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Monday, October 13, 2025
TopicBJP Karnataka

Topic: BJP Karnataka

‘Leaked tapes’ of Karnataka IPS officer, murky power deal — scandal hits Yediyurappa govt

The clips, in which police chief Bhaskar Rao is purportedly talking to a power broker, have renewed allegations of political appointments in the police.

Modi and Shah have been challenged for the first time — by Yediyurappa, of all people

Defying age, caste, corruption and the test of loyalty, Yediyurappa has forced the BJP’s hand in pulling down the Congress-JD(S) govt and installing his own.

Why Modi-Shah’s BJP bent its rules for Yediyurappa

BJP has tried to promote other Karnataka leaders such as Sadananda Gowda & Jagadish Shettar but always had to fall back on Yediyurappa to win polls.

Yeddyurappa is Yediyurappa again as he takes oath as Karnataka CM

The BJP leader had changed the spelling of his name from Yediyurappa to Yeddyurappa after he had to resign as chief minister in 2007.

The big challenge Karnataka BJP will face if it forms government now

If BJP forms govt in Karnataka, it will have a wafer-thin majority. The party fears any reverse poaching of MLAs could tilt the scales against it.

Modi’s Mann Ki Baat, Priyanka & Rahul tweeting habits, and Derek O’Brien ko gussa kyon aata hai

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Ranveer bowls over Singhvi, Subramanian Swamy attacks Rahul, and Sachin Pilot turns pink

The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Kumaraswamy refuses to work for Modi voters – a sign of frustrated, undemocratic opposition?

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy lost his cool on a group of protesting workers in Raichur demanding jobs.

Independent Karnataka MP Sumalatha to back Modi govt, could get ministerial berth

Sumalatha Ambareesh, who defeated former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s grandson and Karnataka CM H.D. Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil, was backed by the BJP in Mandya.

Why son Raghavendra’s Shimoga campaign is a fight for survival for Yeddyurappa

Raghavendra and Yeddyurappa have retained Shimoga, one of Karnataka's 28 Lok Sabha seats, for the BJP for a decade.

On Camera

Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.