Karnataka Congress MLA Basavaraj Rayareddy on Saturday said the government was holding discussions on a proposal to bring in five more deputy chief ministers to the cabinet headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, with some ministers already coming out in favour of it.
Apart from the Cauvery dispute, state projects pending before the Central government and drought relief issues will also be discussed during the meeting chaired by CM Siddaramaiah.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday said that the Congress will perform well in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls and targeted the BJP over possible alliance with Janata Dal-Secular, saying the ruling party at the Centre is resorting to “compromise politics”.
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Thursday that the Centre had stocks of rice available but with a political motive they have stopped it across the country, not only for Karnataka in order to scuttle state’s efforts to implement the Anna Bhagya scheme.
Karnataka Large and Medium Industries Minister MB Patil on Thursday said that there is a possibility of restarting the operations of the Mysuru Paper Mill in Bhadravati.
Karnataka Congress president Shivakumar, following the closed-door meeting, posted a picture with Tejaswini, who is also Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party vice president, on his X handle saying, "discussed state political issues."
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) campaigning committee chairman MB Patil on Sunday stated that the development seen in the country isn't the result of Prime Minister Modi's nine-year rule, but rather a culmination of contributions from previous Congress governments.
Expressing concern over the Centre's decision to introduce 'One Nation, One Election', for which the government constituted a committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind, Karnataka Congress MLC B.K. Hariprasad hit out at BJP and said that it was unfortunate that they have demeaned t
The name of the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge is likely to be proposed for the Chairperson post of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, INDIA bloc sources said on Wednesday.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday claimed that the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has implemented all the promises made in the Congress guarantee card before the election and said, “Our government has done as promised”.
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.
In the year 2019, 14 MLAs from the Congress and three MLAs from the JD(S) had quit their parties, which led to the collapse of the JD(S)-Congress government and led to the installation of the BJP government in the State.