While speaking to ANI, Prahlad Joshi said, "Congress party needs to come to power by securing a majority to make DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister. They can never become CM as Congress will never be able to cross the magic figure".
Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday wrote to the Election Commission, seeking a ban on the screening and telecast of movies, shows and commercials featuring the Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeep, claiming they might influence voters in upcoming Assembly elections.
In its directives, the Election Commission of Pakistan said that the political parties will not make statements against the judiciary and the Pakistan Army during electioneering.
This is the second such incident this month after a total of Rs 1 crore and 4.5 lakhs unaccounted cash was seized on April 2 (Sunday) in Kalaburagi district, officials had said
Shortly after the Congress Party announced its second list of 42 candidates for Karnataka assembly elections, the suspense over former chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah contesting from Kolara constituency remains as no decision has been taken yet.
Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, Congress Election Committee will meet today and a list of candidates to contest for the elections will be released post-meeting, said Karnataka Congress Chief DK Shivakumar.
This comes after the Pakistan Supreme Court's (SC) directives that the elections be held on May 14 instead of the previously notified date of October 8.
Levelling massive allegations against the Centre, Congress MP Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday claimed that the government has dispatched the central agencies to conduct raids against the party leaders and candidates listed for the Karnataka Assembly polls.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would address an election rally in poll-bound Karnataka on April 10 and also visit his former Parliamentary constituency Wayanad a day later.
Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda on Tuesday ruled out the possibility of forging an alliance with Congress for the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka and said that former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy does not want to go with any party aiming to s
Clarifying on his supposed declaration of being the Congress's chief ministerial candidate in the ensuing Karnataka Assembly polls, former CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he was only an 'aspirant' for the post.