With the Karnataka Assembly polls drawing near, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appointed a fifth working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in the form of former Lok Sabha BN Chandrappa.
With Karnataka Assembly elections scheduled to be held next month, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold its Central Election Committee meeting on Sunday, said sources.
Talking about the leaders who will join JDS, HD Kumaraswamy said, "Former Legislative Council member Raghu Achar from Chitradurga had already spoken and he himself said that he would join the JDS."
Supporters of Congress leader Akhanda Shrinivas Murthy have sought divine intervention to get the party ticket for him to contest the Karnataka assembly polls from the Pulikeshinagar constituency.
"I am a tough candidate and they will keep on levelling allegations against me. They have been saying all this for 2-3 months. We will be waiting for court orders. We haven't had a judgment on my case yet. BJP has many criminals, they should pay attention to that first," Vinay Kulkarni to
Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday hit back at the opposition Congress and asked Rahul Gandhi to tell the nation why actors like Swara Bhaskar supported his Bharat Jodo Yatra days after Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeep announced his support for BJP for May 10 polls in the southern state.<
Days after the Congress slammed the BJP when Telugu star Sudeep Kichcha confirmed he would campaign for his friends in the BJP but ruled out contesting the May 10 Assembly polls, the BJP asked the grand old party why stars were seen supporting Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra ear
Speaking on ANI on Friday, Ahmad said, "This is the reason why have requested the Election Commission to stop Sudeep from appearing in advertisements and his films from releasing in theatres or OTT platforms. His movies should be stopped from screening across platforms till the election i
Speaking to ANI, Siddaramaiah said, "My relationship with DK Shivakumar is cordial. There are no differences between us. Of course, differences exist in democracy but it is not detrimental to the interests of the party".
Siddaramaiah said, "I am contesting from Varuna assembly constituency as my native village comes under this constituency. This is going to be my last election. I will retire from electoral politics." He further added that he will still be in active politics but won't accept any posts whic
"No one would have come to listen to Bommai, JP Nadda and there wouldn't have been much crowd at PM's events or Amit Shah's. Seats would have remained vacant. BJP is panic-stricken", MP Surjewala said.