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Topic: BJP Karnataka

Silver linings in the Yes Bank & coronavirus crises, and Holi before riots for Parliament

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint

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.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.