 Congress back with a bang in Karnataka; BJP, KJP bite the dust
The Congress pulled off an easy win in Karnataka assembly elections on Wednesday as the party appeared all set to form the government on its own with around 120 seats in its kitty.
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Karnataka Assembly polls 2013: Sonia, Rahul, Manmohan Singh to campaign
Congress in Karnataka will launch blitzkrieg for May 5 Assembly polls with Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi slated to criss-cross the state during a 10-day long campaign from April 23.
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Karnataka polls: BJP’s Namoshi, Belur now join JD(S)
Shasil G Namoshi, the Bharatiya Janata Party member of Legislative Council, and Belur Gopalakrishna, the BJP legislator, joined the Janata Dal (Secular).
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Karnataka poll 2013: Parties launch campaign, release manifestos
With three weeks to go for the May 5 Karnataka assembly poll, the Congress Saturday launched its poll campaign, the ruling BJP sought the voters` forgiveness for corruption scandals and two parties released their manifestos.
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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013: Yeddyurappa’s KJP too plagued with infighting
Not just ruling BJP, scourge of discord among party members has spread to ex-CM BS Yedyurappa`s newly-formed Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) as well, as leaders from Dakshin Kannada threatened to resign.
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Karnataka Assembly polls 2013: Moily not in CM race
Ruling himself out for the post of Karnataka chief minister, Union Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on Friday highlighted his contribution to the poll-bound state.
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Karnataka polls: Two Ministers of BJP govt enter poll fray
Primary and Secondary Education Minister Vishveshwara Hegde Kageri (Sirsi) and Medical Education Minister SA Ramadass (Krishnaraja) entered the fray.
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K’taka polls: Key Cong leaders skip campaign-commencing rally
Senior Congress leaders SM Krishna, Rahman Khan, KH Muniyappa and N Dharam Singh on Saturday skipped the campaign-commencing public rally of the party here on Saturday for the May five Assembly elections in Karnataka.
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Karnataka polls 2013: Will waive all farm loans, if we come to power, says JDS
JDS of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda promised to waive all loans availed by farmers, weavers, fishermen and artisans, even as it came out with a separate manifesto for Bangalore, ahead of May five Karnataka polls.
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Yeddyurappa promises Rs 2,000-cr budget allocation for Muslims
Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa`s Karnataka Janata Party on Saturday promised to waive farmers` loans and allocate Rs 2,000 crore for Muslims in the budget in its poll manifesto.
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We will ask people`s forgiveness for lapses: Shettar
Jagadish Shettar said his party was not personality based but ideology oriented and will ask for another term in the May five assembly polls on the basis of its performance.
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More than 20% of Karnataka candidates have criminal cases
40 of 194 candidates of BJP and Congress contesting May 5 Assembly elections have criminal cases against them, according to NGOs—Karnataka Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
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CAT stays transfer of 7 IAS, 1 IPS officer
Central Administrative Tribunal stayed recent transfer of 7 IAS officers and IPS officer by state government at direction of Election Commission in run-up to May five Karnataka Assembly polls.
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Karnataka elections: 84 candidates file their nominations
Chief Electoral Officer Anil Kumar Jha said 27 candidates had submitted their nominations on April 10, the first day when filing of papers began.
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Criminal case filed against Karnataka Dy CM for ‘hate speech’
Days after making an alleged "hate speech" against minority community, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa was slapped with criminal case after electoral officials issued directions for it.
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Karnataka polls 2013: Modi or Nitish, who should BJP ask to campaign?
With a growing clamor in the BJP for projecting Narendra Modi as the PM candidate and JD(U) opposed to it, can BJP effort to allow Gujarat CM Modi to lead party’s campaign in Karnataka during the upcoming Assembly polls?
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Rs 12 lakh seized ahead of Karnataka assembly polls
An amount of Rs 12 lakh which was being illegally transported from Bangalore to Mysore in a car, allegedly to woo voters for the May 5 Assembly polls, was seized by police on Friday.
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Karnataka politicians turn to astrology to ward off ill omen
With only few weeks left for the assembly elections in Karnataka, politicians cutting across party lines are seeking the help of astrologers to boost their prospects of winning in the upcoming polls, scheduled next month.
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Dissent in BSY’s KJP over candidate selection
Not only the ruling BJP and the Congress, but the Karnataka Janata Party led BS Yeddyurappa too is facing problems over the selection of the candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections.
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No question of BJP coming to power in Karnataka: Moily
Union Minister M Veerappa Moily told reporters that there was "no question" of BJP returning to power.
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Rebel trouble for BJP in Karnataka
Rebel trouble has cropped up for the ruling BJP in Karnataka ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls.
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I was offered Rs 10 crore to quit Karnataka poll race: Shanthana Gowda
Congress candidate DG Shanthana Gowda has alleged that he was offered Rs 10 crore to quit the election race in Karnataka.
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Eshwarappa faces trouble for alleged hate speech
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader K S Eshwarappa has landed in trouble with a local court admitting a complaint against him on charge of making a "hate speech."
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K’taka polls: Congress in a fix over candidates’ selection
Opposition Congress is facing difficulty in finalising 47 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections in the backdrop of intense lobbying by senior party leaders in the high-stake polls.
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