Ahead of Kumaraswamy's oath ceremony, Cong-JDS leaders to meet today
Bangalore, May 20 (IBNS): With HD Kumaraswamy all set to take oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister, Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) leaders are scheduled to meet on Sunday for a meeting.
Kumaraswamy to take oath as Karnataka CM Monday, opposition leaders to attend swearing-in ceremony
Bengaluru, May 19 (IBNS): Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy will take oath as the new Karnataka Chief Minister on Monday in what is expected to be a grand show of opposition unity at the ceremony in Bengaluru.
Assam Congress celebrates after Karnataka victory
Guwahati, May 19 : Assam Congress leaders and party workers celebrated on Saturday after it became clear that the party is all set to form a government in Karnataka with JD(S).
Karnataka: Mamata Banerjee congratulates HD Kumaraswamy
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): With BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa quitting as Karnataka CM, clearing the way for the Congress and the JD(S) to form the government in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee congratulated new CM probable of the state HD Kumaraswamy.
Regional parties will decide 'next course of action' after Karnataka floor test: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): As the Congress tied up with HD Deve Gowda's Janata Dal (Secular) to form the Karnataka government, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the regional parties will decide their "next course of action" only after the floor test ,which is scheduled to be held at 4 pm on Saturday.
Karnataka floor test today, prestige battle for BJP
Bengaluru, May 19 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have to fight a prestige battle in the Karnataka assembly as the floor test, which has been directed by the Supreme Court, will be held at 4 pm on Saturday to resolve the ongoing political crisis in the southern state.
Supreme Court judges saved our democracy: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 18 (IBNS): Reacting to the Supreme Court's order to hold a floor test in the Karnataka assembly on Saturday, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the judges of the top court saved democracy of the country.
SC's order vindicates Congress' stand regarding Karnataka Governor's action : Rahul Gandhi
Raipur/New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 18 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi has said the Supreme Court's order to hold floor test in the Karnataka assembly vindicated his party's stand over the act of Governor Vajubhai Vala, who had earlier granted 15 days to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove their majority.
Karnataka: Supreme Court refuses to give more time to BJP, orders floor test tomorrow
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): In a jolt to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Supreme Court on Friday ordered a floor test in the Karnataka assembly at 4 pm on Saturday, turning down the saffron outfit's request for more time to prove majority.
Karnataka: Congress, JD(S) move lawmakers from Bengaluru to Hyderabad to avoid defection
Bengaluru/Hyderabad, May 18 (IBNS): Adding to the political drama in Karnataka, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) moved all its elected MLAs from a Bengaluru resort to the one in Hyderabad on Thursday midnight, in an attempt to keep the lawmakers away from an alleged horsetrading by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Karnataka slug-fest in SC: Hearing of Congress-JD(S) plea resumes today
New Delhi, May 18 (IBNS): A day after BS Yeddyurappa controversially took oath as the Karnataka Chief Minister, the Supreme Court on Friday resumed hearing of the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea against Governor Vajubhai Vala's invitation to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form a minority government in the state.
Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa to face Supreme Court test today
Bangalore, May 18 (IBNS): The Supreme Court will hear petition that challenged the invitation made by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa to form the government in the state.
Karnataka CM BS Yeddyurappa to waive farmers' loans
Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): In the first move after assuming office, Karnataka's new Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa announced waiving of farmers' loans as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) installed a minority government in the southern state on Thursday.
Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) MLAs have staged a protest outside the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yeddyurappa took oath as Chief Minister on Thursday morning, media reports said.
Supreme Court begins hearing Congress-JD(S) plea to stop Yeddyurappa's swearing-in ceremony
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has started hearing the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea brought against Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala's decision to invite Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa to take oath, which is scheduled to be held at 9 am on Thursday.