Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly and BJP leader R. Ashoka voiced his criticism of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's decision to ban the movie 'Hamare Baarah' in the state.
A special court in Bengaluru granted bail to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday in connection with the defamation case filed by the Karnataka BJP unit.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar called the defamation suit filed by the Karnataka BJP unit against him, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi a 'bogus case'.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will appear before a special court in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Friday in connection with a defamation case filed by Karnataka's BJP unit.
Nagendra resigned from his ministerial post on Thursday evening over the allegations of illegal money transfer from Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd and submitted his resignation letter to Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.
After the BJP-led NDA alliance fell short of gaining the expected numbers, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said that in states where the BJP expected to increase its numbers, like West Bengal, Haryana, and Rajasthan, people have rejected them.
Even as the Congress won the Assembly elections comfortably in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a majority of the Lok Sabha seats in the state, taking its tally to 17.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar interacted with local Congress leaders and workers in the state capital. "We will file nominations for MLC elections tomorrow," Shivakumar said.
Speaking to reporters at the City Civil Court, he said, "My statement has been misconstrued. I never said that the black magic ritual 'Shatru Bairavi yaaga' against me and the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was carried out in the Raja Rajeshwara temple in Kerala, but I had clearly men