Poll Updates

Uudpi, Apr 23: Former BJP MLA K Raghupati Bhat has urged Lakshmivara Tirtha Swami of Shiroor Mutt to withdraw nomination and support him in the upcoming Karnataka legislative elections. The seer, who was a BJP ticket aspirant, has filed nomination papers as an independent candidate from Udupi constituency. He had earlier said he was inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but was not happy with

Mangaluru, Apr 23: Hardline Hindutva leader Sathyajith Surathkal has publicly slammed Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar Kateel and RSS Prantha Pramukh P S Prakash for allegedly preventing the party high command from issuing him the ticket. Sathyajith, who is also BJP Backward Classes Morcha State Secretary, was the party ticket aspirant from Mangaluru City North constituency apart from former

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa today said he was ready to contest against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Badami if the party's national president Amit Shah asked him to do so. "Our party's national president will decide whether I should contest or someone else. If I'm asked to contest, I'm ready. If he asks someone else to contest, they will contest," Yeddyurappa told

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said today there was nothing wrong in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contesting from two constituencies in the May 12 assembly polls, and expressed confidence he will win both the seats. To build Siddaramaiah's case, Kharge recalled even Prime Minister Narendra Modi contested the 2014 Lok Sabha polls from two seats - Varanasi in Uttar

New Delhi, Apr 22: Senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily has dismissed talk of infighting within the party over the selection of candidates in Karnataka saying the state leadership is "totally united" in the battle against the BJP in the upcoming Assembly polls. Moily, a former Union minister and an MP from the state, also hailed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and said he had brought political

New Delhi, Apr 22: The Congress on Sunday announced a list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections 2018. The list was released by AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik. The Central Election Committee of @INCIndia has selected the following members as Congress candidates for ensuing Karnataka Assembly Elections. #INC4Karnataka pic.twitter.com/Cb6OtgWLXL — Karnataka Congress (

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Udupi in poll-bound Karnataka on May 1, the announcement was made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a quirky manner. The twitter handle of Karnataka BJP, which has been extremely active in the run-up to the elections, posted a photo from the popular American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones to announce Modi's

Shikaripura, Apr 22: Kaginele Kanaka Gurupeeta seer Niranjananandapuri Swami on Saturday warned that the Kuruba community would give a fitting reply in the Assembly elections if the BJP’s chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa does not drop the conspiracy to defeat Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his son Dr Yatindra in the polls. Speaking to reporters here during his visit to the town, the

Apr 22: Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Government of India, on Thursday came out with a set of safety regulations for air charter operators and warned them and their pilots of penal action if these guidelines were not adhered to while flying a VIP/SPG protectees for poll campaigns in Karnataka. The set of guidelines also directs the operators and flight crew to

Bengaluru, Apr 22: Director General of Income Tax, Investigation, Karnataka and Goa, has stepped up its surveillance and monitoring activities as part of enhanced alertness in the wake of Assembly elections in Karnataka on May 12. The I-T leuths believe that currency notes seem to be flowing in poll bound Karnataka. So far, the sleuths have seized Rs 4.13 crore cash and 4.52 kg gold jewels valued