Pakistan will vote on Saturday to decide who is next leader amidst threats of terror and violence. ...
08:47 AM, May 11, 2013
Burdwan: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday slammed the Opposition for conspiring to prevent her government from holding panchayat polls on time and vowed that elections will be held at the appropriate time. "Panchayat polls will be held at the appropriate time. Work for panchayats and 100 days' will not be hampered", she said at a party rally here without elaborating. "We have been trying to hold panchayat...
01:59 AM, May 11, 2013
Imran Khan will most likely not be able to vote on Saturday in the Pakistan elections as he is still in hospital due to his injuries. CNN-IBN's Suhasini Haidar spoke to musician Salman Ahmad about Imran's condition. ...
03:55 PM, May 10, 2013
Bangalore: The Congress gets one step closer to deciding the Karnataka Chief minister after party leaders met a legislative meeting on Friday. Sources say that most of the MLAs in the state have backed Siddaramaiah to be the next Chief Minister. Siddaramaiah was always the frontrunner but there were other claimants as well such as Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge. Congress leader D Sivkumar said, "Siddaramaiah has moved a resolution that...
03:24 PM, May 10, 2013
PTI leader Imran Khan, will most likely not be able to vote in the Pakistan elections on Saturday as he is still in hospital due to his injuries. CNN-IBN Foreign Affairs Editor Suhasini Haider spoke to his nephew Sher Shah Khan about the road ahead. ...
01:47 PM, May 10, 2013
Bangalore: The battle of Karnataka Chief Minister probables isn't over yet. Many leaders have put their hats in the ring now - including frontrunner Siddaramaiah. A final name is expected after the state Congress legislature party meet later on Friday. A day after Karnataka's definitive mandate for the Congress, the bouquets and tributes still kept flowing in at Siddaraiamaih's house on Thursday. But the question of whether he will be...
07:33 AM, May 10, 2013
Is the people's verdict in Karnataka an anti-BJP one? Or is it a product of a pro-Congress wave? How is it significant in light of the general elections which are not very far away? Senior journalist Imran Qureshi joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the matter. Q. Isn't it true that, in India voting happens mainly on Caste/religion basis. This would be the case, unless there is a very...
06:31 PM, May 09, 2013
New Delhi: A day after its landmark victory in Karnataka, the Congress is yet to take a call on who will be the Chief Minister. Several aspirants are already making a pitch for the top post. Frontrunner Siddaramaiah has sought an appointment with UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and is expected to meet her in Delhi on Thursday evening. Siddaramiah on Wednesday said, "I'm a frontrunner in the race for the...
11:16 AM, May 09, 2013
Bangalore: Back in power after seven years, the Congress is still savouring the victory in Karnataka. But a day after the results, comes the big task - who will be the Chief Minister? For now, Siddaramaiah and Mallikarjun Kharge are being seen as the top contenders. It was a decisive victory for the Congress on Wednesday after a bitter battle with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). What appeared to be...
07:36 AM, May 09, 2013
Bangalore: Karnataka on Wednesday avoided the dubious distinction of delivering a fractured mandate for the third time in a row by giving clear victory for Congress and remained true to its reputation as a graveyard of regional outfits. Two regional parties were founded in just over a year by two former Bharatiya Janata Party leaders with the aim of ousting the "corrupt" national parties, the Congress and the BJP, from...
05:26 AM, May 09, 2013
Congress won the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday by a huge margin. ...
11:36 PM, May 08, 2013
Congress won the Karnataka Assembly elections on Wednesday by a huge margin. ...
11:13 PM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: The family politics found favour with electorates in the May 5 Karnataka assembly elections with family members of prominent leaders winning in some of the constituencies. Father-son duo of Congress, Shamanoor Shivashankarappa-SS Mallikarjuna and M Krishnappa-Priya Krishna have won from their respective constituencies. While Shivashankarappa was elected from Davanagere South, his son Mallikarjuna entered the assembly from Davanagere North. Krishnappa, a realtor, successfully retained his Vijayanagar seat in Bangalore...
05:33 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hailed the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP's ideology and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well. Singh praised the efforts of Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, saying he took a "leading role" in the campaigning for the polls held on Sunday. "It is...
03:59 PM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: The Congress returned to power in Karnataka after seven years, defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a huge margin. Securing a clear majority on its own in a triangular fight, the party is now set to form the government on its own in Karnataka. The BJP suffered a major blow and stood neck and neck with Janata Dal Secular as the second spot. The final tally of votes...
03:07 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday got majority in Karnataka and ousted the BJP to form the government in the state after seven years. The BJP suffered a humiliating defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections as Congress appeared to be well on its way to wresting power on its own. Hit by the exit of former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa and the image of corruption during its tenure in the...
02:59 PM, May 08, 2013
Bangalore: The constituencies in Bangalore urban area failed to give a clear verdict in favour of any party with the Congress winning 13, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 12 and the Janata Dal (Secular) bagging just three. The Bangalore urban district recorded 52.83 per cent voting on Sunday, the state election authorities said while the state average was around 70 per cent of the over 40 million voters. The Karnataka...
02:57 PM, May 08, 2013
Expressing disappointment on party's performance in Karnataka elections, BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said while the results are a setback for the party, it does not take it on the backfoot. ...
01:55 PM, May 08, 2013
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Wednesday took a potshot at the BJP saying now that the former has been defeated in Karnataka match, it will blame the bat, ball and the pitch. ...
01:52 PM, May 08, 2013
New Delhi: Karnataka Janata Paksha chief BS Yeddyurappa, who in May 2008 was the toast of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after leading the party to power in Karnataka, is now seen as the man who single-handedly responsible for the massive rout the party suffered in the 2013 Assembly elections. Even though Yeddyurappa won from Shikaripura by over 15,000 votes, his party was doing well in only a few seats....
01:33 PM, May 08, 2013
