Poll Updates

Mangaluru, May 5: A senior leader of Vishwa Hindu Parishad has accused the Karnataka’s incumbent Congress government of supporting Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) and Popular Front of India (PFI) and claimed that it has endangered the national security. Speaking to media persons in the city Gopal, regional organising secretary of the VHP for Karnataka, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, said

Mangaluru, May 5: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner Sasikanth Senthil S, who is also the Election Officer of the district, has warned that the Election Commission would book criminal case against political parties and candidates if they sought votes on the basis of caste and religion. Addressing media persons, here the officer also exhorted the people to immediate complain if they come across

Bengaluru, May 5: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s election manifesto appears to have copied some of the flagship programmes of the Congress government, with the names changed. The BJP leaders had often mocked Bhagya schemes of chief minister Siddiaramaiah-led government. As an alternative to Anna Bhagya, it wants Anna Dasoha scheme that offers free region-specific food items to BPL families and

Bengaluru, May 5: The BJP and the JD(S) have illicit relationship in Karnataka, according to the Congress’ campaign committee chairperson D K Shivakumar. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Shivakumar claimed that the BJP and the JD(S) were cosying up, despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rebuke of the regional party. “Modi may have done a U-turn, but what was the need to praise H D Deve

New Delhi, May 5: The Congress today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "insulting" Bengaluru and the people of Karnataka by calling it a "valley of sins" and demanded his apology for his "deplorable" remarks. Congress chief Rahul Gandhi described Bengaluru as the garden city and the pride of India and said calling it a "garbage city" is "insulting". "Building lies comes naturally to you, but

At the heart of the District Headquarter of Dakshina Kannada, the election fever heats-up as Congress’ leader and first time MLA J R Lobo will test his mettle from Mangaluru City-South Assembly constituency in the May 12 Karnataka polls. The former Karnataka Administrative Service (KAS) officer, who on his debut in 2013 sent back-packing then four-times MLA of the constituency N Yogish Bhat, will

Davanagere, May 4: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party for allegedly copying the programs detailed in the Congress manifesto in the so called former’s own manifesto released on Friday. Speaking at the Congress rally where he was canvassing for Congress candidate Vadnal Rajanna in Santhebennur (Davanagere), he said BJP's 'Annapurna' was a copy of 'Indira Canteen' and

New Delhi, May 4: The Supreme Court on Friday ordered that mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy, who is currently out on bail, cannot campaign in Ballari for the upcoming May 12 Assembly elections in Karnataka. According to media reports, Reddy had sought Apex Court’s permission as he wanted to campaign for his brother Somasekar Reddy, who is a BJP candidate from Ballari. The top court rejected

Bengaluru, May 4: Reaching out to farmers, the BJP manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls today promised allocation of Rs 1.5 lakh crore for irrigation projects and waiver of farm loan up to Rs one lakh borrowed from nationalised and cooperative banks. The manifesto, unveiled by BJP state unit president and the party's chief ministerial candidate, B S Yeddyurappa also said if voted to power

Bengaluru, May 4: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is now moving forward from women development to women-led development, and "women first" was the mantra of his government and the party. Addressing Karnataka BJP Mahila Morcha Karyakartas via the 'Narendra Modi App', the prime minister asked them to win the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections by concentrating on booths. "Today the