Bangalore: 8:49 am: The Congress inches ahead of the BJP with the JDS and Yeddyurappa's KJP far behind. 8:45 am: The Congress is now leading in 13 seats while the BJP is leading in 11. 8:42 am: The Congress is now ahead with leads in 10 seats while the BJP follows with leads in 9 seats. 8:41 am: The leads for 4 seats in Bangalore are in with JDS leading...
08:02 AM, May 08, 2013
The results for the Karnataka Assembly elections, which recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with a polling percentage of 71.29 in the May 5 voting, will be known on Wednesday. ...
07:57 AM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: The results for the Karnataka Assembly elections, which recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with a polling percentage of 71.29 in the May 5 voting, will be known on Wednesday. The counting of votes is set to begin in a few minutes. The results will decide the fate of 2,940 candidates in 223 Assembly segments. Although Karnataka Assembly has 224 seats, election in Periyapatna in Mysore...
07:30 AM, May 08, 2013
All eyes are on Karnataka as results of the first major electoral battle of 2013 are declared on Wednesday. CNN-IBN's poll predictions suggest the Congress is set to make a comeback and oust the BJP from its southern citadel. ...
07:30 AM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: India will know on Wednesday if Karnataka scores a hat-trick of fractured mandates or gets a clear verdict as votes polled on Sunday in perhaps the most keenly watched assembly elections in the state are counted. Over 71 per cent of the 40.36 million eligible voters cast their ballots on Sunday and counting would start at 8 am on Wednesday in 36 centres across the state. Since electronic voting...
04:35 AM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: Wednesday, May 8, will be the D-day in the big battle for Karnataka. The countdown has begun for the counting day, and with the high voter turnout (57 per cent in Bangalore and 70 per cent and above in the rest of Karnataka) being an indication of a strong anti-incumbency wave, a tussle on who will be Chief Minister has already begun in the Congress, even as other parties...
12:02 AM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: The results for the Karnataka Assembly elections, which recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with a polling percentage of 71.29 in the May 5 voting, will be known on Wednesday. The results will decide the fate of 2,940 candidates in 223 Assembly segments. Out of these, Bangalore slightly improved its record with a higher turnout at the booths but still remained the lowest in the state....
11:29 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: Sale of liquor across Karnataka is banned for 24 hours from 6 pm on Tuesday and taking out of processions barred in Bangalore from 6 am to midnight on Wednesday in view of Assembly poll vote count in the state. Counting of votes polled on Sunday will take place in 36 centres across the state, according to election authorities. While an official release said liquor sale will not be...
10:00 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: Wednesday, May 8, will be the D-day in the big battle for Karnataka. The countdown has begun for the counting day, and with the high voter turnout (57 per cent in Bangalore and 70 per cent and above in the rest of Karnataka) being an indication of a strong anti-incumbency wave, a tussle on who will be Chief Minister has already begun in the Congress, even as other parties...
09:48 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: The quality of governance and better leadership has led to southern states surging ahead of their northern counterparts, widening the gap in terms of per capita income and poverty between the south and north, says a study. Per capita incomes in the south (Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala) have risen fast and poverty has declined in recent years and the reason is quality of governance, better leadership...
07:54 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: The results for the Karnataka Assembly elections, which recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with a polling percentage of 71.29 in the May 5 voting, will be known on Wednesday. The results will decide the fate of 2,940 candidates in 223 Assembly segments. Although Karnataka Assembly has 224 seats, election in Periyapatna in Mysore district had been put off to May 28 following the death of...
04:01 PM, May 07, 2013
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Tuesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for disrupting Parliament proceedings and said the BJP will be defeated in the Karnataka elections. "It is unfortunate that the BJP is not allowing the House to function," Kamal Nath said. "Other political parties want to debate the bills and pass them. It is unfortunate that Parliament session is being washed out," he added. He said...
01:49 PM, May 07, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka recorded the second highest voter turnout in 35 years with a polling percentage of 71.29 in the May five Assembly polls, a top electoral officer said. The highest voter turnout of 71.90 per cent was registered in 1978. A recharged Congress sees the highly impressive polling percentage as clear sign of winds of change that would bring the party back to power after an eight-year long hiatus. But...
10:10 PM, May 06, 2013
Most pre-poll and post-poll surveys have predicted a comfortable victory for the Congress, while saying the BJP would lose much ground. CNN-IBN's consulting editor TM Veeraraghav joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the possible tie-ups and if there are indications that the Congress can form the government single-handedly. Q. In Karnataka democracy is being raped by these legislatures. Most of the contestants have done musical chairs by siting in...
06:52 PM, May 06, 2013
CNN-IBN's HR Venkatesh joined IBNLive readers on the possible role of language in the Karnataka elections. Q. Kannada is in threat in Bangalore. Do you think we need a party like MNS to protect our language and rights? Asked by: Sujith A. Hi Sujith, While I as a Kannadiga feel keenly about the erosion of the language in the public sphere, I don't think we need a party like the...
06:39 PM, May 06, 2013
Karnataka PUC examination results 2013 (Class 12) were announced on May 6, 2013 at 5 pm. More than 6 lakh had appeared for the exams. The results are available at http://karresults.nic.in/ and http://karresults.nic.in/. Earlier, at 12:30 PM on Monday the Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), standard tenth examinations, results were announced. The SSLC results were released by Kumar G Naik, Secretary, Primary and Secondary Education and Commissioner for Public...
05:19 PM, May 06, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), standard tenth examinations, results were announced on Monday afternoon. The SSLC results were released by Kumar G Naik, Secretary, Primary and Secondary Education and Commissioner for Public Instruction SR Umashankar at 12:30 PM on Monday. A total of 8.36 lakh students had appeared for the exams. The results are available at http://karresults.nic.in/ and http://karresults.nic.in/. The PUC Examination Results 2013 (class 12) results will...
03:47 PM, May 06, 2013
Bangalore: Voters in Bangalore slightly improved their record on Sunday with a higher turnout at the booths to cast their ballots in the Assembly election but still remained the lowest in the state. Bangalore urban district recorded 52.83 per cent voting, the state election authorities said while the state average was around 70 per cent of the over 40 million voters. In the last assembly polls in 2008, the turnout...
09:29 AM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: At least 42 cases of paid news were detected and over Rs 21 crore in cash and liquor worth Rs 7.79 crore seized during Karnataka Assembly elections, the Election Commission said in New Delhi on Sunday. The Commission reviewed 76 suspected cases of paid news during the campaigning for the Karnataka elections and 61 notices were issued, a senior EC official said. "Out of this, the Commission decided...
08:45 AM, May 06, 2013
Karnataka elections are crucial for both the Congress and the BJP ahead of the 2014 elections as these polls will also be a litmus test for the BJP to see if it can win without BS Yeddyurappa. ...
10:59 PM, May 05, 2013
