In the latest twist in Karnataka government crisis, Governor HR Bhardwaj on Sunday denied having any information of 14 BJP MLAs resigning from the state government. ...
02:00 PM, Feb 03, 2013
Another Bharatiya Janata Party MLA and BS Yeddyurappa loyalist T Suresh on Friday submitted his resignation. However, it has not been accepted yet as Speaker KG Bopaiah is not in Bangalore. ...
04:04 PM, Feb 01, 2013
The Karnataka Speaker KG Bopaiah accepted the resignations of 13 MLAs who owe allegiance to former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday night. This has worsened the crisis for the Bharatiya Janata Party government, which is now left with support of only 108 MLAs in the 223 member Assembly. ...
11:38 PM, Jan 29, 2013
Two Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs in Karnataka on Monday filed a petition at Speaker KG Bopaiah's office, seeking disqualification of 12 MLAs, who are loyalists of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and have been involved in alleged anti-party activities. They have claimed to have documentary evidence to prove that the 12 MLAs attended the December 9 rally of the Karnataka Janata Party in Haveri. ...
12:35 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Bangalore: The Opposition Congress in Karnataka on Friday decided to boycott the ongoing extended budget session of legislature to press for its demand for the resignation of Assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah in the light of Supreme Court's "strictures" while quashing his order disqualifying 16 MLAs. Ending two days of hectic consultations among its legislators of both Assembly and Council, Congress Legislature Party (CLP) unanimously decided to stay away from...
06:04 PM, Jun 03, 2011
Bangalore: Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has blamed Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and Assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah for the present political crisis in the state. In a statement issued on Tuesday after Yeddyurappa paraded the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs before President Pratibha Ptail in the Rashtrapati Bhawan to show that his government still enjoys majority, Bhardwaj claimed that Bopaiah and Yeddyurappa distorted the character and composition of the Assembly for...
06:58 PM, May 17, 2011
Bangalore: It's been a chaotic five days at the Karnataka assembly with Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress leaders targeting Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa over his alleged involvement in land deals. On Wednesday JDS leader HD Revanna walked in with other party members carrying placards and a suitcase allegedly containing documents which they claimed nailed Yeddyurappa in the alleged land scam. Congress leader Siddaramaiah demanded Yeddyurappa's resignation over the alleged land...
04:09 PM, Jan 12, 2011
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday issued notice to state Assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah on petitions filed by five Independent MLAs, challenging their disqualification from the Assembly. A bench comprising Justices Mohan Shantanagouder, S Abdul Nazeer and AS Bopanna also posted the matter for further hearing on November 8. The Independents had withdrawn their support to the BJP government following which Bopaiah had disqualified them. The Independents, with whose...
12:52 PM, Nov 02, 2010
Bengaluru: A day after Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa won the trust vote for a second time, a new controversy has hit the Speaker. It now appears that KG Bopaiah's decision to disqualify rebel MLAs was not entirely his own and was influenced by the government. The decision to disqualify rebel MLAs was not entirely his own and was influenced by the government. This was made known to the...
05:34 PM, Oct 15, 2010
On Talking Point tonight, we discuss whether Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj's moves created the ongoing political crisis. ...
10:55 PM, Oct 12, 2010
Bangalore: The political drama that is being played out in Karnataka - the crisis for the BJP-led government in the state - has deepened with Karnataka Governor H.R. Bhardwaj now asking Speaker K.G. Bopaiah not to disqualify any MLA before the trust vote takes place on Monday. It all started with Bhardwaj writing to Bopaiah asking him not to disqualify any MLA before the trust vote on Monday and to...
08:57 PM, Oct 10, 2010
BJP pushed through the election of its candidate, K G Bopaiah, as Speaker. ...
09:02 PM, Dec 30, 2009
