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.
Shettar had quit BJP and joined Congress in April 2023, ahead of the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections. I didn't know this development. Meanwhile, Siddaramaiah said. "Once, he said to me that he was disrespected and he will not join BJP again."
Hindu activist Srikanth Pujari, whose arrest triggered a political controversy in Karnataka, was granted bail by a court in Hubballi on Friday, with BJP claiming that there was no case and Pujari was arrested in accordance with the "anti-Hindu policies" of the Congress.
Amid a war of words in Karnataka between the Congress and the BJP over the arrest of activist Shrikanth Pujari for his alleged involvement in the 1992 riots following the demolition of the Babri Masjid in Uttar Pradesh, the leader of the ruling party, Jagadish Shettar, on Friday hit out a
Reacting to the Income Tax department's seizure of over Rs 200 crore from a business group allegedly linked to a Congress Rajya Sabha MP, Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Saturday questioned the BJP's "moral right" to talk about corruption.
After being appointed as Karnataka BJP president, BY Vijayendra thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the party president JP Nadda for entrusting him to lead the party in the state.
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.
"The Congress President, Mallikarjun Kharge, has approved the proposal for the candidature of the following persons as Congress candidates to contest the bye-elections to the Legislative Council of Karnataka to be elected by the MLAs: Jagadish Shettar, Tippannappa Kamaknoor and NS Boseraju,"
Several leaders defected from their respective parties ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls over 'ticket denial' and jumped to the other side on the perception of a big win. However, some faced defeat while others turned the tide in their favour.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, the Congress MLA said, "My first reaction (to the exit-poll projections) is that I don't believe these numbers. I stand by my assessment, that we will win more than 146 seats. People are knowledgeable and educated and have voted considering the larger interes
"Very good response from the people. There is an undercurrent. People from all castes, everybody is working and voting for me. Congress and Jagadish Shettar will get elected with a huge margin," Shettar said.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress leader Jagadish Shettar on Sunday said the party got a boost with the campaigning of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi for the upcoming state assembly elections.