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Karnataka polls: A new experiment in political mobilisation, says Manor

"The Congress will stress what it sees as the BJP's poor record in power"

Free bus rides for working women, school children in poll-bound Karnataka

Speaking after dedicating KSRTC's Volvo Multi Axel BS4-9600 sleeper buses ahead of the polls here, he said the purpose of chalking out this scheme was to enable women become self-reliant

BJP President Nadda to tour poll-bound Karnataka on Feb 20 and 21

BJP National President J P Nadda will be on a two-day visit to poll bound Karnataka on February 20 and 21, and will take part in various activities and events, aimed at preparing and strengthening the party for Assembly elections likely by April or May. Karnataka BJP General Secretary and MLC N Ravi Kumar in a statement said, Nadda, who will arrive in Mangaluru tonight, will be visiting parts of Udupi, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan districts during the next two days. He said the BJP chief after arriving in Managluru will stay in the city. He will take part in booth level convention in Udupi on February 20 morning, and later by afternoon will attend a public meeting in Byndoor. By evening that day he will be in Koppa in Chikkamagaluru district to take part in Arecanut growers convention, and thereafter will participate in a public representatives meeting at Sringeri. On February 21, Nadda, who will take part in a meeting with "intellectuals" in Chikkamagaluru, will attend a public meeti

RSS, BJP planning to make Pralhad Joshi as Karnataka CM: H D Kumaraswamy

Joshi is currently Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines and represents the Dharwad Lok Sabha segment

AAP setting agenda for K'taka polls, will fight all 224 seats: Atishi

Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi on Tuesday said her party is setting the agenda for the upcoming Karnataka assembly election with BJP promising 'Namma Clinic' on the lines of Delhi's Mohalla Clinics and Congress promising 200 units of free electricity as has been implemented in the national capital. The party will fight in all the 224 assembly constituencies across the state in the election, which is less than three months away, and the list of candidates would be announced in the first week of March, the AAP leader said at a press conference here. The party leader said people do not want a "copycat version of the Delhi model of governance and want the original". Hence, the party has decided to fight the election in Karnataka with all its vigour. She said the BJP and the Congress are "poor copycats in implementing schemes". While the saffron party has been in power for the past three-and-half years, it is only at the brink of assembly polls that it is promising to implement the 'Namm

JD(S) to grow beyond old Mysuru, get majority in K'taka polls: Kumaraswamy

Ruling out the possibility of a hung verdict, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday exuded confidence that his party will grow beyond its traditional old Mysuru region in the upcoming assembly polls and form a government on its own strength in Karnataka. The former Chief Minister also claimed that there is a strong undercurrent in his favour, especially in rural areas, and people are saying "this time it is Kumaranna (as Kumaraswamy is popularly known among his supporters)" He said his party has already announced a list of 93 candidates for the assembly polls, which is likely by May, and will announce the second list of 50-60 candidates in about 10 days. "In my opinion there will be a government with a clear majority this time, I have belief in it, I'm saying this as I'm able to gauge the pulse of the people. All these days it was said that JD(S) was limited to certain constituencies of the old Mysuru region. Today, growing beyond those boundaries, I'm confident about reaching th

CM Bommai slams Congress poll promises ahead of Karnataka assembly polls

Bommai said, "the Congress leader's statement shows his frustration and this has given a feeling that Shivakumar doesn't have the intention of implementing it

Voters must decide whom to support, patriots or tukde-tukde gang: Shah

If people want a Popular Front of India-free Karnataka, they should vote for the BJP, Shah said

As assembly polls loom in Karnataka, CM Bommai woos coastal voters

The state government will offer subsidy to fishermen who upgrade their motor boats from kerosene to petrol, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai stated

PFI ban puts minority votes under spotlight in poll-bound Karnataka

The possible electoral impact of the ban on the PFI in poll-bound Karnataka has sparked debate in political circles as its associate political wing SDPI, which has not been outlawed, is still relevant in certain constituencies with significant presence of the minority community. With the Union government imposing ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI) and several of its associates for their alleged terror activities, its political implications in Karnataka, where Assembly elections are just months away, are bound to be keenly watched. The now-banned PFI along with its associates like the political offshoot Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and students' wing Campus Front of India (CFI) have been making their presence felt in the past few years, among the Muslim-dominated areas of the state, especially in the coastal belt. The SDPI has over 300 public representatives in various local bodies and has been trying to make inroads into several assembly segments. It remains to be s

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to attend key party meeting in Karnataka today

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will attend the party's Karnataka unit's political affairs committee meeting on Tuesday evening, amid rumblings within ahead of 2023 Assembly polls

Yediyurappa cannot retire; will fight 2023 polls under his guidance: Bommai

Senior BJP leader B S Yediyurappa can never retire and the party will fight the 2023 assembly polls under his guidance, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday. Bommai's remarks come hours after Yediyurappa announced that he is vacating his Shikaripura constituency and will not contest the next election. Yediyurappa also said that his son and party's state vice-president B Y Vijayendra will contest the 2023 assembly polls from Shikaripura. The former chief minister's announcement seems to indicate the end of his electoral politics. "He never retires. Yediyurappa has never retired. In the next elections, his strength and guidance will be there," Bommai told reporters when asked under whose leadership the party will fight the next polls in the absence of Yediyurappa. He also mentioned that Yediyurappa is a "fatherly figure" and the central leaders know about that. The next assembly election in Karnataka is scheduled for May 2023. Bommai is in the national capital

We want Priyanka Gandhi to focus on South as well: Karnataka Congress chief

Ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections next year, State Congress President D K Shivakumar on Thursday said the party wants Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to "concentrate" on the South

Rahul discusses with Karnataka leaders preparation for next year's polls

AICC general secretary in charge for Karnataka Randeep Surjewala said the party would launch its 100-km 'Mekedatu Yatra' in the state from February 27

Strongly believe SC will accept OBC reservation survey: Siddaramaiah

'Backward classes were denied rightful political representation due to a lack of reservation in politics, it will be against Social Justice if they again lose their reservation due to the SC order'

Karnataka bypolls: Voting underway in two assembly constituencies

Voting is underway for the bypolls in Sindgi and Hangal assembly constituencies

JD(S) to field women candidates in 30-35 seats in 2023 polls: Kumaraswamy

He also said the party wants to give priority to committed women workers in the organisation

Best of BS Opinion: Modi's 'Nehruvian half-blunder', Karnataka by-elections

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Luck or coincidence: Did name change bring electoral gains to Yediyurappa?

It has not been a smooth ride for the 76-year old leader, as days after he took charge, most parts of Karnataka witnessed large-scale destruction due to worst-ever floods in the state's recent history

Karnataka bypolls: Voting underway, results may decide BJP govt's fate

Karnataka bypolls: While JD(S) has fielded candidates in 12 seats, BJP and Congress are contesting all the 15 seats