Bangalore: In a renewed bid to get the party to reinstate him as Chief Minister, BJP Karnataka strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday convened a meeting of his loyalists, including BJP legislators and MPs, here to remind the central leadership of its promise to give him justice. Sources close to him said Ministers V Somanna, Shobha Karandlaje and CM Udasi were at his Race Course residence. Yeddyurappa has been contending that...
03:28 PM, Mar 18, 2012
Bangalore: It might not go viral on the web like the Kolaveri video neither would it be as entertaining like the Mumbai flash mob dance, but then if you have the time you can also watch Karnataka Chief Minister live on the state government website. The previous Chief Minister of the state, BS Yeddyurappa, resigned because of allegations of involvement in land scams. So to watch Sadananda Gowda live from ...
05:07 PM, Dec 01, 2011
Bangalore: It might not go viral on the web like the Kolaveri video neither would it be as entertaining like the Mumbai flash mob dance, but then if you have the time you can also watch Karnataka Chief Minister live on the state government website. The previous Chief Minister of the state, BS Yeddyurappa, resigned because of allegations of involvement in land scams. So to watch Sadananda Gowda live from...
05:07 PM, Dec 01, 2011
New Delhi: BJP President Nitin Gadkari has summoned Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda to Nagpur to discuss critical issues affecting the party and state, including the abrupt developments in the state including the arrest of former minister G Janardhana Reddy by CBI on Monday. Gowda will leave for Nagpur from on Tuesday morning and is expected to return by afternoon, according to his programme schedule released by his secretariat....
08:31 AM, Sep 06, 2011
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, indicted by the Lokayukta report on illegal mining, on Sunday claimed that he had been accused "unfairly" despite his efforts to preserve natural resources in the state. Reading out a statement in front of Raj Bhavan after tendering his resignation, Yeddyurappa said it was his government that unveiled a new mineral policy and banned export of iron ore. "Ours is the first state government...
07:50 PM, Jul 31, 2011
New Delhi: BJP Parliamentray Board on Thursday decided to send senior leaders Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley as observers to Bangalore on Friday to oversee the election of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa's successor. Who will succeed the Karanataka chief minister and will he go without a fight? Ananth Kumar, Jagdish Shettar and KS Eshwarappa are in the fray. Jagdish Shettar, who is the Rural Development Minister is a front-runner for the...
12:19 PM, Jul 28, 2011
New Delhi: Indicted in the mining scam, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa continues to remain defiant. Yeddyurappa returned to Bangalore on Thursday morning after meeting party president Nitin Gadkari. It's a crucial day that could change the face of the BJP's first government in the South. The party wants BS Yeddyurappa to step down as Karnataka Chief Minister after he was indicted in the Lokayukta's report on illegal mining in...
10:01 AM, Jul 28, 2011
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa has survived more than half a dozen attempts at dislodging him from office. The BJP leader is fighting the toughest political battle of his life. With Lokayukta unequivocally indicting him, he rushed straight to party president Nitin Gadkari's residence after landing in Delhi. In this meeting, it was conveyed to Yeddyurappa that his position has now become untenable. The legal and technical arguments...
06:51 AM, Jul 28, 2011
Bangalore: Beleaguered Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, facing indictment in the illegal mining report by Lokayukta, on Wednesday asserted his government would complete its five-year term, and the question of his successor does not arise now. "Central leadership has not asked me to step down. Only (HD) Deve Gowda, (H D) Kumaraswamy (JDS leaders) and Siddaramaiah (Congress leader) and you people (media) are asking", Yeddyurappa told reporters. The Chief...
12:35 PM, Jul 27, 2011
New Delhi: It's almost the end of the road for Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. CNN-IBN has learnt that the scam tainted BJP chief minister could well be on his way out. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the Karnataka Lokyayukta has recommended the prosecution of Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa under the prevention of corruption act. The Yeddyurappa family has been accused of taking bribes from mining companies. According to sources,...
09:43 AM, Jul 27, 2011
Bangalore: A quick exchange of greetings and a rather reluctant embrace - Governor H R Bhardwaj and Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday shared the dais at a Republic Day function amid the ongoing bitter political battle between them. All eyes were riveted on the two as they greeted each other with a bouquet of flowers and posed for photographs at the Manekshaw Parade Ground. Bhardwaj and Yeddyurappa exchanged...
07:36 PM, Jan 26, 2011
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa tells CNN-IBN that he will meet the BJP central leadership today for a final decision. ...
08:38 AM, Nov 23, 2010
Bangalore: After defying BJP high command's summons, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa is likely to reach Delhi on Monday evening. Amid indications that he may be asked to step down in the wake of alleged land scams, Yeddyurappa defied party leadership's summons and instead went to Puttaparthi for Sai Baba's birthday celebrations. Interestingly, he is likely to come to Delhi on Monday evening on the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's...
07:10 AM, Nov 22, 2010
Bangalore: Despite being caught on the backfoot, the BJP has thrown its weight behind Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and ruled out his resignation on the land scam issue saying it cannot be compared with the Adarsh scam. Reacting to CNN-IBN's expose on the Karnataka Chief Minister selling government land to his sons, the BJP said that the issue is not like the Adarsh scam. Over 2000 Documents exclusively accessed...
07:30 AM, Nov 18, 2010
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06:47 PM, Feb 02, 2009
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