Poll Updates

Davanagere, Apr 4: As the size of crowds that turned out for AICC President Rahul Gandhi's roadshows and rallies in Shivamogga district on Tuesday, were lower than expected, the party chief took district functionaries to task, at Davanagere on Wednesday. Rahul met Shivamogga and Davanagere block level Congress leaders at the Bapuji Guest House in a closed-door meeting on Wednesday. When questioned

Hassan, Apr 4: H D Kumaraswamy, Karnataka state unit president of Janata Dal (Secular), who had once formed government with Bharatiya Janata Party in the state, has urged the people to make him chief minister once again so that he can dedicate the victory to his father and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda! Speaking to media persons here yesterday Kumaraswamy said: “I am blamed for spoiling the

Udupi, Apr 4: Udupi-Chikkamagaluru MP Shobha Karandlaje has charged the ruling Congress in Karnataka of misusing Karnataka Minorities Development Corporation funds for electoral purposes. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Shobha, who is also the state BJP general secretary, said the Corporation recently provided Rs 18.75 lakh each to 94 Congress MLAs under the Shramashakti scheme. Under

Chennai Apr 4: Chief Election Commissioner O P Rawat on Tuesday said the committee probing the leak of Karnataka Assembly election dates before it was officially announced is expected to submit its report in the next couple of days. Rawat, who was here on a private visit, said the Election Commission was transparent on the probe and that all information regarding it is being uploaded on the poll

Shivamogga, Apr 4: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that if poet laureate Kuvempu was alive, the writer would not have allowed BJP president Amit Shah to visit Kuppali, the native place of the poet. Referring to Shah's recent visit to Kuppali, the chief minister said Kuvempu believed in 'universal man' concept and advocated communal harmony through his works. But, Shah's beliefs are

Mangaluru, Apr 3: With Assembly polls fast approaching, a special drive to enrol voters will be held at all the designated polling stations in Dakshina Kannada district on April 8. Briefing reporters here on Tuesday, Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil said that the special one day camp will be organised from 10 am to 5 pm. "Electoral rolls were published on February 28. However, the last date

Bengaluru, Apr 3: With the formal announcement of its 19 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), has indirectly ruled out the possibility of the party having an alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular). The JD(S) supremo had held talks with CPI(M) leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury on having a “secular alliance” in Karnataka to fight against

Shivamogga, Apr 3: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not uttering a word" on the alleged atrocities on Dalits and tribals and "dilution" of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. His remarks at a public meeting here on the fifth leg of his tour of the poll-bound Karnataka came against the backdrop of violence in northern parts of the country

Shivamogga, Apr 3: AICC President Rahul Gandhi arrived in Shivamogga and took part in roadshow as part of his fifth leg of the election campaign in the state. The model code of conduct being in force currently, there were no banners or flex boards on the roads, to welcome him. He was accompanied by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, KPCC President Dr G Parameshwara and others. He addressed party workers

Hassan/Mysuru, Apr 3: Janata Dal (S) supremo H D Deve Gowda has exuded confidence that his party will prove that it is the 'A' team and form the government in the state defeating both the national parties, the Congress and the BJP. Addressing a gathering as part of 'Vikasa Parva' rally in Hassan on Monday, the former prime minister attacked All India Congress Congress president Rahul Gandhi who