Bangalore: Mining barons Reddy brothers are generally believed to have bankrolled Bharatiya Janata Party to come to power in Karnataka. Now their loyalist has been caught on video claiming the Reddys had given around Rs 250 crore to BJP's first chief minister BS Yeddyurappa for the purpose. The video footage aired by a Kannada TV channel on Tuesday shows Reddy loyalist and former BJP minister B Sriramulu making the claim....
01:25 AM, Mar 14, 2012
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in deep trouble in Karnataka after its rebel leader Sriramulu's landslide victory in the Bellary bypoll. Sriramulu, a supporter of Reddy brothers, has now claimed the support of 14 MLAs in the state, and has indicated that he may float his own party. "I have the numbers to form a new party. I will give you more details after a short while," he...
01:25 PM, Dec 08, 2011
New Delhi: Independent candidate B Sriramulu on Sunday won Bellary (Rural) Assembly bypoll in Karnataka by more than 47,000 votes. It's a huge blow for the ruling BJP in Karnataka as the rebel candidate and Janardhana Reddy aide B Sriramulu won the crucial bypoll by a huge margin. Sreeramulu, a close associate of jailed mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy, secured 74,527 votes and retained the seat which...
11:37 AM, Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: A huge blow for the ruling BJP in Karnataka as the rebel candidate and Janardhana Reddy aide B Sriramulu is on course for a huge victory in the Bellary bypolls while the ruling BJP has routed in the mining heartland. 14 rounds of counting are over and final results are expected shortly. All eyes are on Bellary as the results of the bypoll will be declared on Sunday...
10:54 AM, Dec 04, 2011
Bellary: Voting began on Wednesday for bypoll to Bellary (Rural) Assembly segment where the ruling BJP is locked in a bitter contest with rebel leader B Sriramulu, who is seeking re-election as an independent. People started casting ballot amid a thick security blanket with some 2,500 personnel, including central paramilitary force, civil police and home guards, deployed in the constituency. Of the 195 polling stations, 132 have been declared as...
10:31 AM, Nov 30, 2011
Bangalore: In what could be the first indication of a battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Reddy brothers, former Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu has decided the contest the Bellary bypoll as an independent candidate. The BJP is facing one of its toughest political battles just a day after the release of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Sriramulu, a close aide of the mining Reddys, has...
08:46 PM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: Former state health minister B Sriramulu who resigned from the BJP will now stand as an independent candidate in the Bellary bypoll to be held on November 30. This will be a strong test for BJP as bellary is a Reddy stronghold. Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said that he will campaign against Sriramulu. Sriramulu is part of the Janadrdhan reddy faction. With Janardhan Reddy in Jail,...
11:01 AM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: A four-member Supreme Court appointed committee has recommended the cancellation of a mining lease to their Obulapuram mine in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, bordering Bellary. The committee was asked to submit a report on the alleged illegal mining activities in the Bellary Reserve Forest area. The Obulapuram Mining Company belongs to Karnataka Ministers G Janardhan Reddy, G Karunakar Reddy and B Sriramulu. The committee submitted its report...
03:01 PM, Jan 07, 2011
Congress leader KC Kondaiah had complained to the Governor that they should be disqualified from the Assembly. ...
01:29 PM, Jun 04, 2010
Delhi retained their top spot in the IPL 5 points table when they beat Pune by 8 wickets on Tuesday. ...
05:37 PM, May 15, 2008
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