Janata Dal (Secular) leader Abdul Aziz, who sought a ticket from the Narasimharaja assembly constituency, has resigned from JDS, which is a big setback for the party, said sources.
"All the Kannadigas have to unanimously resist the usurpation of the KMF, which is built for the welfare of the farmers of the country. All Kannadigas should pledge not to buy Amul products", Siddaramaiah said.
BJP and Congress leaders took swipe at each other on Friday during the poll battle in Karnataka as electioneering gathered pace in the southern state with almost a month left for polling
Siddaramaiah said, "I am contesting from Varuna assembly constituency as my native village comes under this constituency. This is going to be my last election. I will retire from electoral politics." He further added that he will still be in active politics but won't accept any posts whic
While speaking to ANI, Prahlad Joshi said, "Congress party needs to come to power by securing a majority to make DK Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah the Chief Minister. They can never become CM as Congress will never be able to cross the magic figure".
Shortly after the Congress Party announced its second list of 42 candidates for Karnataka assembly elections, the suspense over former chief minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah contesting from Kolara constituency remains as no decision has been taken yet.
Levelling massive allegations against the Centre, Congress MP Randeep Surjewala on Tuesday claimed that the government has dispatched the central agencies to conduct raids against the party leaders and candidates listed for the Karnataka Assembly polls.
Clarifying on his supposed declaration of being the Congress's chief ministerial candidate in the ensuing Karnataka Assembly polls, former CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said he was only an 'aspirant' for the post.
Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Karnataka Siddaramaiah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Mysuru on April 9 to inaugurate an event would be a violation of the Model Code of Conduct for elections.