Earlier on Wednesday, the Congress released its list of 40-star campaigners for the Karnataka Assembly elections, where a notable absentee was Sachin Pilot.
Highly upset by the exit of two top Lingayat leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa called a meeting of several MLAs belonging to the community to deliberate on the action plan as the state Assembly elections are less than a month from now, so
"I am not angry with BJP... those who have left BJP have to be brought back. We've to bring them back to BJP who are angry with our party and joined Congress. Our candidate will win this seat. BJP will win over 140 seats in Karnataka," Eshwarappa told ANI.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday denied having made any decision by the party on the Lingayat chief minister and said that the meeting convened by senior BJP leader BS Yediyurappa was to take stock of the political situation in the state.
"Who do you think you are talking to? We are Kannadigas, we never needed a Narcissist's blessings to prosper. Does BJP get great joy in repeatedly insulting the people Karnataka? Prime Minister & BJP think that the entire nation was built only after 2014?," the Congress leader said in
Manjunath, a former BJP MLC and a prominent Lingayat face, quit the party on Thursday over the denial of the ticket from the Shivamogga constituency and joined the JD(S).
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Mahesh Tenjinakai who is contesting for the Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency in Karnataka polls, on Thursday will file his nomination for the elections.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday, hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing the "double engine government" of doubling its commission in the state.
Lashing out at BJP national president JP Nadda, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that it has threatened to withhold constitutional rights of the people of Karnataka if they don't vote for the saffron party.
Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Wednesday filed his nomination from the Varuna Assembly constituency in the Mysuru district for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
Ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections former chief minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday says that we will get the majority. absolutely.