The Bharatiya Janata Paty (BJP) continued its troubleshooting on the political crisis in Karnataka. Newly-appointed BJP Presdient Rajnath Singh met Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar early on Monday morning. Rajnath Singh is confident that there is no threat to the BJP government in the state. ...
08:18 AM, 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
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
Bangalore: 10 am: In another dramatic turn of events in Karnataka's political pendulum, former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's supporters withdrew their resignations after Arun Jaitley intervened and assured the rebel group that the party will soon resolve the crisis in the state. Jaitley spoke to Yeddyurappa and assured him that his demands would be looked into. The Yeddyurappa loyalists will go to Delhi on Monday to meet the BJP central...
10:20 AM, Jul 02, 2012
New Delhi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa on Monday intensified his power struggle by claiming support of over half of the party MLAs and apparently demanded that the central leadership convene a legislature party meet within 48 hours. In a show of strength to party high command, Yeddyurappa, who claimed that 70 MLAs are supporting him, ferried 40 of his loyalists to a private resort, where...
07:24 AM, Mar 19, 2012
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday ruled out allowing scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to pick his successor, even as it continued efforts to make him quit without conditions. "The new chief minister will be decided based on the opinion of all legislators," state Home Minister R Ashoka told reporters after a meeting of senior state party leaders. To help elect a new leader of the legislature...
11:48 AM, Jul 30, 2011
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12:02 AM, May 18, 2011
Rajdeep Sardesai talks to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on the political crisis in the state. ...
10:40 PM, May 17, 2011
New Delhi: At the centre of the latest political drama in Karntaka are 16 MLAs once again - 11 from the BJP and five Independents who switch sides with alarming regularity, sometimes to topple the Karntaka government and sometimes to save it. The world is their home quite literally for the group of 16 MLAs. In the past six months, they have criss crossed Delhi and Bangalorue several times - ...
10:04 PM, May 17, 2011
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa arrived in Delhi on Monday evening accompanied by 127 MLAs. He says he is ready to parade them before the President on Tuesday at around 5:30 PM to show that his government still enjoys a majority in the state assembly. Yeddyurappa is confident he can prove his majority. "The Governor Shri Bhardwaj has given us a grand reception. I thank all the BJP...
07:18 AM, May 17, 2011
Bangalore: To mount pressure on Governor HR Bhardwaj who has recommended imposition of President's Rule in Karnataka, the BJP Government in the state on Monday sent another Cabinet resolution requesting him to convene a session of both Houses of Legislatures from June 2. An emergent Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa decided to submit one more resolution seeking summoning of the Legislature session, a day after Bhardwaj recommended...
03:39 PM, May 16, 2011
Bangalore: Slamming the Karnataka Governor for recommending dismissal of his government, Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Monday said the action amounted to an "affront" to the pride of the people of the state and the mandate given to BJP. "The Congress bosses in Delhi are using the Governor to commit anti-constitutional acts. I will not allow the murder of democracy," he said. Yeddyurappa said, "The Governor's action amounts to an...
10:03 AM, May 16, 2011
New Delhi: The Home Ministry is examining the report of Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj recommending dismissal of the Yeddyurappa ministry and imposition of President's Rule in the wake of Supreme Court quashing the disqualification of 11 party rebel MLAs. The Ministry is looking into the details on what ground the Governor recommended imposition of President's rule and keep the Assembly under suspended animation, official sources said on Monday. A note ...
09:43 AM, May 16, 2011
New Delhi: The Home Ministry is examining the report of Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj recommending dismissal of the Yeddyurappa ministry and imposition of President's Rule in the wake of Supreme Court quashing the disqualification of 11 party rebel MLAs. The Ministry is looking into the details on what ground the Governor recommended imposition of President's rule and keep the Assembly under suspended animation, official sources said on Monday. A note...
09:43 AM, May 16, 2011
Bangalore: Stung by an abrupt recommendation by Governor H R Bhardwaj to bring Karnataka under President's rule, the ruling BJP on Sunday said it will demonstrate the government's majority in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Monday. BJP, after holding its Legislature Party meeting, has plans to take all its legislators to Delhi to parade them before President Pratibha Patil to prove that it's government enjoyed absolute majority and protest against the Governor's...
11:31 PM, May 15, 2011
New Delhi: Constitutional expert Soli J Sorabjee on Sunday attacked Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj for recommending imposition of President's rule in the BJP-ruled state and said the Chief Minister should be allowed to prove his majority on the floor of the House. "First of all, I do not think there is any justification for imposition of President's rule. There is no breakdown of constitutional machinery," Sorabji said. He said...
10:52 PM, May 15, 2011
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday night described as a welcome step the recommendation of President's Rule in Karnataka. "In view of the Supreme Court judgement this government must go," party general secretary Madhusudan Mistry said. Dubbing BS Yeddyurappa government as the "most corrupt", he alleged that it has broken all constitutional norms to remain in power. "If Governor has recommended President's Rule then it is a welcome step," Mistry...
10:42 PM, May 15, 2011
Bangalore: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Sunday shot off a protest letter to the President, the Prime Minister and the Union Home Minister against Governor H R Bhardwaj's move to recommend central rule in the state, saying no attempt should be made to create a constitutional crisis when his government has majority. "The Governor is trying to destabilise the government by joining hands with opposition parties. I have...
10:28 PM, May 15, 2011
BJP leader Arun Jaitley said that the Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj's act was unconstitutional. ...
10:16 PM, May 15, 2011
