Secret ballot was held late Sunday night to get opinions of MLAs for deciding the next CM. Lingayat seers are demanding their own candidate other than Siddaramaiah & Shivakumar.
After Congress' win in the state Saturday, Siddaramaiah supporters put up a poster calling him as 'the next CM' while Shivakumar posters stated 'Birthday greetings to the new Chief Minister'.
As curtains fall on Karnataka campaign, the BJP leader talks about his party’s chances in Karnataka, corruption allegations against Bommai govt, and ‘The Kerala Story’.
Former Karnataka CM Veerappa Moily has said there was no suggestion to ban Bajrang Dal, while other leaders have tried to counter BJP accusations of insulting god Hanuman.
Congress’s strategy is to expose alleged shortcomings in governance. BJP, meanwhile, is doing what it does best — seat-by-seat micro-management while focussing on the PM’s appeal.
In interview to ThePrint’s OffTheCuff, Shivakumar said Congress will win election with a majority of 141 seats. Have respect for Lingayats & will take them along if party assumes power, he adds.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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