Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of taking support from the Social Democratic Party of India, the political outfit of the banned Popular Front and asked if the people of Karnataka could remain safe under the Congress government.
The Congress party appointed presidents for seven districts in Karnataka ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The party has announced new names for the President post for Bellary City, Bengaluru East, Haveri, Kopal, Udupi, Raichur and Shimoga.
He told reporters that the Congress party would split within three months after Narendra Modi would take oath as the prime minister for the third time. It would have an impact on Karnataka also.
Karnataka Health Minister and Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday accused the BJP of misusing IT and ED to undermine democracy and deceive the public.
Amid drama in the Karnataka Congress over the Kolar Lok Sabha seat, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that there was no room for individual interest in the party, adding that all the party leaders would work towards victory in Kolar.
A massive political drama erupted over the Kolar Lok Sabha ticket in Congress, wherein at least 5 MLAs, including a sitting minister, and 2 MLCs (Members of Legislative Council) threatened to resign from the party over the distribution of the Kolar ticket to Food and Civil Supplies Minist
Karnataka Congress Chief and State Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has accused the Centre of "stepmotherly treatment" to Karnataka regarding funds for several development projects amid drought conditions.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar claimed that Congress will win nearly 20 seats out of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. "So, I think, compared to other parts of the country, the BJP is in very bad shape in Karnataka."
"Two crore jobs PM Modi promised. Did he give it? They should be ashamed. Those youth supporters of his who chant 'Modi Modi', can slap them. They have run everything based on lies for the past 10 years," he said.
Urging the Election Commission of India to direct the Income Tax Department to allow Congress to use its bank accounts, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said that the freezing of bank accounts has severely crippled his party's ability to contest effectively in the upcoming e