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TopicKarnataka Congress

Topic: Karnataka Congress

Karnataka Congress MLA Anand Singh resigns, Ramesh Jarkiholi reportedly quits

Anand Singh said he would 'wait for answers' from the govt on his demands. MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi said he was resigning voluntarily.

Karnataka rebel Roshan Baig, a Congress loyalist who fought first election from Janata Dal

Roshan Baig, a senior leader of the Karnataka Congress, lashed out at state party leaders Tuesday for running a poor election campaign.

Karnataka Congress says ‘hidden hand’ behind EC move to put farm loan waiver scheme on hold

Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy says stalling the scheme will have no effect on the trust that people have in Congress-JD(S) govt.

Karnataka Congress leaders to hold cabinet expansion talks in Delhi today

Parameshwara, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar, who will meet Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, are expected to discuss the contours of a common minimum programme for their coalition with the JD(S).

Caste likely to decide Siddaramaiah’s fate in the close battle for Badami

BJP’s Sriramulu belongs to the Valmiki Scheduled Tribe, which can counter the large number of voters of the Kuruba community to which the CM...

TalkPoint: Ballari mining scam ‘clean chit’- political expediency or not enough evidence?

In November last year, three different CBI branches dropped the investigation into the Rs. 16,500 crore Ballari illegal mining scam. Experts weigh in on BJP's decision to give tickets to family members of the accused.

It is impossible to understand Karnataka’s complex politics without reading this breakdown

The state has six very distinctive regions, and any poll analysis can seldom be done without breaking down the whole into these six distinct parts.

CBI’s ‘clean chit’ to Reddy brothers in mining scam blows holes in BJP’s corruption plank

The CBI had, in November, said it could not take forward the probe into the mining scam. But in March, Siddaramaiah announced an SIT to continue the probe.

‘Ex-girlfriends & harassment victim’ of Karnataka MLAs are campaigning to make them ex-MLAs

BJP’s Renukacharya and Ramadas, as well as Congress’s Meti, are facing campaigns from women who claim they’ve been wronged by them personally.

BJP campaign hit by protests as BSY says son won’t contest against Siddaramaiah Jr

Voters and political observers were looking forward to what promised to be a high-voltage campaign between the sons of two local stalwarts.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.