Karnataka

Udupi, Apr 17: The district administration of Udupi, which falls under Udupi-Chikkamagaluru Lok Sabha constituency, has made all arrangements to facilitate smooth polling in the four Assembly constituencies under its jurisdiction. Deputy Commissioner Hephsiba Rani Korlapati told media persons that there were 15,13,231 voters in the Udupi-Chikkamagaluru parliamentary constituency, including 7,74

Mangaluru, Apr 17: If Dakshina Kannada registers a high turnout of voters in April 18 Lok Sabha polls, it will work in favour of BJP, according to incumbent MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, who is seeking reelection for the third consecutive term. Addressing a press conference at the party’s election office before winding up his public campaign yesterday, Mr Kateel said that he was expecting a good turnout

Bengaluru, Apr 17: In an apparent attempt to mislead and polarize Hindu community on the eve of Apr 18 Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP’s official Twitter handle posted fake letter accusing State Home Minister M B Patil and former Congress supremo Sonia Gandhi of trying to “divide Hindu religion for political gain”. Shocked over the fake later dating back to 2017, which was in his name, Mr Patil

Hassan, Apr 17: Two days ahead of polling, PWD minister H D Revanna and BJP candidate A Manju on Tuesday entered into a verbal spat over their political past. While Manju claimed that he had helped former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda in the 1990s, Revanna, his son, disputed the claim. According to Manju, Revanna is apprehensive as his son—JD(S) candidate Prajwal Revanna—will lose the polls. “It

Shivamogga, Apr 17: Former chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday claimed that the Congress is ready to stoop to any level to win the elections and it is trying to divide Hindus to improve its voting percentage and Lok Sabha seats in the state. Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, he stated that the Congress policy will boomerang on that party in the Lok Sabha election

Tumakuru, Apr 16: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Tuesday accused Congress of helping Janta Dal Secular (JDS) through corrupt means to form the government in Karnataka, despite JDS securing least number of seats in the assembly elections last year. Addressing an election rally here, Shah said: "JDS got the lowest number of seats in the assembly elections while the BJP got the

Mandya, Apr 16: Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that Sumalatha Ambareesh, multilingual South-Indian actress and wife of former actor and union minister late Ambareesh, has got recognition in public because of him. Speaking at a public rally in Mandya, Kumaraswamy said, "It is because of me that contribution of Ambareesh is being recognized and she goes around Mandya saying

Mangaluru, Apr 16: Congress leader and MLC C M Ibrahim, has taunted the fans of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dakshina Kannada over their readiness to vote for any kind of candidate fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party in their constituency. Addressing a campaign rally in favour of Congress candidate Mithun Rai on the outskirts of the city today, the demagogue called upon the people to vote for

Mangaluru, Apr 16: Security has been beefed up ahead of April 18 Lok Sabha polls across Dakshina Kannada even as Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil today clamped the prohibitory orders under section 144 from 6 p.m. on April 16 to 6 p.m. on April 19. Meanwhile, the district administration also has declared dry days from April 16 to the midnight of April 18. Mr Senthil told media persons that the

Mandya, Apr 16: As a last minute approach to woo the voters in favour of his son Nikhil, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy held a day-long road-show in the Mandya Lok Sabha seat going to poll on April 18 in the first phase of general election in Karnataka. In his whirlwind road-show, Chief Minister, accompanied by Nikhil and other JD(S) leaders, appealed to the voters, who had came out from