Karnataka
LS polls: Karnataka BJP reworking on strategies after loss in Assembly elections
BJP which had faced the Assembly elections with utmost confidence by allotting tickets to 72 new faces, while denying them to senior top party leaders was still decimated by the grand-old party. The saffron party lost its deposit in 46 Assembly constituencies and its candidates were relegated to third and fourth positions in most of the seats.
Karnataka BJP's internal strife comes out in open ahead of LS polls
Meanwhile, the ruling Congress, buoyed by the success, is looking to wrest more than 20 seats out of 28 parliamentary constituencies in the state.
Basavaraj Bommai takes responsibility for BJP's drubbing in Karnataka polls
Speaking to reporters after the meeting of BJP leaders in Belagavi, he said that they had introspected the party's defeat in the assembly elections. "The meeting was convened to ascertain whether local issues or other reasons affected the elections," Basavaraj Bommai said.
K'taka BJP to stage protests against minister's 'why can't cows be slaughtered' remark
The protest will be staged at all party district headquarters. Besides, the party plans to organise a large-scale protest in Bengaluru on Tuesday in which all legislators, former ministers and prominent BJP leaders are expected to take part.
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah announces 5 guarantees as promised
Siddaramaiah said the free bus travel scheme for women will come into effect by June 11, free power up to 200 units will be given from July; women heads will get Rs 2,000 from August and free 10 kg rice for all members of BPL card holders will be given from July 1.
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He also slammed the BJP-led Central government over the clean chit to China that not a single inch of land has been lost, saying that it is unacceptable but Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks otherwise. In an interaction with the media here on Thursday, the former Lok Sabha MP to a query about the given strength of the BJP, will the.
'Implementation of 5 guarantees after cabinet meet on June 2': Karnataka CM
"All details of the proposals and financial implications of the implementation were explained during the presentation. We are going to discuss and take a decision on Friday. We will let you know about the decisions taken there," Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah told the media.
Won't allow texts and lessons that poison children's minds, Siddaramaiah assures writers
He gave these assurance in a meeting held with more than 40 writers and heads of various organisations at his home office 'Krishna'. Siddaramaiah congratulated the writers for taking a firm stand against the BJP, which is putting the country at risk and destroying its pluralism, and volunteering to warn the people in this regard during the recent Assembly elections.
Karnataka government to snub bureaucrats with RSS affiliations: Sources
The sources said that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar have got the list of officers in various departments, who have close ties with the RSS and enjoyed the backing of the previous BJP government. Shivakumar had openly warned the police department on saffronisation and gave clear instructions on strictly adhering to the rule book.
With full cabinet in place, pressure builds up on CM to deliver on freebies
The opposition parties, the BJP and the JD (S), have given a call to the people not to pay the electricity bills and bus fares in the state from June. If the ruling party fails to make a concrete announcement in this regard, the political parties would plunge into agitation mode.
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