With campaigning in full swing ahead of Maharashtra assembly elections, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Saturday exuded confidence in winning the Maharashtra polls and said that Maha Vikas Aghadi will win over 175 seats.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Saturday predicted that Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra would win more than 165 to 170 seats.
This comes after reports claimed that in order to save the eco-sensitive Western Ghats, Karnataka's Forest Department will be proposing a green cess of "Rs 2 or 3" to raise a corpus fund meant for the conservation of Western Ghats.
Karnataka Deputy Cheif Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday played down Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan's "Kaalia" remark against Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday warned the public of the state that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was "conspiring" to stop the Gruhalakshmi scheme, a state initiative providing Rs 2,000 per month to women.
Amid the ruckus over Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) Chairman Jagdambika Pal visiting Karnataka to meet the farmers, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Thursday said that this was all a political drama since there were elections in the state.
Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar said on Wednesday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah respected the law after the latter earlier in the day appeared before the Lokayukta police in Mysuru in connection with alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday commended Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for cooperating with the law by appearing before the Lokayukta Police in Mysuru regarding the MUDA case.
Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday aligned himself and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with Karnataka's Hallikar community and said that the government is with them and they would look into their demands positively.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President DK Shivakumar on Thursday expressed confidence that women-centred schemes of the Congress government will ensure victory for the Congress party in 2028 in the state.