Poll Updates

Bengaluru, Apr 6: After pre-poll surveys predicted clear majority for Congress under the leadership of chief minister Siddaramaiah in Karnataka in 2018, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal (Secular) appeared to have forged a secret alliance to defeat him and his son in Chamundeshwari and Varuna Assembly segments respectively. If sources are to be believed, JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda

Bengaluru, Apr 6: Former prime minister and JD(S) chief Deve Gowda on Thursday accused former IPS officer and adviser to the home minister Kempaiah of misusing government machinery in the elections. He was speaking after meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Om Prakash Rawat, who is on a visit to the city to review preparedness for the Assembly elections. Gowda expressed doubts over free and

Channapatna, Apr 6: Channapatna MLA and BJP leader C P Yogeeshwara on Thursday challenged former chief minister and JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy to contest against him from Channapatna Assembly constituency and emerge victorious. Reacting to Kumaraswamy's decision to contest from both Ramanagara and Channapatna seats in the May 12 Assembly polls, Yogeeshwara hit back at the JD(S) leader

Bengaluru, Apr 5: Kannada superstar ‘Kichcha’ Sudeep, whose recent breakfast meeting with former chief minister and JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy had triggered rumours of his possible entry to the regional party, the former on Thursday met incumbent chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah at his residence. Sudeep invited Siddaramaiah for the inauguration of Kannada Chalanachitra Cup (KCC)

Mangaluru, Apr 5: Within two days after suspending an artiste of Kateel Yakshagana troupe for misusing a Yakshagana stage to make a veiled political remark in alleged violation of poll code, the election officer of Moodbidri assembly constituency has withdrawn the order. A video clip of a dialogue delivered by artiste Poorneshwara Acharya, a member of Durga Parameshwari Prasadita Yakshagana

Karkala, Apr 5: The delay in finalization of the candidate for Karkala Assembly Constituency in Udupi district has caused anxiety among the Congress workers who intend to wrest the segment from BJP in the forthcoming Assembly elections. A few Congress workers from the constituency on Wednesday held a press meet to publicly urge the top leaders of the party to finalize the candidate so that they

Udupi, Apr 5: Pramod Madhwaraj, Minister for Fisheries, Youth Empowerment and Sports, has sought additional security cover for himself from the Home Department because of the forthcoming Assembly elections. Speaking to media persons on Wednesday, Mr. Madhwaraj, who is also the Udupi district in-charge minister, said that he had written to the State Home Department seeking security in the view of

Any politician may get a notice from Election Commission and may even have to go to jail for two years if his comments arguing in favour of him or his party is aired by a TV channel during the 48 hours before the end of polling for Assembly elections in Karnataka on May 12. The ban on airing any content, which might influence the voters, on TV and radio channels during the 48 hours before the

Mangaluru, Apr 4: The Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) will be holding a pre-poll conference at Deralakatte in Mangaluru assembly constituency limits on Friday, April 6, as part of its preparations for May 12 elections. In 2013 polls, SDPI had fielded its candidate in Mangaluru constituency represented by U T Khader, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. This year, however

Mangaluru, Apr 4: Every district administration in the state is taking extra care to ensure that the maximum number of voters get a chance to vote in the 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls. But the Dakshina Kannada Principal District and Sessions Judge K S Bilagi has claimed that he has been unable to exercise his franchise for the last 32 years because he has been transferred during election time