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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicKarnataka crisis

Topic: Karnataka crisis

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.

Why a BJP govt in Karnataka could be as unstable as the 14-month Congress-JD(S) alliance

BJP won’t find it easy to keep its members happy along with the new ones who have reportedly been offered ministerial berths once they return to House.

3 reasons why Yeddyurappa worked hard to topple Karnataka’s Congress-JD(S) govt

H.D. Kumaraswamy’s Congress-JD(S) coalition govt lost the trust vote 105 to 99 Tuesday, and BJP’s B.S. Yeddyurappa is set to be CM for the fourth time.

Karnataka rebel MLAs camping in Mumbai to return after BJP’s Yeddyurappa is sworn as CM

A BJP leader said the rebels are very happy after the Kumaraswamy coalition govt lost the trust vote.

New era of development will begin now, says Yeddyurappa after Kumaraswamy govt falls in Karnataka

Yeddyurappa, who is likely to take over as chief minister of Karnataka, said that it is a victory of democracy and that people were fed up with the Kumaraswamy government.

Karnataka deserves polls, not another opportunistic govt reliant on political mercenaries

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Kumaraswamy loses trust vote, Congress-JD(S) govt falls in Karnataka

The Kumaraswamy-led Congress-JD(S) coalition lost power exactly 14 months to the date after weeks of Supreme Court hearings and political manoeuvres.  

Hunger, chocolates & pleas: What happened before Karnataka floor test was put off again

Ruling Congress-JD(S) leaders wanted to adjourn the floor test in Karnataka assembly to Tuesday even as the BJP tried in vain to conduct it Monday.

Karnataka floor test today: 4 likely scenarios as Kumaraswamy govt faces trust vote

BJP claims it has the support of at least 19 legislators. The floor test will decide the fate of Kumaraswamy govt.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.