R. Jayaprakash

Tremors in Karnataka Congress, Rahul asks Siddaramaiah to be patient

June 25, 2022

With Siddaramaiah’s camp dropping a bombshell that the former Chief Minister will not contest the assembly elections if he is not declared Congress’s chief ministerial, Rahul Gandhi advised the Kuruba leader to observe patience. Elections to the Karnataka state assembly are due in early 2023. Even as the grand old...

Karnataka gets new CM with BSY’s blessings

July 28, 2021

Basavaraj Bommai, 61, a leader of the dominant Lingayat community and a close associate of B.S. Yediyurappa, was announced the new Chief Minister of Karnataka on Tuesday, following Yediyurappa’s resignation after two years at the helm. Chief Minister-designate Bommai on Tuesday said he would strive to offer relief to people...

WILL BSY FINALLY HANG HIS BOOTS? ALL EYES ON 26 JULY

July 20, 2021

Days after Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa rubbished reports of his resignation, top sources said the die is cast and after five decades of public life, BSY, the face of the Lingayat community, will finally hang his boots. Sources told NewsX that the message was conveyed to BSY by Prime...

WE’RE PREPARED TO TACKLE THIRD WAVE: KARNATAKA HEALTH MINISTER

June 29, 2021

In an interview with The Daily Guardian, Dr K. Sudhakar, Karnataka’s Health and Medical Education Minister, responded to a host of issues. Excerpts: Q: Karnataka, which was once in top three with severe Covid cases, is today seeing some respite. Where did we go wrong? What were the lessons? A:...

KARNATAKA CM REINFECTED, OVER 1 LAKH ACTIVE COVID CASES

April 17, 2021

On a day when Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa called for an emergency meeting involving the Health Minister and senior bureaucrats to take stock of the Covid situation, little did he know that he would be spending the rest of the day in the hospital after getting reinfected. The...

BREATHER FOR BSY AS BJP SAYS HE WILL CONTINUE AS KARNATAKA CM

January 7, 2021

The highly speculated change in guard in Karnataka has finally drawn its curtains with the BJP at the Centre making it clear that there is no intention of replacing Lingayat strongman B.S. Yediyurappa and bringing in a younger face to lead the government in the run up to the 2023...

KUMARASWAMY WARMS UP TO BJP, BUT REFUTES JDS’ MERGER RUMOURS

December 23, 2020

BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy put out statements late on Sunday night that talks of a BJP and JDS merger are baseless and that the latter is supporting the saffron party on an issue-to-issue basis only. The camaraderie between the two political leaders...

NEW LOW! CONGRESSMEN FORCEFULLY REMOVE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL DY CHAIRMAN FROM SEAT

December 16, 2020

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Legislative Council on Tuesday witnessed ruckus and harrowing scenes marking a new low in the history of Karnataka legislature. Council Chairman Pratap Chandra Shetty was locked out by the BJP members while the Congress members dragged Deputy Chairman S.L. Dharme Gowda by his collar after he had...

Jagan in final stages of talks to join NDA: Sources

December 7, 2020

New Delhi In a major development that will have far-reaching political ramifications, the Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy-led YSRCP has entered the final stages of joining the NDA. Sources in the YSRCP as well as the NDA have shared crucial bits of information on the stitching of this new alliance, which is...

Has Yediyurappa been snubbed by BJP chief Nadda?

November 19, 2020

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who was in Delhi on Wednesday to consult top brass on expansion of the cabinet, has been told to wait for at least 3 to 4 days. This is BSY’s second visit in less than a month seeking approval for cabinet expansion. The message from...

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