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Expectations of Cong win aggravate DKS-Siddaramaiah tension
At the outset, everything seems to be fine for the Congress. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah are in perfect harmony and working in tandem to bring the Congress to power in Karnataka. The internal surveys and surveys conducted by media houses suggest a comfortable majority for the party. The survey results have only made the competition between the two leaders who are successfully challenging the BJP leadership more intense.
Karnataka polls: JD(S) releases 12-point manifesto, lays emphasis on women, farmers
In the manifesto, the party has promised to waive loans taken by Stree Shakti Groups, provide five LPG cylinders in a year for free, Rs 6,000 allowance for pregnant women for six months, hike of widow pension from Rs 900 to Rs 2,500 and pension for persons who completed 15 years of service.
Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Kolar where he made Modi surname remarks
Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to arrive in Bengaluru and travel to neighbouring Kolar to address the 'Jai Bharat' rally. The rally was first scheduled on April 5, 9 and finally April 16. The Gandhi scion is scheduled to inaugurate 'Indira Gandhi Bhavan' near the Congress headquarters in Bengaluru later. AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge is also expected to attend the programme.
Eyeing Lingayat votes, BJP high command treads carefully on Yediyurappa
Analysts who have watched Yediyurappa closely talk about how he challenged the BJP's revered leader L.K. Advani in 2011 after being asked to resign following the Lokayukta report against him on alleged charges of illegal mining. He did not accept the diktat of the BJP high command on the appointment of the new CM.He installed the CM of his choice, D.V. Sadananda Gowda. Later, in July 2012, he got Sadananada Gowda removed from the office and anointed Jagadish Shettar to the CM's post, much to the chagrin of the BJP high command and his enemies.
Amit Shah likely to visit Bengal again in May
In all probability, the occasion will be on May 9 when the country will be celebrating the birth anniversary of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. Sources from the BJP state committee said that they have requested the minister to visit the state often. To which, the minister had expressed his desire to come to the state again on May 9 and attend the function celebrating Tagore's birthday. "Although nothing has been finalised, there is a possibility that if the Union minister comes to the state again next month.
Narottam Mishra turns 63, likely to get key position in MP BJP soon
Six-term member of the state Assembly from the Datia district and fourth-term cabinet minister, Mishra began his political career in 1977-1978 with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Bharatiya Jana Yuva Morcha (BJYM). Currently, he holds several important portfolios including Home, Law and Parliamentary Affairs in the state cabinet. He became the cabinet minister for the first time under former Chief Minister Babulal Gaur in 2005.
Karnataka Assembly polls: Jagadish Shettar to declare final decision
Shettar has called the meeting of his followers and clearly stated that if a ticket is not issued, he will take his decision. Shettar is an influential leader in Kittur Karnataka region considered as a bastion of the saffron party. He has been in active politics for four decades. According to sources, the high command is asking him to retire from electoral politics on the lines of former ministers and senior leaders K.S. Eshwarappa, Halady Srinivas Shetty.
Nitish Kumar asks supporters to desist from taking his name as next PM
Addressing a gathering of JD-U workers at the party headquarters here, Nitish Kumar said that such slogans would derail the work he is doing at the moment. "I request all of you with folded hands to avoid chanting my name as the Prime Minister of the country. I am working on uniting the opposition parties in the country to fight against the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Repeal repressive 'black laws' like NSA: Sukhbir Badal
"It is an attempt to distract attention of the people from the brazen incompetence and failures of the ruling party to honour its commitments to Punjabis," said Badal. The Akali Dal chief shot off a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention for repeal of these "black laws" in the light of experience and their adverse impact on the country's image as the world's largest democracy.
Branding everyone 'anti-nationals' a dangerous trend, warns Kharge
"The culture of forcing silence on anyone - be it opposition parties, civil society groups, activists, NGOs, judiciary, media and ordinary citizens and branding them as 'anti-nationals' is a dangerous trend, that will finish our democracy and destroy our Constitution," he said in a statement. The Congress chief also alleged that the Parliament has been converted into an arena of combat rather than debate and not by the opposition, but by the ruling party itself.
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