Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court upheld the disqualification of the 11 Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) rebel MLAs on Friday. The 11 BJP MLAs had been disqualified by state Assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah. The much awaited verdict came as relief for the BS Yeddyurappa government. Yeddyurappa's advisor K Diwakar called the High Court's decision a huge victory. "It is a huge victory for us. We won a constitutional battle," said Diwakar....
02:47 PM, Oct 29, 2010
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court will on Friday pronounce its much-awaited verdict on the disqualification of 16 rebel MLAs which is likely to have a bearing on the first-ever BJP government in the south. Justice V G Sabhahit, the third judge who heard the batch of petitions filed by the rebels challenging their disqualification from assembly membership by Speaker K G Bopaiah, will deliver the judgement at 1430 hrs. The...
08:52 AM, Oct 29, 2010
Bangalore: The Opposition Congress suffered another setback on Thursday when one of its legislators resigned from his Karnataka Assembly membership, making him the second from the party to do so in two days. The Karnataka Congress expelled two rebel MLAs, SV Ramachandra and Narayanaswamy. Narayanaswamy, who represented Bangarpet in Kolar district, yesterday submitted his resignation which was accepted Thursday by the assembly Speaker K G Bopaiah, secretariat sources said. He...
05:27 PM, Oct 21, 2010
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Thursday reserved its order on petitions filed by 11 rebel BJP MLAs challenging their disqualification from the state Assembly.by Speaker K G Bopaiah. The 11 rebel BJP MLAs on Wednesday told the HC that the Speaker's action was not in accordance with the anti-defection law and that the Speaker acted before ascertaining the material on record first. The rebel BJP MLAs are also likely...
09:39 AM, Oct 21, 2010
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court has adjourned till Thursday hearing on petitions filed by 11 rebel BJP MLAs challenging their disqualification from the state Assembly. A single-member bench of Justice V G Sabhahith heard arguments of the advocates of the disqualified MLAs through the entire day before adjourning the court for tomorrow. The advocates argued that the disqualification on the basis of mere withdrawal of support to Chief Minister B...
08:01 AM, Oct 20, 2010
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11:48 PM, Oct 18, 2010
Ahead of the High Court verdict on the disqualification of K'taka MLAs, the Law Minister defends the Governor. But says there should be a larger consensus in appointment of governors from now on. ...
08:40 PM, Oct 17, 2010
New Delhi: A BJP delegation led by L K Advani met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram seeking the removal of Governor HR Bharadwaj who had rejected Monday's voice vote as a farce and recommended President's rule in Karnataka. The central leadership of the party, including Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu, met the PM at noon to "impress upon" him that Bhardwaj is acting like...
11:23 AM, Oct 13, 2010
Bangalore: The B S Yeddyurappa-led BJP government in Karnataka survived the trust vote on Monday amid chaos in the Assembly. Now it will seek a fresh trust vote on Thursday, but will it be lucky for the second time? Yeddyurappa agreed to this after Governor H R Bhardwaj asked him to prove confidence once again. Bhardwaj had rejected Monday's voting as a farce while the Centre too indicated that President's...
07:41 AM, Oct 13, 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
The BJP's first government in the South is unlikely to complete its full term with an internal rebellion having shaken the party's foundation. Does the present crisis warrant President's rule?
11:25 AM, Oct 12, 2010
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa said Chief Ministers of eight BJP-ruled states would meet in Delhi on Tuesday to hold consultations in the backdrop of Governor H R Bhardwaj recommending imposition of President's Rule in the state. A BJP delegation would meet President Pratibha Patil, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister P Chidambaram today, opposing imposition of the Central rule in the state. "Today and tomorrow, we...
11:22 AM, Oct 12, 2010
On Talking Point tonight we discuss whether the Karnataka political crisis merits President's Rule. ...
11:28 PM, Oct 11, 2010
New Delhi: Following the chaos in the Karnataka Assembly over the trust vote for the BJP government and the consequent recommendation of President’s Rule by Governor HR Bhardwaj in the state, the Congress Core Committee met to discuss the situation. Sources say that Home Minister P. Chidambaram has briefed the core committee on the trust vote and the Governor’s report has also been discussed at the meet. The Congress Core...
09:16 PM, Oct 11, 2010
Panaji/Bangalore: Karnataka’s political merry-go-around continued on Saturday as 13 BJP rebel MLAs, who were staying at a luxury resort in Goa, left for Pune guarded by H D Deve Gowda's men. Leader of the rebels and Karnataka Excise Minister M P Renukacharya was not with them and looked set for a return to the BJP. According to reports, a high-voltage political drama unfolded at a five-star hotel on Saturday afternoon...
10:49 AM, Oct 09, 2010
Bangalore: The Karnataka assembly Speaker has issued notice to the 11 rebel BJP MLAs who are holed up in Goa under anti-defection Act. They have been asked to reply by 10th of October. Earlier, some rebel MLAs had indicated that they would return to the Yeddyurappa fold following a late night drama on Thursday at a Goa hotel. Twelve rebels MLAs, holed up at the Taj Exotica in Goa, hold...
11:27 AM, Oct 08, 2010
Bangalore: The 27-month-old BJP government in Karnataka seems to be on the rocks after 20 disgruntled MLAs wrote to the Governor threatening to withdraw support over the allocation of portfolios. All the disgruntled MLAs are now in Mumbai. The BJP central leadership has now intervened. Party chief Nitin Gadkari has directed senior leader Venkaiah Naidu to resolve the crisis. Sources say the Reddy brothers of Bellary are also playing the...
08:06 AM, Oct 07, 2010
Bangalore: The BJP Government in Karnataka plunged into crisis on Wednesday after it was reduced to a minority with 19 MLAs withdrawing support, prompting Governor H R Bhardwaj to ask Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa to prove his majority in the Assembly before October 12 by 5 pm. However, the Chief Minister met the Governor on Wednesday evening and has told him that he will prove majority of his government...
01:36 PM, Oct 06, 2010
B S Yeddyurappa's statement comes after the Reddy brothers' meeting with senior BJP leaders in New Delhi. ...
02:13 PM, Jul 18, 2010
Bhardwaj says corrupt ministers must step down while BJP says he is bidding for a Cong government in the state. ...
09:16 PM, Jul 13, 2010
