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  Gowda announces son as party president of Karnataka unit

  Politics | November 13, 2014 16:38 IST

  Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda today announced appointment of his son H D Kumaraswamy as President of the JDS state unit, even as he acknowledged there was a need to dispel the

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  JD(S) leader quits party, to join BJP on November 5

  Politics | November 02, 2014 20:57 IST

  Bengaluru: Former police officer and Janata Dal (Secular) Secretary General Abdul Azeem today quit the party and said he would join the BJP on November 5.? Speaking to reporters here, he said his supporters and

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  Yeddyurappa's son to contest assembly bypoll

  Politics | July 30, 2014 11:54 IST

  Bangalore: Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra will contest from Shikaripur constituency, which the state BJP strongman had represented, in the August 21 by-elections being held for three seats.Yeddyurappa had vacated

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  Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hopeful of Congress getting 18-20 LS seats

  Politics | May 14, 2014 19:19 IST

  Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he is hopeful that Congress will win around 18-20 Lok Sabha seats in the state banking on his government's pro-masses schemes.“I'm hopeful of winning 18-20 seats, day

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  Actress Ramya sweats it out to reclaim Mandya seat

  Politics | April 14, 2014 12:07 IST

  Mandya (KTK): Battling factionalism within the party, Congress candidate and multi-lingual cine actress Ramya is fending for herself to reclaim the Mandya Lok Sabha seat which she won only eight months ago in bypolls.Sandwiched between

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  434 candidates woo 46 million Karnataka electorate

  Politics | April 03, 2014 14:04 IST

  Bangalore: Karnataka's 46 million electorate is spoilt for choice as 434 candidates, including 21 women, woo them, with political parties rolling out their big guns for campaigning.National and regional political parties are bracing up for

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  Kumaraswamy changes complexion of battle against Moily

  Politics | April 01, 2014 12:27 IST

  Chikkaballapur (KTK): Carrying the tag of a “migratory bird”, former Chief Minister and state JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy has taken a gamble on a new turf ranging himself against Union Minister M Veerappa Moily

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  Only platitudes, not many tickets for women in Karnataka

  Politics | March 31, 2014 11:49 IST

  Bangalore: Platitudes notwithstanding, political parties are chary when it comes to giving representation to women in polls with the BJP fielding just one woman in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka and the Congress giving

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  Kumaraswamy couple assets at about Rs 150 crore

  Politics | March 27, 2014 16:58 IST

  Bangalore: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and state JDS chief H D Kumaraswamy along with his wife has declared assets worth about Rs 150 crore, but both do not own any vehicle,says their affidavit before electoral

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  Five former Karnataka CMs in fray for LS polls

  Politics | March 24, 2014 13:54 IST

  Bangalore: Karnataka is all set to witness a battle of equals in the Lok Sabha polls with five former chief ministers in the fray and indications that a sixth may soon join the race.Union Minister

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  AAP dinner collects Rs 50 lakh, Kejriwal quizzed about attack on media

  Politics | March 16, 2014 16:03 IST

  Bangalore: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal faced questions about his controversial remarks on the media at the party's Rs 20,000-per person fund-raising dinner here that yielded Rs 50 lakh. ?The dinner, organised last

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  Non-BJP, non-Congress front: Parties to meet tomorrow on Par plan

  Politics | February 04, 2014 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: With efforts to forge a non-BJP, non-Congress front ahead of the Lok Sabha polls gaining momentum, several parties including the Left would meet here tomorrow to chalk out floor coordination tactics in the

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  JDS flays BJP and Congress for "knocking doors" of corrupt leaders

  Politics | December 24, 2013 19:27 IST

  Bangalore: Opposition JDS leader in the Assembly and former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today took potshots at BJP for trying to bring back KJP chief B S Yeddyurappa into the party, saying it

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  JD-S gets new chief in Karnataka

  India | September 12, 2013 9:05 IST

  Bangalore: Trying to shed the tag of "father and sons party", the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Wednesday appointed A. Krishnappa, a recent entrant to the party from the Congress, as its Karnataka unit chief.Krishnappa, who joined

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  No difference between BJP and JDS: Siddaramaiah

  India | September 09, 2013 8:17 IST

  Bangalore: Blaming former prime minister H D Deve Gowda led JD(S) of indulging in “opportunistic politics”, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday said there was no difference between the party and BJP.“JDS is misleading people by

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  Sonia congratulates Karnataka Congress on winning bypolls

  India | August 25, 2013 7:27 IST

  Bangalore: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday congratulated her party unit in Karnataka on winning bypolls to two Lok Sabha seats.Gandhi telephoned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and told him: "Your efforts have yielded results. I congratulate you

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  JD-S, BJP dilemma over anti-Congress front in Karnataka

  India | August 24, 2013 14:26 IST

  Bangalore: The poor show of the JD-S and the BJP in the May 5 Karnataka assembly polls seems to be pushing them to jointly take on the state's ruling Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha

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  JD-S, BJP dilemma over anti-Congress front in Karnataka

  Politics | August 24, 2013 12:56 IST

  Bangalore: The poor show of the JD-S and the BJP in the May 5 Karnataka assembly polls seems to be pushing them to jointly take on the state's ruling Congress in the 2014 Lok Sabha

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  Do you support Narendra Modi's candidature as PM, Congress asks JD(S)

  Politics | August 09, 2013 12:31 IST

  Bangalore, Aug 9: Congress on Thursday asked JDS to spell out whether it would support Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's candidature as Prime Minister following its alliance with BJP for the August 21 Lok Sabha

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  We will sit in opposition: JDS

  Politics | May 09, 2013 6:44 IST

  Bangalore, May 8: Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda led JDS, which had hoped to play the role of a kingmaker in Karnataka, today said it would sit in the opposition."..if people have blessed