"Accepting the Kantharaj Backward Commission report was nothing but a Lok Sabha election stunt. Only the strong backward classes were deriving the benefits of reservation and the most backward classes needed to be rendered justice," Bommai said.
Union Ministers Bhupender Yadav, Pralhad Joshi, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, former Karnataka chief ministers BS Yediyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai, state BJP President BY Vijayendra, party leaders Jagadish Shettar, CT Ravi and other party leaders are participating in the meeting, which is schedul
After former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP barely months after joining the ruling Congress, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday likened the Congress to an ocean and said individual exits do not make any difference to the party.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar, who switched back to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) after a short stint in Congress, said that he does not have any complaints against his former party colleagues.
After former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar returned to the BJP barely months after joining the ruling Congress, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said he had no clue what made the former change his political stripes again.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and State BJP President BY Vijayendra called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Thursday. Vijayendra said that they discussed about latest political developments in Karnataka and preparations for the upcoming Loksabha elections.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai claimed that the opposition alliance INDIA bloc would disintegrate due to dissatisfaction among its allies.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has expressed his happiness over the Union Government's decision to confer the Bharat Ratna posthumously to former Bihar Chief Minister Karpoori Thakur and urged the Central government to confer Bharat Ratna to former Karnataka CM D Devaraj Urs.
As the 'Pran Pratishtha' of Shri Ram Lalla was conducted in Ayodhya amid celebratory chants and drumbeats, former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader, BS Yediyurappa, called it a 'very auspicious moment' that crores of people had been waiting for.
The Vokkaliga community has shed sweat to achieve in the field of agriculture and they must achieve the same feat in the field of trade and commerce, said former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said that they will demand the ruling Congress government to implement a hike in quotas for the Scheduled Tribes.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai believes the 'Pran Pratishtha' in Ram Mandir in Ayodhya marks the commencement of "Ram Rajya", an era of prosperity and justice for all.