Poll Updates

Mumbai, May 7: The Congress would emerge as the "number one party" in the Karnataka Assembly elections, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday, taking a swipe at the BJP for mobilising the "entire central machinery" for state campaigns. He also said the understanding between the BJP and his party for the upcoming Legislative Council polls in Maharashtra didn't mean the Sena would forge an

Bengaluru, May 7: Stepping up the attack against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the BJP has accused him of 'aiding, abetting, protecting and promoting' the cheating of private investors in an alleged Ponzi scheme run by a company. The BJP intends to file a complaint with the governor to sanction the prosecution of Siddaramaiah for dealing with company, "which is declared as a threat to national

Belagavi, May 7: “The Modi wave has now turned into a tsunami in Karnataka. It will uproot all opponents and ensure the victory of the BJP in the elections,” said BJP national president Amit Shah. Addressing a rally here yesterday, Shah also charged the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with corruption, minority appeasement and apathy towards people’s problems. “AICC president Rahul Gandhi has left the

Bengaluru, May 7: Out of the 2560 candidates in the Karnataka elections fray, 391 have self-declared criminal cases against them while 254 of them have “serious criminal cases” in their names. A total of 883 candidates are crorepatis, including 208 from the BJP and 207 from Congress. The Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Karnataka Election Watch have analysed affidavits of 2560

Belagavi, May 7: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) supremo Asaduddin Owaisi will address rallies in Belagavi on Tuesday to campaign for Janata Dal(S) and Bahujan Samaj Party candidates. Mr. Owaisi is scheduled to address rallies in Belagavi in the morning and Kagwad in the evening. He will visit Talikota, Davangere and Hassan on Wednesday. “Mr. Owaisi’s tour will galvanise the voters

Hassan, May 7: The JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy has said that Congress MLA from Mandya, Ambareesh, wants JD(S) to come to power in the state. Addressing an election rally at Goruru in Hassan district on Sunday Kumaraswamy said that Ambareesh had analysed the political situation across the state and would make public his decision in a couple of days. “Siddaramaiah has been talking very

Bengaluru, May 7: Batting for the Congress' return in Karnataka, party leader P Chidambaram on Sunday said the voters would compare five years of "development" under Chief Minister Siddaramaiah versus five years of "instability" from 2008 under BJP's three chief ministers. In a series of tweets, the former finance and home minister claimed the people would remember that it was the same three

Bengaluru, Apr 6: In an apparent U-turn, former chief minister and JD(S) State president H D Kumaraswamy has said that his party may join hands with the party to from a coalition government in Karnataka in case of a fractured mandate. It’s worth mentioning here that Kumaraswamy had recently stated that JD(S) would not join hands with any party in case of a fractured mandate in Karnataka. He had

Belagavi, May 6: Taking a potshot at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah, on Sunday, suggested that had the former worked sincerely, farmers in Karnataka would have received water from the Mahadayi River without a fuss. Speaking at a public rally in Karnataka's Belagavi, Shah said, "Had Siddaramaiah worked properly, Mahadayi river's water would

Gadag, May 6: H K Patil, former minister and Congress candidate for Gadag constituency, has threatened to file a complaint with the Central Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misleading people by making false promises and telling half-truths and lies at public meetings. Speaking to media persons here today, Patil hit out at the prime minister for misleading voters with