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Karnataka Elections 2018

BJP unleashes campaign might in Karnataka: 10 cabinet ministers, 11 MoSs & state CMs

Critics are asking who is running the government with all these ministers in Karnataka but government officials said ministers have been clearing files whenever they are in Delhi.

RLD-SP will deliver the message of opposition unity in Kairana bypoll: Jayant Chaudhary

Former MP Begum Tabassum Hasan is the opposition’s joint candidate for the 28 May bypoll — she quit the SP to officially join the RLD on 6 May.

To install Yeddyurappa as Karnataka CM, Modi will have to run through the caste barrier

Even in the former CM’s own village, people are getting ready to vote on caste lines, which means the BJP will have to work hard to win over non-Lingayats.

Modi or BJP has no moral right to talk about corruption, Sonia says in Karnataka

During his election rallies, PM Modi repeatedly said Sonia and Rahul are “out on bail” in the National Herald case. 

Breaking down Siddaramaiah’s indifferent mathematical tweet

Karnataka chief minister adds up BJP leaders in his mathematical tweet. BJP's Yeddyurappa adds his own bit of chemistry.

Caste likely to decide Siddaramaiah’s fate in the close battle for Badami

BJP’s Sriramulu belongs to the Valmiki Scheduled Tribe, which can counter the large number of voters of the Kuruba community to which the CM...

Eyeing Lingayat votes, Sonia to campaign near Basavanna’s birthplace in Karnataka Tuesday

Local leaders want Sonia to campaign in this election given that she contested the Bellary LS constituency in 1999 and defeated BJP’s Sushma Swaraj.

Manmohan reminds Karnataka of UPA achievements, attacks Modi govt’s ‘whims & fancies’

The former PM and noted economist cited demonetisation, GST and GDP growth to slam Modi govt, while reminding people of the UPA’s achievements.

Sriramulu: The ‘dear friend’ of mining baron Reddy just can’t get enough of Modi’s charisma

If the BJP returns to power in Karnataka, he added, it would entirely be the result of PM Modi’s strategy to reach out to voters in the final stretch of the campaign.

Who to vote for in the Karnataka election? Just go with your mutt

There are no official figures on the number of mutts belonging to different castes, sub-castes and sects in Karnataka, but they are estimated to be in the hundreds.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

Vice Admiral Dinesh Kumar Tripathi to take over as Chief of the Naval Staff

He has been the chief of personnel and the flag officer commanding-in-chief, Western Naval Command, in the rank of vice admiral.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.