KARNATAKA BYPOLL

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has announced that the State Cabinet will decide on the proposal to rename the neighbouring Ramanagara district as 'Bengaluru South'. The proposal, which includes Ramanagara, Magadi, Kanakapura, Channapatna, and...

The deputy CM, who represents the region’s Kanakapura in the assembly, led a delegation of Congress leaders including his brother DK Suresh to CM Siddaramaiah on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum in a public show of his campaign. The move, expected...

A proposal to rename Ramanagara district as 'Bengaluru South' gained momentum. The moment was led by Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar. The delegation met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, advocating for the change citing Bengaluru's interna...

Shivakumar is quietly drawing up strategies to avenge his brother, three-time MP DK Suresh’s defeat in Bengaluru Rural LS seat. Channapatna, about 50 km, from Bengaluru, is part of Bengaluru Rural LS constituency. The two Vokkaliga leaders are leavi...

The ruling Congress is strategizing to win three vacant seats due to MLAs' election to the Lok Sabha. Concerned about BJP-JDS partnership's voter acceptance, Congress aims to boost its political standing after a poor LS poll performance.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has decided not to contest in the Channapatna bypoll, questioning the need for bye-elections in Kanakapura. He expressed his commitment to his current constituency and emphasized the importance of peopl...

Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar indicated that he might have to contest from Channapatna in the bypolls if both the party and the public supported such a decision. The constituency in Ramanagara district became vacant following the resignation o...

Channapatna bypoll is necessitated as the seat fell vacant following the election of its representative -- JD(S) leader and now Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy -- to Lok Sabha in the recent elections.

Bypolls for five legislative council vacancies in four states set for July 12 after resignations and disqualifications, including former Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar's resignation from MLC post.

The campaigning for the second phase of polling in Congress-ruled Karnataka is overshadowed by the 'Hassan sex scandal'. Both the Congress and BJP are actively targeting each other over various issues as the crucial elections on May 7 approach.

​​Known as the heartland of socialist movement in Karnataka, Shivamogga is a part of the 'Malnad' region. The BJP has renominated MP and Yediyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra. The Congress has named Bangarappa's daughter Geetha Shivarajkumar, who is the...

Former Union Minister V Sreenivasa Prasad, a six-time MP and two-time MLA, passed away in Bengaluru at 76. He had a long political career spanning various parties and government roles.

Former CMs, a deputy CM, and a Union minister are contesting in six Lok Sabha seats along the Pune-Bengaluru highway in Karnataka. The candidates face various challenges, including resistance from local leaders and the need to leverage the Modi fact...

The Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha segment in Karnataka is witnessing a fierce political battle between influential Vokkaliga-caste families. The contest features Congress MP D K Suresh and cardiologist Dr C N Manjunath, who is backed by the BJP-JD(S) al...

BJP named former Congress MLAs as Himachal Pradesh Assembly bypolls candidates. CM Sukhu criticized MLAs for voting in Rajya Sabha polls. Ram Lal Markanda to contest bypolls, possibly from Congress. Lakhanpal is former chief parliamentary secretary.

Six assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh - Dharamshala, Lahaul and Spiti, Sujanpur, Barsar, Gagret and Kutlehar - will go to polls on June 1 along with the Lok Sabha elections. Congress MLAs Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhan...

Karnataka Deputy CM, D K Shivakumar, hints at rebel BJP MLAs Somashekar and Hebbar, along with 17 Congress-JD(S) legislators, joining Congress. He suggests that more leaders from opposition parties may also join the ruling party.

The fortunes of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have reportedly declined as the party candidates who participated in Karnataka’s assembly elections lost overwhelmingly. Senior party leader Brijesh Kalappa won just 0.47% of the vote, losing even to the can...

Among the prominent Congress names included in the list are Ambika Soni, Pratap Singh Bajwa, Amarinder Singh Raja Warring, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Gourav Vallabh, former Punjab chief minister Charanjeet Singh Channi and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot. Himach...