Denied ticket for the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, state Minister and six-time Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Angara S on Wednesday said that he would not campaign for the party while also announcing his exit from political activity.
With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) giving tickets to 52 new faces in its first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, the party's national general secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday said the BJP stand apart from other parties as it keeps on experimenting.
BJP on Tuesday released the first list of candidates for 189 seats out of 224 seats for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections with 52 new candidates getting tickets.
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
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that the party will soon finalise the list of candidates for the State Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on May 10.
Union Minister and co-incharge of Karnataka, Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday called on BJP national president JP Nadda in Parliament regarding the upcoming Assembly polls in the state, sources said.
For the ensuing Karnataka Assembly elections, the BJP is looking forward to adopting the same strategy it used during the Gujarat elections -- of fielding leaders from across the states in the campaign.
The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly elections. The polling will take place in a single phase on May 10, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday.
Maintaining status quo in the Northeastern states of Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland, the BJP and its allies returned to power in the results declared on Thursday.
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)- Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (ITFP) alliance won four Assembly seats, as per the latest counting trends shared by the Election Commission (EC) at 1.30 pm on Thursday.