VS SHIVAKUMAR
Video: YSRCP leader involved in 'thappad baazi' with voter at Andhra Pradesh's Guntur polling booth
AP Elections 2024: VS Shivakumar and a voter at a polling booth in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, has caused a stir. Video footage circulating online depicts the leader involved in a physical confrontation with the voter, highlighting tensions surrounding the ongoing election process. The YSRCP is contesting in all 175 Assembly seats and 25 Lok Sabha segments. Under a seat-sharing agreement among NDA partners, the TDP has been allocated 144 Assembly and 17 Lok Sabha seats, while the BJP is contesting six Lok Sabha and 10 Assembly seats. The Janasena party, led by actor Pawan Kalyan, is contesting two Lok Sabha and 21 Assembly seats.
'King vs ordinary citizen' battle erupts in Mysore Lok Sabha constituency
Mysuru voters are choosing between BJP's Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Congress's M Lakshmana in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Wadiyar, the scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family, is making his political debut from the Mysore Lok Sabha segment, while Lakshmana is state Congress spokesperson and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's confidant. The Congress has chosen to focus on this constituency due to its large vote-base in the district.
Success of guarantees in Karnataka has left Modi worried about Telangana poll outcome, says Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that the success of the Congress regime's initiatives in Karnataka has raised concerns for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders, who fear potential defeat in the Telangana assembly elections.
Upcoming state elections will decide the internal dynamics of parties
BJP in the coalition decades of 1990s and 2000s built itself on the back of strong state-level performances in Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh and, to some extent, in Rajasthan. Those outcomes kept BJP in the reckoning, despite Lok Sabha reversals in 2004 and 2009. At present, Congress is working on a similar revival, especially after the recent victory in Karnataka that came on the back of a Himachal Pradesh win last year. The upcoming round of polls is, thus, significant for the GOP, which is in contention in all five states, including Telangana and Mizoram.
Karnataka: CM Siddaramaiah steps into India vs Bharat debate
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticized the BJP for focusing on emotional issues before elections, referring to the ongoing India vs Bharat controversy. Deputy CM DK Shivakumar also accused the BJP of fear and alleged that they were considering a name change because of the Opposition alliance being called INDIA.
Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar may get to play major role in upcoming Assembly Polls in Telangana
Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, DK Shivakumar, may play a significant role in the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana as Congress prepares to challenge the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao. Congress is expected to use a data-based survey-led approach similar to the playbook employed in Karnataka, combined with populist promises to voters.
DK Shivakumar, the suave troubleshooter and a staunch loyalist who got Congress another shot at Karnataka
A prominent Vokkaliga leader in the party, Shivakumar is known for unparalleled organisational skills. He is known as the tough taskmaster and a go-getter for the party. Though BJP emerged as a single largest party in 2018, he ensured formation of JD(S)-Congress coalition government. Rahul Gandhi recognized his efforts and stated that his contributions to Congress are unmatchable. Read on to know more about DKS.
Shivakumar vs Siddaramaiah: "Next CM" poster war breaks out after Congress' victory
A contest between the two top leaders has intensified with their supporters on Sunday putting up posters in support of their respective leaders. Supporters of Siddaramaiah, who is a former chief minister of Karnataka, put up a poster outside Siddaramaiah's residence in Bengaluru, referring to him as "the next CM of Karnataka."
Five factors which worked for Congress in Karnataka
The party started campaigning quite some time before assembly polls and gained the early movers advantage taking on BJP"s state leadership to make it a clash of local leaders not of its local leaders and BJP's central leadership Prime Minister Modi who is the saffron party's biggest asset.
Five-time MLA Yogeshwara vs JD(S)'s Kumaraswamy: It's a "tight fight" in Channapatna
Channapatna in Ramanagara district is witnessing a high-stake battle between JD(S) leader and two-time Chief Minister H D Kumaraswmy and BJP's C P Yogeshwara. Both belong to the dominant Vokkaliga community in the region. The Congress has fielded Gangadhar S as its candidate. Both Kumaraswamy and Yogeshwara had links to the film industry.
Rahul buys Nandini ice cream, calls the dairy brand Karnataka's pride
The Congress leader's move came in the wake of the state party leaders throwing their weight behind the homegrown dairy brand, amidst fears of its takeover by Gujarat's Amul.
DK Shivakumar visits Nandini parlour to keep Amul issue on boil on poll eve
The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar visited a Nandini parlour in Hassan on Monday, sipped its beverage and tasted products in a show of solidarity for the state’s own dairy brand. “The BJP government is trying to hijack the Nandini brand…Kannadigas will never sell their self-respect,” Shivakumar tweeted, after his visit to the Nandini outlet.
Milk Row: Basavaraj Bommai dismisses Congress-JDS allegations as just 'doing politics at the time of election'
The sale of dairy products in Bengaluru by Amul, a milk cooperative based in Gujarat, has led to a controversy known as the "Nandini controversy" in Karnataka. Congress and JD(S) have accused the BJP of promoting Amul over Karnataka's own brand, Nandini. The BJP has denied the allegations and clarified that Amul is not planning to enter Karnataka. The controversy has led to mudslinging between political parties in the run-up to the upcoming elections.
In race to woo women voters in poll-bound Karnataka, Congress announces Griha Lakshmi vs BJP's Grihini Shakti
Gandhi's pledge at the party women’s wing convention "Na Nayaki" (I am the leader) in Bengaluru is second of the five big-ticket promises the Congress is making.
No discussion yet on CM face for 2023, no natives vs migrants divide in Karnataka Congress: Siddaramaiah
Speaking to reporters, in response to a question he said, there is no natives vs migrants issue in the Congress. "...I came to Congress from outside, didn't I become the Chief Minister, then where is the talk of natives or migrants. There is no such thing," he said in response to a question on talks about natives vs migrants in the party.
Amid govt vs Twitter row, A-listers go Koo
As the government’s battle intensifies with Twitter, Koo — a local language-based microblogging platform, is gaining traction as an “Indian alternative”. Over the last few days, there has been a rush to join Koo including top ministers and government departments. Koo has seen over 1 lakh daily downloads in the last 48 hours and has now expanded its user base to around 3 million.
Twitter clone Koo, endorsed by govt, trends amid standoff
Koo App was trending on Twitter earlier today amid the latter’s ongoing kerfuffle with the Indian government on accounts linked to the ongoing farmer protests.
India Inc captains take lessons in leadership from Boys in Blue
India Inc CEOs are drawing several lessons in leadership and team performance from the Indian cricket team’s historic win over Australia in Brisbane, as they navigate a challenging business environment amid the pandemic.
Ex-CM Kumaraswamy skips Vokkaliga rally protesting DK Shivakumar's arrest
A few days ago, the JD(S) leader visited Shivakumar’s house at Kanakapura and consoled his mother. He also hit out at the BJP regime at the Centre for keeping the Congress leader in the custody of the Enforcement Directorate (ED).
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