Siddaramaiah said, "I am contesting from Varuna assembly constituency as my native village comes under this constituency. This is going to be my last election. I will retire from electoral politics." He further added that he will still be in active politics but won't accept any posts whic
Months before the assembly election in Karnataka, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) senior leader and the state's former Chief Minister SM Krishna announced his retirement from active politics on Wednesday.
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], July 23 (ANI): Chief Justice of India NV Ramana while addressing Justice S.B. Sinha Memorial Inaugural Lecture in Jharkhand's capital Ranchi on Saturday said he was keen on joining active politics.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 18 (ANI): National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah on Saturday withdrew as a potential opposition candidate for the presidential elections, saying he had "lot more active politics ahead".
New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had earlier said that he often has a longing to retire from politics and be actively involved in social service, clarified on Monday that he does not plan to retire from active politics at the moment.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 23 (ANI): With the entry of Suraj Revanna, grandson of JD(S) President HD Deve Gowda, the entire family of Gowda has now officially entered into politics.
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): BJP leader Babul Supriyo on Monday said he will continue to work constitutionally as a Member of Parliament but has withdrawn himself from active politics.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 21 (ANI): Ousted AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has dropped another hint of returning to active politics and has also talked about return to the party, saying the "cadres are unhappy" and "worry for party present position".
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30 (ANI): Expelled AIADMK leader VK Sasikala has dropped enough hints of returning to active politics after the COVID-19 pandemic gets over. In an audio clip of an phone conversation between Sasikala and one of the party cadres, which has gone viral on so
New Delhi [India], January 30 (ANI): Faisal Patel, son of late senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, has announced that he will not join active politics and continue to follow his father's legacy that was to work for the downtrodden and underprivileged.
Solan (Himachal Pradesh) [India], January 29 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday retracted within hours his remarks about retiring from "active politics".