Bengaluru : Outgoing Congress Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday won the Badami Assembly seat in Bagalkot district but lost in Chamundeshwari in Mysuru. According to results declared by the Election Commission, Siddaramaiah won in Badami by a narrow margin of 1,696 votes over BJP’s B. Sreeramulu. He lost to Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) rival G.T. Deve […]
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Siddaramaiah was over-confident: Karnataka minister
Bengaluru : Blaming Siddaramaiah for his “over-confidence”, Karnataka Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said the Chief Minister was advised against contesting from two seats but he still went ahead. He said the Congress did not do even 10 per cent of what the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did during the campaigning. “Rahul Gandhi (Congress […]
Congress backs JD-S on Karnataka government formation
Bengaluru : The Congress on Tuesday said it had offered its backing to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to form a government in Karnataka following a hung Assembly. Party leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said the party had preliminary telephonic talk with both JD-S chief and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and his son and former […]
Siddaramaiah trailing in both seats
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was on Tuesday trailing in both the constituencies where he contested, officials said. The Congress leader was way behind G.T Deve Gowda of the Janata Dal-Secular in Chamundeshwari by over 13,000 votes, Election Commission officials said. And after leading initially, Siddaramaiah fell behind B.R. Sriramulu of the Bharatiya Janata […]
Siddaramaiah says will make way for Dalit CM
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said he will step aside for a Dalit Chief Minister if the Congress leadership wishes. “It is fine if the party decides to have a Dalit Chief Minister,” he said, according to News18. The statement comes after exit polls following Assembly elections on Saturday predicted a hung […]
Congress will win, get over 120 seats: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Mysuru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that he was “very confident” of the ruling Congress retaining power in the southern state by winning over 120 seats. “We are very confident of retaining power. There is no question of a hung Assembly at all,” an upbeat Siddaramaiah told reporters before voting in Mysuru district, […]
Siddaramaiah serves Rs 100 cr defamation notice to Modi, Shah
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday served a Rs 100-crore legal notice on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President Amit Shah and party’s state unit chief B.S. Yeddyurappa for alleged defamatory speeches and advertisements against him in the media. The BJP leaders will have to face civil and criminal action and pay damages […]
Siddaramaiah dares Modi, Yeddyurappa for debate
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa to an open debate with him. “Prime Minister Modi is deliberately confusing Karnataka voters with his bombastic speeches on non-issues. All hot air and no substance. My contest is not with him. It is with […]
Cite Yeddyurappa’s contribution to Karnataka, Siddaramaiah asks Modi
Bengaluru : Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to recall any contribution to the state by his BJP predecessor and Chief Ministerial face for the May 12 election, B.S. Yeddyurappa in his term (2008-2011). “Dear PM Narendra Modi, I challenge you to speak about the achievements of B.S. Yeddyurappa’s government […]
Siddaramaiah dares Modi for debate on Karnataka crime rate
Bengaluru : Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of repeating lies for political purposes, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday challenged him to take part in an open debate with him on the issues of crime, and the law and order situation in Karnataka compared to the BJP-ruled states. Responding to Modi’s allegations that the law […]