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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicKarnataka Governor

Topic: Karnataka Governor

Governor walkouts in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have turned ceremonies into conflict

With regional parties struggling to project a unified Opposition in Parliament, and no leader in Delhi able to mediate, Centre-state tensions are playing out as open conflict.

‘Oppressive regime, VB-G RAM G eroding worker rights’: Speech that Karnataka Governor refused to read

Thaawarchand Gehlot walked out of the Assembly without completing the speech amid protests by Congress leaders, deepening tensions with the Siddaramaiah government.

MUDA scam ‘depicts stretching arms of undue influence’. What HC said in nod to probe Siddaramaiah

The court dismissed CM’s petition against state governor’s decision to grant sanction to initiate investigation against him. It found no fault with the discretion exercised by the governor.

‘Failed to apply his mind’ — Congress attacks Karnataka governor over show cause notice issued to CM

Thaawar Chand Gehlot issued the notice after receiving a private complaint in alleged MUDA scam. Deputy CM Shivakumar says governor acted 'in undue haste', demands withdrawal of notice.

Raj Bhavans aren’t just about pomp, privilege but power too. They are now BJP war rooms

Mumbai's Malabar Hill Raj Bhavan was essentially the Buckingham Palace of the East. Running these are like looking after a white elephant: with a budget worth crores.

Controversial UPA-era governor says time has come to appoint non-politicians to the post

H.R. Bhardwaj was accused of helping destabilise Karnataka’s BJP government in 2010. He denies the allegations and blames problems in BJP for the crisis then.

Karnataka pro-tem speaker Bopaiah’s history is partisan

Appointed by Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala, Bopaiah was at the receiving of the Supreme Court in 2011 for disqualifying 11 rebel BJP MLAs.

Anti-defection law must be implemented emphatically. But Karnataka governor isn’t wrong

Governor Vala may have erred in giving 15 days to form the government in Karnataka, but his actions are neither unconstitutional nor malafide.

Yeddyurappa to take oath as Karnataka CM Thursday, governor gives 15 days for floor test

Congress says governor Vajubhai Vala has ‘shamed his office’, JD(S) set to move Supreme Court against the decision to invite BJP.

On Camera

Ajit Pawar’s death is another ‘what if’ moment in Indian politics

From Deen Dayal Upadhyay's murder and Madhavrao Scindia's plane crash to the Gandhi family assassinations, so much of what happens in politics has little to do with calculations and much more to do with fate.

Congress calls India’s GDP numbers ‘suspect’, alleges manipulation by Modi govt

In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.