet based on news channel report: BJP to EC
The BJP today told the Election Commission that its IT cell chief Amit Malviya's tweet on the Karnataka Assembly election dates before the poll panel's announcement was based on a news channel's report.
27 Mar 2018
KarnatakaAmit Shah does a 'RaGa,' blames own candidate for corruption
An embarrassing moment ensued for BJP during Amit Shah's Bengaluru press-conference today.
27 Mar 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Assembly Elections: EC likely to announce dates today
The Election Commission is likely to announce the polling schedule for the 224-member Karnataka Assembly on Monday, official sources said.
20 Mar 2018
KarnatakaLingayats get special religious minority status, but are they non-Hindus?
Yesterday, Karnataka's Congress-led Siddaramaiah government granted a special religious minority status to the Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats.
04 Mar 2018
KarnatakaBengaluru: 'Save Bengaluru'- BJP's new campaign for May polls
With the Karnataka election slated for May, BJP launched 'Save Bengaluru' campaign on Holi, putting Congress on defense.
25 Feb 2018
KarnatakaWhat are BJP's and Congress's strategy for Karnataka polls?
In about a month, Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly polls. As the battle draws close, BJP and Congress have rolled up their sleeves for the big fight.
16 Feb 2018
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah woos Karnataka with his government's last budget
Ahead of the Assembly polls, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presented his government's last budget. It wasn't a full-fledged budget but a vote-on-account budget as the state goes to polls in April.
04 Feb 2018
KarnatakaCountdown has begun for Congress' end in Karnataka: Modi
Addressing a rally in Bengaluru to mark the end of BJP's months-long Parivartan Rally, PM Narendra Modi said the countdown to Congress' decimation in Karnataka had begun.
27 Jan 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: Government staff set to get 24-30% salary hike
This February, Karnataka's government's 6.2 lakh employees and pensioners are all set to receive a 24-30% salary-hike from the Siddaramaiah-led administration.
24 Jan 2018
KarnatakaBJP MLA: Karnataka contest is Ram v/s Allah
Congress and BJP MLAs have begun making provocative and outlandish statements signifying that the Karnataka polls are truly upon us.
16 Jan 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka govt to roll out free Wi-Fi for rural youth
Ahead of the Karnataka state Assembly election that is to be held this year, the state government has proposed to take technology to the gram panchayat level by providing the rural youth with free Wi-Fi and better employment opportunities.
12 Jan 2018
KarnatakaNow, Congress and BJP fight it out in Karnataka
After Gujarat and Himachal polls are done and dusted, the action has now moved to Karnataka.
26 Dec 2017
KarnatakaMoS Anantkumar Hegde: BJP will change the constitution
MoS Employment and Skill Development Anantkumar Hegde ruffled feathers when he announced that BJP will respect the word "secular" only because the Constitution mentions it.
22 Dec 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Can the Lingayat movement be compared with Patidar agitation?
After the Gujarat battle, focus has now shifted to the Karnataka Assembly elections to be held in early 2018. This is Congress's largest remaining bastion.
27 Oct 2017
KarnatakaDySP Ganapathy death case: Karnataka minister KJ George booked
In a setback to Congress in Karnataka, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a case against Karnataka minister and CM Siddaramaiah close aide KJ George and two senior police officials in Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) M K Ganapathy's death case in 2016.
22 Aug 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Pre-poll survey pegs a Congress win with 120-132 seats
A survey conducted by C Fore has predicted a Congress win in Karnataka with 120-132 seats. According to its predictions, BJP will get 60-72 seats, and JD(S) 24-30.
