The parties indulged in allegations and counter charges on the issue, as the ruling BJP accused the opposition of nepotism in selection of their candidates. The Congress hit back, asking the BJP to have a look into its own list first.
Ruling out any merger proposals before him, Kumaraswamy, asserted that his aim is to ensure JD(S) emerges victorious in the 2023 Assembly polls and forms the government independently
Former Karnataka CM, Kumaraswamy, said BJP has paid a heavy for its 'lust for power'.
BJP has inducted 16 disqualified MLAs from Congress and JDS barring Roshan Baig.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 Congress-JD(S) MLAs by the then Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar but allowed them to contest the December 5 bypolls in the state.
The political war in Karnataka gained momentum on Friday when Congress leader Siddaramaiah launched a tirade against JD(S) leader H D Deve Gowda.
Facing an Assembly with a truncated strength, Yediyurappa moved a one-line motion that said the House expresses confidence in the Ministry headed by him.
Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, who is set to seek the trust vote in the assembly, struck a confident note, saying 'On Monday hundred per cent I will prove the majority.'
Karnataka Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Sunday disqualified 14 rebel MLAs with immediate effect
Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy rubbished the reports about JD(S) extending support to B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government in the state.
Deve Gowda made the party position clear a day after a section of JD(S) legislators asked former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy to extend support to the BJP government in Karnataka.
The message has been discreetly conveyed to Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to give up the post, which is conventionally held by a member from the ruling party.
This is the fourth stint for veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa as the Chief Minister of Karnataka -- the last one was after the May 2018 Assembly polls.
Karnataka Chief Minister-designate B S Yeddyurappa has also put on hold all transfers that were cleared, but have not been executed.
BS Yeddyurappa, who first became a legislator in 1983, is today the BJP’s only leader in Karnataka with a mass following.
Former state minister and MP Shobha Karandlaje, considered a Yeddyurappa loyalist, refuted suggestions that the BJP central leadership wanted to adopt a more cautious approach and wait for a few more days.
The 14-month old Congress-JDS coalition government headed by Kumaraswamy resigned on Tuesday, losing the vote of confidence in the assembly after a three-week-long bitter jockeying for power.
BJP Parliamentary Board is expected to meet in Delhi on Wednesday to give a go-ahead to Yeddyurappa regarding government formation.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.