Reacting to Congress leader DK Shivakumar's promise of cancelling the scrapping of the four per cent Muslim quota after coming to power, Chief Minister Basavraj Bommai said that the Congress party cannot even touch the reservation.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday took a dig at BJP and said while the Congress has released two lists of candidates for assembly polls in the state, the BJP has not been able "to release even its first list"
While speaking to ANI, Prahlad Joshi said, "Congress party needs to come to power by securing a majority to make DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister. They can never become CM as Congress will never be able to cross the magic figure".
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday said that the party will soon finalise the list of candidates for the State Assembly elections, scheduled to be held on May 10.
Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday said that if the grand old party came to power in the assembly elections, it would cancel the scrapping of 4 percent Muslim quota by the ruling government.
Janata Dal (Secular) on Friday wrote to the Election Commission, seeking a ban on the screening and telecast of movies, shows and commercials featuring the Kannada superstar Kichcha Sudeep, claiming they might influence voters in upcoming Assembly elections.
The Central Election Committee of the BJP may hold a meeting at the party office on April 9 for finalising candidates for the Karnataka assembly elections, said party sources.
Senior BJP leader and Union finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lambasted Rahul Gandhi for his allegation of favouritism to Adani by the Modi government.
This is the second such incident this month after a total of Rs 1 crore and 4.5 lakhs unaccounted cash was seized on April 2 (Sunday) in Kalaburagi district, officials had said
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh said, "The way Congress leader Surjewala and others levelled attack the party, it shows that there is frustration in the minds of Congress members as they are losing the forthcoming State Assembly elec