CHIKKAMAGALURU: Karnataka vice president of the legislative council and leader of JD (S) SL Dharmegowda was found dead in a railway in Chikkamagaluru district early Tuesday. It is suspected that he died of suicide and policeman claimed to have recovered a note near his body. A low-key 64-year-old Dharmegowda was …
Read More »Farmers must be open-minded to experiment with new laws, says Kumaraswamy amid protests
Bengaluru: Warning about India’s image being affected globally due to ongoing farmers’ protest and urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end the stalemate, JD (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy said on Saturday he feels that farmers must have an open mind to experiment with the new legislation. However, the former Chief …
Read More »Kumaraswamy’s U-turn, Gowda’s silence, and a dozen MLAs ready to jump ship – JDS’s ultimate challenge
After backing the farmers’ “India bandh”, the JDS took a U-turn the next day, offering no explanation. After some time, the former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy weakly tried to defend his party’s position, playing on both sides. Not surprisingly, the JDS also voted in favor of the recently amended …
Read More »Rajesh Gowda from BJP, Turncoat Muniratna Leading Sira, RR Nagar Assembly Seats
LIVE updates from Karnataka by-elections: BJP is leading in both RR Nagar (Rajarajeshwarinagar) and Sira seat count begins in assembly. It is a three-way fight between the BJP, Congress and JD-S in the by-elections of the assembly, as well as in four segments of the Council. The assembly was held …
Read More »A battle of optics that no one can afford to lose
File photos of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, President of the State Congress DK Shivakumar and JDS Chief HD Kumaraswamy. (PTI photos) The Sira and RR Nagara by-elections are a matter of personal prestige for the three main parties in the fray. While the names on the ballots are different, …
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