"It is the prerogative of the state Election Commission on how they would like to conduct the elections, and we have moved an amendment for the same. There is nothing wrong with reverting to a ballot paper. There is no rule against it. We will ensure free and fair elections happen in the
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday assured to comply with the orders of the Supreme Court to conduct pending polls to the five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) before June 30 of this year.
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah seeking his response to a plea challenging his victory from Varuna constituency in the 2023 State legislative assembly elections, alleging that the same was based on illegal freebie policies as per the Karn
"We have decided that we will follow whatever the high command says. There will be no confusion from tomorrow. There is still no confusion. Some media reporters have created the confusion," CM Siddaramaiah said during a press conference.
Amid speculation over a potential change in Karnataka's leadership, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly and BJP MLA R Ashoka expressed his discontentment with the ruling Congress party and stated that an election was required in the state, since the current government was corru
Speaking to reporters here, DK Shivakumar said, "This issue was raised before the Election Commission earlier also... We have made a number of requests to give us the data... Whatever Rahul Gandhi said is 200 per cent right. This is going on in the entire country. We want the Election Commis
"I am going to show the youth, the people, proof that is black and white, absolutely clear that Chief Election Commissioner of India is protecting people who have destroyed Indian democracy. I will also show you the methods by which votes are added, deleted and show you how it is done," R
Rajanna stepped down on Monday amid controversy over his remarks on voter list irregularities, which contradicted Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI).
Congress will hold a protest in Bengaluru's Freedom Park on August 5 to highlight alleged election-related irregularities and defend voter rights. Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar announced that Rahul Gandhi will lead the initiative, which aims to bring national attention to electoral
Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized the Congress Party for failing to deliver on their promises in Karnataka and urged the people to be vigilant and not fall prey to the Party's false promises.
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on his statement on EVMs, and said that he was peddling half-truths and full lies to shift focus from the price hike of petrol and diesel in Karnataka.
The Election Commission issued a notice on Thursday to Congress MLA Raju Kage, also known as Bharamgouda Alagouda Kage, after he allegedly made a controversial statement during an election campaign in Madabavi, Belagavi, on April 30.