Karnataka Politics  

Former Congress MLA, who had compared Dalits to his shoes, has threatened to release a CD against Kolar MP from Congress, KH Muniyappa if he contests in the Lok Sabha elections

Siddaramaiah said that anti-defection law applies to Umesh Jadhav and the matter of his disqualification from MLA post has not been finalised yet.
 

In the Karnataka Assembly elections in May 2018, the BJP had secured 104 seats, but the Congress with 78 seats joined hands with the JD(S) that had 38 seats and formed the government. HD Kumaraswamy became the chief minister

Congress MLA ST Somashekhar on Monday rated Siddaramaiah higher than HD Kumaraswamy, provoking the chief minister

Union Minister Anant Kumar Hegde while addressing a rally at Kodagu in Karnataka said regardless of caste, society, the hands that touch a Hindu girl should not exist.

If sources are to be believed, then Congress is all set to field a Hindu-Muslim candidate to take on BJP's sitting MP PC Mohan. Dinesh Gundu Rao's Muslim wife Tabu Gundu Rao may be pitted by the Congress against the BJP in Bengaluru Central.

The JD(S) has already expressed its desire to contest in 12 seats, on which the Congress party has some reservations. The Congress has said seat sharing will be on 'candidate-merit' basis.

A case was filed by MLA Anand Singh accusing that Ganesh had assaulted him at the Eagleton Resort in Bengaluru. The Congress has ordered a probe against Ganesh and suspended him from the party

News of MLA Ganesh Kampli indulging in a fight with MLA Anand Singh at the resort has gone viral. Karnataka Congress is denying these reports, but is failing to present Singh before the media.
 

While the Congress Legislature Party has been called for on January 18, the senior leaders have expressed confidence in terms of the government remaining in power. KC Venugopal lost his temper when questioned about the political turmoil.

The letter sent by Siddaramaiah, who is the president of Congress Legislative Party (CLP) also states that party membership of those who do not take part in the meeting is at stake

Yeddyurappa clarified that the BJP MLAs had gathered together to discuss strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha election and that everything else was a rumour. He blamed that the chief minister had offered the BJP MLAs ministry and money.

While BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa, according to sources, is trying his last shot at forming the government in Karnataka, state Congress leaders are mulling Assembly dissolution to stop the opposition’s ploy

Amidst withdrawal of support, chief minister Kumaraswamy said that he is calm, and he knows his strength. But one of the independents who withdrew support from Karnataka government is sure to join BJP.