Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has finally named former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa's aide Jagadish Shettar as the new CM of Karnataka. The selection of the new Chief Minister has, however, not been easy with outgoing CM Sadanand Gowda setting stiff conditions for quitting. According to sources, there may be two deputy chief ministers in the Shettar Cabinet. Current BJP state president Eshwarappa and Gowda's aide R Ashok...
04:54 PM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday appeared to have finalised the formula for the leadership change in Karnataka. According to sources, while the party has decided to make former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's aide Jagadish Shettar the CM, it is likely to send Sadanand Gowda to the Rajya Sabha. Following a meeting of the BJP, sources further said that KS Eshwarappa is slated to be made the...
08:49 PM, Jul 07, 2012
New Delhi: Bowing to pressure from BS Yeddyurappa, BJP appears set to replace Karnataka Chief Minister Sadanand Gowda with Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar and an announcement is expected within a week. "A decision from the high command is likely to be conveyed within a week. We have left everything to the party leadership now. Their decision will be acceptable to us," Shettar, who holds the Rural Development portfolio, said. Sources...
05:34 PM, Jul 05, 2012
New Delhi: With several loyalists of B S Yeddyurappa gunning for his head, Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda on Monday said he would accept any "direction" issued to him by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership. "Right from the beginning I used to say I am a disciplined soldier of the party. Whatever direction my party gives I am prepared to accept it," he told reporters in New...
05:16 PM, Jul 02, 2012
Bangalore: In a fresh trouble for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka, as many as 10 ministers loyal to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa have threatened to resign from the state Cabinet by Friday evening. The ministers have demanded that the Central leadership should take a call on the change in chief ministership. The ministers have been demanding that Chief Minister Sadanand Gowda be replaced by Yeddrurappa's...
04:39 PM, Jun 29, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Monday hit out at the current state government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, calling CM Sadanand Gowda a failure. Addressing mediapersons in the state capital, the BJP leader said, "The Chief Minister is a failure. He should have resigned long agoGowda has betrayed the MLAs who made him the CM." The Lingayat strongman further slammed BJP state in-charge Ananthkumar...
05:24 PM, May 14, 2012
Bangalore: Former Kerala High Court Chief Justice S R Bannurmath has decided to opt out of the post of Lokayukta in Karnataka. According to sources, Karnataka Chief Minister Sadanand Gowda said that the judge sent a letter to him, requesting the government not to pursue the matter with Governor HR Bharadwaj. "I received a letter from Justice Bannurmath stating that because of the various things that have appeared in the...
11:13 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Bangalore: After engaging themselves in a week-long battle for the CM's post, the factions within the state BJP are now fighting for their pie in the Cabinet. As a result, D V Sadananda Gowda, who had planned to take oath along with a few ministers, had to take oath alone on Thursday, that too in the absence of several legislators who owe allegiance to former minister Jagadish Shettar. According to...
10:19 AM, Aug 05, 2011
New Delhi: Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs have begun casting secret ballots to choose the next chief minister of the state. The choice is between Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa's man - DV Sadananda Gowda, senior Lingayat leader and Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Minister Jagadish Shettar and Law, Justice and Human Rights, Parliamentary Affairs and Legislature Minister S Sureshkumar, who is a dark horse and is being seen as...
02:12 PM, Aug 03, 2011
The drama in Karnataka is being curtailed right before the Parliament session with an interesting decision. BS Yeddyurappa quit as Karnataka chief minister on Sunday but despite all the speculation, no successor has been named. Yeddyurappa continues to pressurise the BJP to name his man Sadanand Gowda as his successor. The bargaining is still on, a final decision is expected on Wednesday. Yeddyurappa wants Gowda as CM After three days...
08:35 AM, Aug 01, 2011
