As BS Yeddyurappa-led Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) makes its maiden entry in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the party chief says he is confident his party will get absolute majority in the polls. "We will form the government. We will be the single largest party in the polls," he said. ...
01:55 PM, May 05, 2013
Bangalore: The filing of nomination papers for the Karnataka Assembly elections begins on Wednesday. With barely a month to go for the polls, political parties are all set to add 'star power' to their election campaign. The Bharatiya Janata Party has roped in Kannada actress Tara a for now, but the party is pulling out the big guns closer to the elections by bringing in Hema Malini and Smriti Irani...
08:35 AM, Apr 10, 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
Trouble does not seem to be ending for the BJP government in Karnataka as Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje and Public Works Minister Udaisi sent their resignations to Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar to join BS Yeddyurappa's new party - Karnataka Janata Party. Sources say 14 MLAs are likely to send their resignations to the Chief Minister on Wednesday. ...
09:51 AM, Jan 23, 2013
The BJP government in Karnataka is in trouble as 20 supporters of the former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa will be resigning from the party on Wednesday. After much delay, Rural Development Minister Shobha Karandlaje and Public Works Minister Udaisi will join Yeddyurappa's new party the Karnataka Janata Party. ...
07:23 AM, Jan 23, 2013
Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and his supporters have been detained by the Bangalore Police, as they marched to the governor's residence on Wednesday demanding the current BJP government in the state be sacked. Yeddyurappa has floated a new party, the Karnataka Janata Party, ahead of state elections that are due in the first quarter of 2013. ...
08:45 PM, Dec 26, 2012
Belgaum: Faced with the prospect of instability of its government, the ruling BJP on Wednesday treaded cautiously on initiating action against 13 MLAs who threw their lot with former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and attended his party's formal launch on December 9 at Haveri. Apparently with the numbers game uppermost in their minds, the state core committee met and discussed action to be taken against errant legislators,MPs and others for...
04:16 PM, Dec 12, 2012
Bangalore: The Jagadish Shettar government in Karnataka is in trouble. Sources say the Bharatiya Janata Party is likely to demand a dissolution of the Assembly. Sources say the decision may be taken in two to three days. This comes after as many as 21 of the 118 BJP MLAs in the 225-member Assembly came out in support of former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and attended a breakfast meeting on Sunday...
07:45 AM, Dec 10, 2012
New Delhi: In what may be termed a major blow to the Karnataka BJP, sources say that the party will decide on dissolving the state assembly in the next two-three days. Sources said that the Governor will likely put the assembly on suspended animation. The term is used by scientists to describe the slowing of life processes by external means without termination. The Jagadish Shettar government fell in minority after...
11:12 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Haveri: The BJP government in Karnataka is in trouble after 13 MLAs, defying the party, threw their lot behind former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who formally launched his Karnataka Janata Party at a mega rally in Haveri on Sunday. Thirteen loyalist MLAs of Yeddyurappa, who quit the BJP ten days ago, shared the dais with him in an open defiance, putting the ruling BJP in a quandary as it had...
05:41 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Haveri: Opening a new chapter in Karnataka politics, former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday formally launched Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) and took over as its president at a massive rally in Haveri in North Karnataka. In a potential sign of trouble for the BJP government in the state, at least 10 ruling party MLAs attended the rally ignoring the party warnings to legislators and other leaders to keep away...
02:34 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Haveri: Former Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, who will take over as the president of Karnataka Janata Party on Sunday, said that he was not forcing his supporters to leave the BJP. He also dared the BJP to act against all his loyalists saying the party's government in Karnataka is surviving because of his supporters. "Why is BJP leadership not acting against all the MLAs who are supporting...
12:18 PM, Dec 09, 2012
Haveri: Former Bharatiya Janata Party Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday asserted that around 10 BJP ministers and 50 legislators in the state were with him. His claim came just hours after BJP struck at two of his supporters in the party. Cooperation minister BJ Puttaswamy was sacked from the cabinet while GS Basavaraj, Lok Sabha member from Tumkur, about 70 km from Bangalore, was suspended from the party....
11:37 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Bangalore: Lingayat strongman and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday dared Jagadish Shettar drop his MP son BY Raghavendra after the saffron party sacked one of his loyalist and Cooperative Minister BJ Puttaswamy from the ministry and suspended Tumkur MP GS Basavaraj. Yeddyurappa, who is organising a mammoth rally in Lingayat dominated Haveri on Sunday to formally launch his party Karnataka Janata Party to prove his popularity hasn't...
09:22 AM, Dec 09, 2012
New Delhi: With the saffron party pulling out all the stops to prevent its MLAs and workers from defecting to BS Yeddyurappa's newly formed Karnataka Janata Party, the former BJP Karnataka strongman is set to launch his new party on Sunday by organising a mammoth rally in Lingayat dominated Haveri on Sunday to prove his popularity hasn't waned. Yeddyurappa has claimed the support of 60 BJP MLAs, including several ministers....
07:15 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Haveri: Former BJP Karnataka strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday described as "vindictive" the party leadership's sacking of his loyalist and Cooperative Minister BJ Puttaswamy from the ministry and suspension of Tumkur MP GS Basavaraj. He dared BJP to dissolve the state assembly and face the people's mandate "if they have faith in democratic values". Yeddyurappa said BJP was under the impression that such action against his loyalists could dissuade others...
09:04 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up for the possible fall of its government in Karnataka with its former leader BS Yeddyurappa launching his own party on Sunday. The 69-year-old former chief minister quit the BJP on November 30 to form and lead the Karnataka Janata Party (KJP). Yeddyurappa was upset at not being made BJP chief of the Karnataka unit after he was forced to give up the...
11:40 AM, Dec 08, 2012
Bangalore: After months of keeping everyone guessing, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has finally made his exit from the BJP. It was an emotional and dramatic farewell for the man who had propelled the party to power for the first time. With his eyes firmly on the next Assembly election five months away, Yeddyurappa is already building up public sentiment for his new party, the Karnataka Janata Party. "Now...
11:12 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Bangalore: Dealing a severe blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in South India, former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Friday ended his 40-year-long relationship with the party. He formally resigned from the party and faxed the letter to BJP President Nitin Gakdari. He has also quit from the Karnataka Assembly. After announcing his resignation from the BJP, the 70-year-old Lingayat leader addressed his supporters at the freedom park...
11:59 AM, Nov 30, 2012
Bangalore: In a major setback for the BJP, the entire party unit from former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's assembly constituency Shikaripura in Shimoga district has quit to join his new party. They have even taken over the local BJP office. This comes as Yeddyurappa is set to resign from the BJP and his Assembly membership on Friday. A huge procession has been planned outside the State Assembly where the...
09:30 AM, Nov 30, 2012
