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Rahul Gandhi to hold 'Jai Bharat' rally in poll-bound Karnataka on Apr 9

The election rally will be the first such public meeting of Rahul Gandhi after he was disqualified as a member of Lok Sabha

K'taka polls: CM Bommai may field Vijayendra against Siddaramaiah in Varuna

Setting the tone for a high voltage contest in Karnataka, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday hinted at fielding his predecessor B.S. Yediyurappa's son B.Y. Vijayendra

PM Modi to go on safari trip at Bandipur Tiger Reserve on April 9

According to the report, PM Modi will arrive in Bandipur Tiger reserve after attending the programme at Mysuru

Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: All you need to know about the polls

The term of the current assembly expires on May 24. A total of 52.1 million voters are eligible to vote in the upcoming elections

Congress first list of candidates for Karnataka polls likely on March 17

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday said the first list of party's candidates for the Karnataka Assembly polls, is most likely to be announced on March 17. The former Chief Minister said, winnability is the major criteria for the ticket distribution to the Assembly polls, likely by May. "The first list (of candidates) will most likely be out on March 17, because there is a meeting of the (party's) central election committee that day and the first list may get finalised," Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters here, he said, "Winnability is the criteria and we will give tickets to those, whom our reports favour." State Congress President D K Shivakumar had recently said that the screening committee of the party has reviewed all the applications of the aspirants, and the opinion of the screening committee will be sent to the central election committee of the AICC for the final review. The Congress has set a target of winning at least 150 seats in the 224-member Assembly,

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"

Shah to visit poll-bound K'taka on Saturday; to address rally in Belagavi

Besides attending a mega road show, the BJP leader will also address a massive public rally in Belagavi

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

Congress leader Siddaramaiah to contest Karnataka Assembly polls from Kolar

Ending all speculations, senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday announced that he will be contesting the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly polls from Kolar constituency. The 75-year-old former chief minister, who was looking for a "safe seat", had been giving indications about choosing Kolar for some time now, by holding a series of meetings with party leaders from the district. "I have decided to be a candidate for the next election from Kolar," Siddaramaiah said at a public meeting here amid loud cheers from the crowd. "I have decided to contest from this constituency, but it is subject to approval from the high command," he said. Congress leaders and workers from Kolar have been exerting pressure on the Congress Legislature Party leader to contest from there. Siddaramaiah had received similar requests from Varuna, Badami, Hebbal, Koppal and Chamrajpet segments among others. The Congress Legislature Party Leader's earlier visit to Kolar in November and his cryptic statement

Ahead of K'taka polls, Kharge calls meeting of state Cong leaders in Delhi

As assembly elections in Karnataka are due in the next few months, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has called a meeting of the party's senior leaders from the state on Monday in New Delhi, to discuss the preparations and the strategy for the polls. According to a party functionary, 14 leaders from the state, including Karnataka Congress President D K Shivakumar, and state Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah, among others will be attending the meeting at the AICC office in the national capital. Amid signs of factionalism within the state unit, Kharge is likely to instruct the party leaders to work in a united manner for ensuring victory, the functionary said, adding that discussions are likely to take place regarding preparations, tour plans, preliminary discussions regarding candidate selection, among others. Confirming former chief minister Siddaramaiah's attendance at the meeting, his office in a statement said the Leader of Opposition in the assembly will be travelling to

AAP says it will do better than Gujarat in Karnataka assembly elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is scouting for good candidates who can win on their own reputation, and would focus on about 60 constituencies in the Assembly elections in Karnataka just a few months away. AAP is upbeat after wresting control of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) from the BJP and the noticeable show in the Gujarat Assembly election, say party leaders in Karnataka. The party's state unit Vice-President Bhaskar Rao told PTI here on Friday that the five AAP candidates who emerged victorious in the Gujarat poll were not backed by "money and muscle power", and they won on their own reputation. "We would like to pursue that line here (in Karnataka)", he said. While the party would field "new and good candidates" in all the 224 Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where the polls are due by May, it would focus on 50 to 60 "winnable" segments. "We are very optimistic that in Karnataka, we will make a better mark than what we have done in Gujarat", Rao said, adding that

BJP victory in Gujarat will increase party votes in K'taka polls: CM Bommai

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai exuded confidence in a BJP victory in Karnataka elections and said a victory in Gujarat assembly polls will increase votes in this state polls by at least 3 to 5 per cent

Samajwadi Party to give unconditional support to JD (S) in K'taka by-polls

Samajwadi Party unit of Karnataka has announced to give unconditional support to candidates of Janata Dal (Secular) in the upcoming state assembly by-polls scheduled to be held on November 3

Filing of nominations begins for November 3 Assembly bypolls in Karnataka

Congress' T B Jayachandra was the lone candidate who filed his nomination on Friday, the first day to so, from Sira; while no candidate filed papers from R R Nagar segment

Jharkhand, Karnataka polls: How to vote, find polling booth, and other FAQs

From how to check voter information online to how to find polling booth nearest you - here are answers to some frequently asked questions by voters in India

Congress to meet President, seek dismissal of Yediyurappa's Karnataka govt

Yediyurappa has admitted that it was his voice in an audio clip in which he can be heard luring a legislator's son in Devadurga, the congress leader alleged.

BJP claims Modi connected with 2.5 mn people through NaMo app in Karnataka

'NaMo' app created a unique way of electioneering and reached out to 2.5 million people, which included party's candidates, workers and supporters, in the poll-bound state

Karnataka politics: Making sense of HD Deve Gowda and Mayawati's handshake

On Thursday, Janata Dal (Secular) and BSP announced a pre-poll alliance of the two parties for the Karnataka assembly polls. Karnataka assembly has 224-seats. The polls are scheduled for April-May.