Amid reports of factionalism in the ruling Congress and a tussle for the CM's post between the incumbent Siddarammaiah and his deputy DK Shivkumar, former chief minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday took a jibe at Shivkumar saying if he wants to ascend, he was ready and wil
Former Karnataka Minister and BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Friday demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as his cabinet members, he alleged, have a difference of opinion on his tenure as Chief Minister.
Raising the spectre of 'Operation Lotus' 2.0 in Karnataka, senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Sunday claimed that there will be no Congress left in the state before or after the Lok Sabha elections next year.
The maiden flight to the newly constructed Shivamogga Airport took off from Bengaluru on Thursday. Karnataka cabinet minister MB Patil, BJP leaders BS Yediyurappa, KS Eshwarappa, and Araga Jnanendra were among the passengers.
Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Eshwarappa said, "Indiscipline was highly uncommon in the 'disciplined' BJP but after the defeat, it has lurked because of dissatisfaction among the leaders and workers on the ground."
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader KS Eshwarappa on Thursday burnt the Congress manifesto released for the upcoming state Assembly polls for the party's promise to ban Bajrang Dal on the lines of the Popular Front of India if voted to power.
Giving clarification on senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa's controversial statement, BJP's National General Secretary CT Ravi on Wednesday, said there are many "patriots among Muslims" who vote for BJP, but the party doesn't want any vote from the people having "Pakistani mindset".
Amid reports that he pitched for BJP national general secretary CT Ravi as the "next" chief minister of Karnataka, former state minister and senior party leader KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday denied making any statement to that effect.
While addressing a Veerashaiva-Lingayat meeting in Shivamogga, Eshwarappa said, "We do not want even a single Muslim vote here. Nationalist Muslims will, however, vote for the BJP."