New Delhi: The BJP's Parliamentary unit will on Sunday decide whether to replace Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda with BS Yeddyurappa loyalist Jagadish Shettar. The decision comes after nine ministers in the Gowda government, including Shettar himself, resigned on Friday demanding change of leadership. While Gowda refused to accept the resignations, the BJP high command said it would hold talks with party leaders and the rebel ministers and then take...
07:20 AM, Jul 01, 2012
New Delhi: As crisis hit ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hard in Karnataka with its nine ministers resigning, the Congress on Saturday reminded voters in the state of the "legacy of corruption and instability" of the BJP government in the state ahead of assembly polls early next year. "The legacy of four-and-half-year BJP rule in Karnataka has been systemic corruption, instability and a game of glass and mirros. We hope...
10:20 PM, Jun 30, 2012
New Delhi: A decision on Bharatiya Janata Party strongman BS Yeddyurappa's demand to remove Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda will now be taken by the BJP Parliamentary Unit. Yeddyruppa wants Gowda to be replaced by his loyalist Jagadish Shettar but the party leadership is not keen on replacing the Chief Minister. Nine ministers on Friday tendered their resignation ruling out a "compromise" and reiterated that making their nominee Jagadish...
09:55 PM, Jun 30, 2012
Bangalore: The BS Yeddyurappa faction on Saturday launched a blistering attack on Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda accusing him of being influenced by the opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and not taking the state ministers into confidence. A day after nine ministers tendered their resignation, the faction sought to highlight the reasons for their action, ruled out "compromise" and reiterated that making their nominee Jagadish Shettar chief minister of the state...
05:33 PM, Jun 30, 2012
Bangalore: Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda's camp has hit back saying two ministers identified with the group would resign on Saturday afternoon expressing strong opposition to the change for leadership. Fisheries Minister Anand Asnotikar said he and Municipal Administration Minister Balachandra Jarkiholi would tender their resignation as they want to send a "message" to the party's central leadership against any move to replace Gowda. Asnotikar said the BS Yeddyurappa faction...
12:29 PM, Jun 30, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka BJP President, KS Eshwarappa on Saturday ruled out any possibility of a change in state leadership, after eight ministers quit the government demanding that Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda be replaced by Jagadish Shettar, a BS Yeddyurappa loyalist. BS Yeddyurappa, the former Karnataka CM, has been at loggerheads with the party ever since he was removed from his post in July 2011 and replaced by Gowda. Eshwarappa on...
09:57 AM, Jun 30, 2012
Bangalore: In more trouble for the BJP's Karnataka unit, eight ministers loyal to the former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Friday resigned from the party demanding that Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda be removed. Eight Yeddyurappa loyalists, including Jagadish Shettar, Basavaraj Bommai and Murugesh Nirani, on Friday submitted their resignations to Gowda demanding a change in state leadership. They said that if something wasn't done soon to resolve the crisis, more...
07:13 AM, Jun 30, 2012
Bangalore: The monsoon may be playing truant in Karnataka, hit by drought last year too, but the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has become a fertile ground for factions to sprout by the day. Now, state BJP chief K S Eshwarappa says that several party lawmakers, including ministers, want him to take over as chief minister from the incumbent D V Sadananda Gowda, who is already facing threat from his...
01:23 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Bangalore: The speculation over the impending change of leadership in the State BJP seems to be on the backburner, at least for now, as Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda who was reportedly summoned by the Central party leaders to discuss the issue, cancelled his Delhi trip at the last minute on Thursday. However, the situation in the ruling BJP in Karnataka continues to be hazy, as party central leader...
12:04 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Bangalore: Apparently yielding to the demand by former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and his supporters and also keeping in mind the fast-approaching Assembly polls, the BJP high command is said to have decided to change the "leadership in Karnataka". It is sending central observers to Bangalore to elicit views of MLAs and senior leaders. According to sources, BJP in-charge of Karnataka affairs Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP national organising secretary Satish...
10:37 AM, Jun 26, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka Law Minister Suresh Kumar has resigned over allegedly owning a Bangalore residential site in violation of rules. Suresh Kumar has sent his resignation letter to Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda. However, Gowda refused to accept his resignation saying, "Suresh Kumar is one of those ministers who conduct themselves in a transparent manner. Suresh Kumar has told me that he'll take back his post only after his name is cleared,...
11:00 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Bangalore: Maintaining that early elections to the assembly would not "worry" the state BJP, Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Sunday said it was left to the Election Commission to take a decision on the matter. "Early election to the state assembly will not worry the state BJP if the Election Commission declares polls along with other states," he told reporters on the sidelines of a function. It was...
03:34 AM, Jun 18, 2012
Bangalore: The Dhyanapeetham ashram of controversial godman Nithyananda in Bidadi wore a deserted look on Monday soon after Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda ordered his arrest and the closure of the ashram till the investigations are completed. Ramanagaram police said, We have received certain orders from the Chief Minister and will follow it. There are certain formalities that we need to complete before taking over the ashram. Since there...
10:22 AM, Jun 12, 2012
Bangalore: The godman who claimed he could meditate and levitate is now on the run. The Karnataka government has launched a manhunt for self-styled swami Nithyananda after fresh allegations came to the fore of sexual abuse and rape. An inquiry by the regional commissioner has also begun. Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda said, "We have ordered the police and the district administration to search the premises and take possession of the...
08:27 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Bangalore: Truth, the general belief is, will always triumph. It just has in Karnataka where talk of the town in the last four years has been that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used money, caste and other not-so-fair means to capture power in the state. After being in denial over the way it managed to catapult to power in the state in May 2008 for the first time, the BJP...
12:40 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Mangalore: Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for terming BJP-ruled Karnataka as the "most corrupt" state, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Sunday said the UPA government was steeped in scams and asked the Congress General Secretary to keep his house clean before criticising others. Rahul has no right to criticise the BJP when Congress- led UPA government is steeped in corruption and scams, he said. "The Congress leader must first...
04:33 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda on Friday ruled out the prospect of the state facing early assembly elections and asserted that the BJP government would complete its full term. Reports suggesting that the state might face assembly elections ahead of its schedule were "incorrect", he said. Gowda's remarks contradicted a claim by his predecessor BS Yeddyrappa who had said on May 30 that the state was likely to...
02:54 AM, Jun 02, 2012
A regimen of disbelief When you attend any event surrounding B S Yeddyurappa, you'd be surprised by the stubborn disbelief over the fact that ...
06:52 PM, May 28, 2012
Bangalore: The problems in the ruling BJP resurfaced again with former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa renewing his oust Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda campaign with vigour. It is said that this time Yeddyurappa is using to his advantage the state governments alleged softly-peddled reply to the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) on three former chief ministers - SM Krishna, N Dharam Singh and HD Kumaraswamy about their roles in illegal mining....
12:52 PM, May 28, 2012
BANGALORE: Ministers from former chief minister B S Yeddyurappas camp reportedly confronted Chief Minister D V Sadandanda Gowda on Wednesday.They met Gowda over Central Empowered Committees letter seeking the state governments response to the petition that sought a CBI probe against former chief ministers S M Krishna, Dharam Singh and HD Kumaraswamy.The probe was demanded in connection with the illegal mining.Ministers Umesh Katti, C M Udasi and MP Renukacharya who...
09:03 AM, May 24, 2012
