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Tuesday, December 16, 2025
TopicBJP Karnataka

Topic: BJP Karnataka

Ticket denials trigger ‘proxy war’ in Karnataka BJP. Eshwarappa leads charge against Yediyurappa

Dissent boils over as leaders accuse Yediyurappa of favouring his family & circle for tickets. KS Eshwarappa says he will stand as Independent against ex-CM's son in Shivamogga.

Money, might & grip on Ballari — why BJP brought back Janardhana Reddy, ‘kingpin’ of mining scam 

Mining baron has returned to BJP fold after a year. Once a powerful cabinet minister, he continues to hold much sway over Ballari, one of Karnataka's most back backward regions.

‘Feels good to be back home’ — G Janardhana Reddy merges his KRPP with BJP in Karnataka

The mining tycoon Monday said he would work to make Narendra Modi PM for a 3rd term. Reddy was state minister in previous Yediyurappa govt before he was jailed in an alleged mining scam.

Union minister Karandlaje faces EC rap for ‘creating enmity’ between Kannadigas & Tamilians

Union minister Shobha Karandlaje suggested Tuesday that those responsible for the blast at Bengaluru’s Rameshwaram Cafe on 1 March were ‘trained’ in Tamil Nadu.

Tejasvi Surya, other BJP leaders join Hanuman Chalisa protest over shop owner’s assault in Bengaluru

BJP workers & Hindutva groups claim attack was over playing of 'Hanuman Chalisa' during Azaan. But there is no mention of its recitation in complaint or FIR.

Pratap Simha, Nalin Kateel — why BJP’s Hindutva firebrands in Karnataka were denied LS tickets

Simha replaced by Mysuru royal scion Yaduveer Wadiyar, former Army officer Capt Brijesh Chowta fielded in place of Kateel. Party yet to decide fate of 6-time MP Anantkumar Hegde.

BJP fires ‘senile’ barb at Siddaramaiah for ‘avalu vs avaru’ faux pas in reference to President Murmu

Siddaramaiah made remark during speech in Chitradurga when he was attacking BJP for not inviting President Murmu to inauguration of new Parliament building & Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Siddaramaiah’s remark on lifting hijab ban sparks political row — ‘conspiracy to implement Sharia law’

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's remark about revoking the hijab ban in educational institutions has triggered a political row, with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...

Political matrimony: A Lingayat grand alliance is the latest in Karnataka’s power matches

Family of Congress veteran Shamanur Shivashankarappa & their marriages show how such alliances allow politicians to maintain leverage in a community within a caste, across sub-sects.

Yediyurappa confidant & Vokkaliga leader Ashoka named LoP as ex-CM regains full control of Karnataka BJP

Former deputy CM R. Ashoka's election comes week after Yediyurappa's son, B.Y. Vijayendra, was appointed BJP state unit chief. Post of opposition leader had lain vacant for 6 months.

On Camera

Why district judges almost never make it to India’s Supreme Court

Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.