Poll Updates

Mysuru, Apr 20: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is contesting the upcoming polls from Chamundeshwari constituency, filed his nomination on Friday after offering prayers at Chamundeshwari temple. Karnataka Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy filed nomination from BTM Layout constituency. Congress candidate Priyank Kharge, son of party leader Mallikarjun Kharge, filed his nomination papers from

Mangaluru, Apr 20: The Karnataka state unit of the Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha has dropped hints about forming an alliance of hardline Hindutva fringe groups without the Bharatiya Janata Party, the political arm of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Addressing media persons in the city on Friday, Mahasabha’s Karnataka state president N Subrahmanya Raju said that non-BJP Hindutva groups would be

Bengaluru, Apr 20: A case has been filed against Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao for allegedly stating that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath should be beaten with chappals. Nathapantha Jogi Seva Samithi president Keshav Kotteshwar said Dinesh has hurt the sentiments of Nath sect followers.

Bengaluru, Apr 20: With assets of Rs 840 crore declared in the affidavit submitted to the election officer on Thursday, Karnataka Energy Minister D K Shivakumar among the wealthiest in the fray this election. The Congress heavyweight had declared assets of Rs 251 crore during the 2013 elections. The appreciation in the value of non-agriculture land owned by him in Bengaluru and Mysuru has shot up

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Bellipady Ramanath Rai, who has tasted six victories and one defeat in last seven assembly elections in Bantwal constituency, today filed nomination papers for the May 12 polls. This is his eighth electoral battle in the communally sensitive constituency of the Dakshina Kannada district. The constituency is considered one of the prestigious in the state as Mr Rai is the minister

Mangaluru, Apr 19: Hinting at a fierce electoral battle in Mangaluru City North Assembly constituency, Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Muneer Katipalla today filed his nomination papers for May 12 polls. The constituency is currently represented by the Congress leader B A Mohiuddin Bava, who had defeated BJP’s Krishna J Plemar in 2013. Mr Katipalla’s entry is likely to affect the

Mysuru, Apr 19: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that the leaders from Badami Assembly segment were pressuring him to contest from there. Speaking to reporters here on Wednesday Siddaramaiah said that leaders such as S R Patil and others visited his house on Tuesday night requesting him to contest from Badami. According to the leaders, there was confusion in the constituency since there were

Mangaluru, Apr 18: B A Mohiuddin Bava, Congress candidate for Mangaluru City North, today said that the development works carried by him as an MLA in his constituency during the last five years will come to his rescue in the May 12 assembly polls. Addressing the party workers at the party’s election office at Surathkal, on the outskirts of the city, Mr Bava said the looming polls would be fought

Mangaluru, Apr 18: The resignation spree among the new generation of the Congress leaders has continued in Dakshina Kannada over the ticket denial to the Youth Congress’ district president Mithun Rai. Two days after several youth Congress office bearers from all eight constituencies of Dakshina Kannada resigned en masse, nearly 80 office bearers of the district unit of National Students Union of

Bengaluru, Apr 18: Every single assembly seat in Karnataka will witness a tough fight among Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal- Secular, according to Chikkaballapura MP and former chief minister M Veerappa Moily. In an interview, the Congress veteran ruled out his party entering into any post-poll alliance with the JD(S) and targeted the BJP for fielding tainted candidates like elder