Commending the decision by the party high command to hand the mantle of steering the BJP in Karnataka to BY Vijayendra, the son of Lingayat stalwart BS Yediyurappa, former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said the move will boost the rank and file going into next year's Lok Sabha elections.
Newly appointed Karnataka BJP State President, BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday met with JD(S) MP and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda at his residence in Bengaluru.
Former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa congratulated Vijayedara Yediyurappa for his appointment as BJP Karnataka chief. Addressing a press conference on Saturday, Eshwarappa said that their party wants collective leadership and will not do politics with one pe
Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to conduct a statewide study tour to assess the drought situation in the state, an official statement said on Monday.
Hours after triggering a political storm by claiming that the LDF government in Kerala had consented to an alliance of the Janata Dal (Secular) with the BJP, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda has backtracked saying that he never said that CPM in Kerala supports BJP-JDS alliance.
Hitting back at Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar over his claim that the money unearthed by sleuths of the Income Tax Department during a raid in the state belonged to the previous government, BJP leader Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday dared the former to order an inquiry and pro
Karnataka Janata Dal (Secular) President, CM Ibrahim has expressed his disappointment over the party’s alliance with Bharatiya Janata Party and he said that “nothing should be hidden in politics.”
Surya, who represents the Bangalore South constituency, made the remarks during a protest at Vidhana Soudha, alongside other BJP leaders, over the ongoing Cauvery River water conflict between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.
"BJP is trying to suppress the rights of the states where it is not in power, using many institutions like ED which are under the central government to create fear," said Chandru during a media interaction in Davangere.
"I had called JD(S) as BJP's B-team, it is getting proved now. JD(S) people used to get angry at me when I called them B-team. Also, they have named themselves as Secular -- Janata Dal (Secular) -- but have joined hands with the communal party," said Siddaramaiah.
Taking a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership in Karnataka, former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar on Sunday said that the party is leaderless in the state.
Speaking to a delegation of farmers led by legislators B R Patil and Darshan Puttannaiah, who met him today, Siddaramaiah said the government will take decisions to protect the interest of farmers.