Last Updated:February 22, 2025, 15:08 IST Amid the shadowboxing between the leaders, Siddaramaiah is backing incumbent KMF chairman Bheema Naik for another term, while Shivakumar is pushing for his brother and former MP DK Suresh to helm the federation The intense lobbying has exposed simmering tensions between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar despite their recent attempts…
Last Updated:February 07, 2025, 19:01 IST While neither case has been dismissed outright, the court’s decisions have, for now, stalled potential legal and political challenges that could have had serious consequences The cases highlight how legal battles are deeply intertwined with Karnataka’s political landscape. (PTI File) The Karnataka High Court’s (HC) recent rulings in two…
Preetham Gowda, a former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from the Hassan assembly constituency, famously wrested the seat from the Janata Dal Secular (JDS) in 2018. Hassan is the political fortress of JDS chief Deve Gowda’s family and Preetham’s win was considered a major debacle. However, the JDS managed to regain the seat in the…
Last Updated: September 17, 2023, 16:57 IST Currently, DK Shivakumar, who belongs to the Vokkaliga community is the deputy CM in Karnataka’s four-month-old cabinet. (File photo/PTI) (File Photo/ PTI) Rajanna, a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramalah suggested three more DCMs from the Veerashaiva Lingayat, SC/ST, and minority communities, asserting that the move will help…
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. (File photo/PTI) ”I am speaking from my experience. I say it without any exaggeration. BJP will lose at the Centre in 2024. Prime Minister Modi does not attend Parliament sessions properly, he does not pay attention to the problems of the people. He just does Mann Ki Baat,” Siddaramaiah said Asserting…
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. (File: PTI) “I will retire from politics today itself if I have taken commission from anyone. But will Bommai and Ashoka announce their political retirement if they (allegations) prove wrong?” Shivakumar said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar said he would retire from politics if it is…
Alleging rampant corruption in the Congress government in Karnataka, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Friday said a Minister has demanded ”certain percentage” from contractors in his department, while in Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) officers have been told to collect Rs 250 crore to be ”delivered to Delhi”. On his arrival in Bengaluru from Europe…