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.
Rahul Gandhi tears into Modi rule after BS Yeddyurappa quits as Karnataka CM
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi attacked Narendra Modi after BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa resigned as Karnataka CM and said the model of governance followed by the Primed Minister is 'dictatorship'.
BS Yeddyurappa quits as Karnataka CM ahead of floor test, Cong calls it victory of democracy
Bengaluru, May 19 (IBNS): BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa, who took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka two days ago triggering a firestorm of controversy over the Governor's decision to invite a party without requisite numbers, resigned from the post at the Vidhan Soudha (Assembly) on Saturday,without taking a floor test.
Want to serve people of Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa
Bangalore, May 19 (IBNS): Ahead of the crucial floor test which will seal the fate of his government, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Saturday addressed the Assembly and said he could not forget the love and support he received from the people of the state.
Karnataka Assembly: Floor test shortly, 'missing' Congress MLAs return
New Delhi,May 19 (IBNS): The crucial floor test in the Karnataka Assembly to decide the future of the BJP-led government in the state will be held shortly.
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.
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 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.
Congress, RJD to stake claims to form Goa, Bihar governments
Panaji/Patna, May 17 (IBNS): Playing with the strategy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to assume powers in Karnataka, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) will now stake claims to form governments in Goa and Bihar respectively, as the two political outfits had emerged as single largest parties in the two states, media reports said.
Congress' Abhishek Singhvi hints at BJP's 'horse trading' to form 'stable government' in Karnataka
New Delhi/Bengaluru, May 17 (IBNS): Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi has taken a subtle swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by hinting at a possible horse trading by the saffron outfit, which lacks the simple majority, to provide a stable government to the people of Karnataka.
BS Yeddyurappa takes oath as Karnataka Chief Minister
Bangalore, May 17 (IBNS): BJP strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Rahul Gandhi attacks BJP over government formation in Karnataka
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to form the government in Karnataka, Congress supremo Rahul Gandhi attacked the ruling party and said India will 'mourn defeat of democracy' on Thursday.
BJP trying to subvert democracy in Karnataka: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party over the issue of government formation in Karnataka and said it is 'brazenly trying to subvert democracy' in the southern state.
Supreme Court agrees to hear Congress-JD(S) plea at 1.45 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS): The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular)'s plea, which was 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, at 1.45 am on Thursday.