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Topic: BJP Karnataka

Why minister C.T. Ravi wanted casinos in Karnataka but took a U-turn on the proposal

Asked whether the Karnataka govt was looking at casinos to generate revenue, minister C.T. Ravi told ThePrint there was no such proposal. 

BJP MLAs trashed Bengaluru elevated road in 2018. Now they say it can end traffic nightmare

Tenders for Rs 26,000-cr project were invited by Kumaraswamy govt in 2018, but Yediyurappa-led BJP govt cancelled the process on coming to power.

‘The de facto CM’ — Yediyurappa backing son Vijayendra sparks dissent in Karnataka BJP   

A section of the BJP alleges that B.Y. Vijayendra has been given a free rein in administrative affairs and that many party MLAs are asked to go through him before Yediyurappa signs on files.

Shobha Karandlaje — from devout Sangh follower to ‘most powerful woman’ in Karnataka

Born in Dakshina Kannada in 1966, BJP MP Shobha Karandlaje is known outside Karnataka mostly for the controversies she stokes.

BJP asks Karnataka leaders Anantkumar Hegde, Vaman Acharya to apologise for Gandhi remarks

Hegde had described Mahatma Gandhi-led freedom struggle as ‘drama’, while Acharya had initially backed him, saying the MP’s comments were ‘thought-provoking’ before retracting them. 

Karnataka BJP backs Anantkumar Hegde, says his remarks on Gandhi ‘thought-provoking’

While BJP high command expresses displeasure at Hegde, state unit says MP represents a section of people who have a lot of questions on the freedom struggle.

Do Modi-Shah risk losing another state by undermining B.S. Yediyurappa in Karnataka?

Since July, Karnataka CM B.S. Yediyurappa has not been able to meet PM Modi & Home Minister Amit Shah to discuss cabinet expansion, indicating a rocky relationship between them.

BJP leads in 11 of 15 assembly seats as counting for Karnataka bypolls underway

Congress, which has won 12 of the 15 seats in the last election, is leading in just two constituencies while JD(S) is ahead in the remaining three.

Warring brothers, party-hoppers and rebellion ahead of Karnataka’s make-or-break bypolls

The Karnataka bypolls not only hold the key to the fate of Congress-JD (S) defectors, some individual contests promise to pack a serious punch.

BJP happy as SC allows rebel MLAs to contest but Yediyurappa’s real challenge starts now

Fifteen of the 17 former Congress-JD(S) MLAs are likely to be fielded as BJP candidates in the 5 December Karnataka bypolls.

On Camera

My first meeting with Modi ji in 1996 gave me a living model of leadership: ML Khattar

As Modi enters his seventy-sixth year of service to the nation, I join millions in wishing him strength and success.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

China navy achieves breakthrough with new fighter jet launch system. What are electromagnetic catapults

China’s most advanced aircraft carrier—Fujian—uses electromagnetic catapults, a core component of future aircraft carriers.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.