Karnataka poll statistics enthuse Telangana Congress Telangana Congress has 43 lakh digital members and Karnataka 62 lakh despite being double the size The Hindu · May 14, 2023
I will be politically active in Tamil Nadu: Sasikanth Senthil Sasikanth Senthil, a native of Tamil Nadu, who quit the civil services and joined the Congress party in 2019 and was appointed chairperson of the Congress war room in Karnataka, got the better of BJP State president and former IPS officer K. Annamalai in the recently concluded election The Hindu · May 14, 2023
BJP draws blank in ST constituencies Despite the BJP government increasing the reservation quota for the Scheduled Tribes from 3% to 7%, the party suffered shocking defeats in the reserved constituencies. The BJP failed to capitalise on its experiments with the reservation quota to the Scheduled Castes (SCs). While it increased the quota from 15% to… The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Karnataka election results | Eight seats were decided by wafer-thin margins of less than 1,000 votes Providing a nail-biting finish to the high-pitched Karnataka Assembly elections, Jayanagar constituency, where 16 votes separated the winner and the loser, became a talking point. As many as eight seats were decided by wafer-thin margins of less than 1,000 votes with the Congress and the BJP having five and three… The Hindu · May 14, 2023
In its best since 1989, 34 Veerashaiva-Lingayat legislators win from Congress The confusion among the Veerashiava-Lingayats, especially in Kittur Karnataka region, following the exits of Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi weeks before the elections, is being seen as the precipitating factor for the community’s perceived shift to Congress from BJP. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Manipur Chief Minister Biren Singh, 4 Ministers, State BJP chief meet Amit Shah, Nadda in Delhi Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, accompanied by four of his Cabinet Ministers and BJP State president Sarada Devi, met Union Home Minister Amit Shah amid violence last week and the demand by 10 tribal MLAs of the Chin-Kuki-Mizo-Zomi group that there be a separate administration for the hill regions The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Police arrest youth who brandishes sword during victory procession in Vijayapura The police on Sunday arrested a 23-year-old man on the charge of brandishing a sword during the victory procession of a BJP leader in Vijayapura. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Bommai front runner for Leader of the Opposition post Caretaker Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is likely to be chosen as the Leader of the Opposition by the BJP, which is expected to hold a legislature party meeting within this week. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
BJP will fight to end despotic rule, usher in Rama Rajyam in Telangana: Assam Chief Minister Assam Chief Minister Hemanta Biswa Sarma participated in the Hindu Ekta Yatra organised by BJP Telangana president to mark the Hanuman Jayanti celebrations The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Viral video of slogans in favour of Pakistan is fake, says Congress leader Congress leader Asif (Raju) Sait has clarified that the video of some youth raising slogans in favour of Pakistan in Belagavi is doctored. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Hanuman jayanthi celebrated, sobha yatras organised in Vijayawada From early morning itself, devotees flocked to different temples of Lord Hanuman, including those in Benz Circle and Indrakeeladri. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Money power defeated Shettar, says Savadi Money power and BJP’s concerted efforts have led to the defeat of Jagadish Shettar, Laxman Savadi, Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, said in Belagavi on Sunday. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
Karnataka elections: Kerala rejoicing at the victory of three Malayalis Karnataka elections: Kerala rejoicing at the victory of three Malayalis The Hindu · May 14, 2023
BJP to look into reasons for defeat; flags Congress guarantees, changed caste equations Shocked by the miserable defeat in the Karnataka Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to hold State-level and Assembly constituency-level meetings of its candidates and leaders to decipher the reasons for its loss. The Hindu · May 14, 2023
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Jagadish Shettar leaves for Bengaluru The former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP just before the elections to join the Congress and lost in Hubballi-Dharwad Central, on Sunday left for Bengaluru to meet AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior Congress leaders.
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Mahadevappa, Sait and Venkatesh among ministerial hopefuls from Mysuru With the Congress bagging eight out of the eleven seats in Mysuru district, speculation is underway over who will make it to the Ministry in the new government.
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Three first-time MLAs enter Assembly from Yadgir and Raichur districts The people’s mandate has gone mostly in favour of the Congress in Yadgir and Raichur districts. The party has succeeded in three seats out of four Assembly constituencies in Yadgir district, while it has won four seats out of the seven in Raichur district. Thus, it has bagged seven of the…
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Minority representation has remained low in most Assemblies The representation of Muslims in the Karnataka Assembly has now marginally increased in this election compared to the last to nine from seven in the last Assembly. All of them are from the Congress. It was 11 in 2013. The JD(S) said 23 of its 211 candidates were Muslims, but…
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 New Congress Legislature Party asks Mallikarjun Kharge to pick next Karnataka Chief Minister As the race for the chief ministership of Karnataka hotted up between Mr. Siddaramaiah and mr. Shivakumar, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on May 14 rushed back to Delhi and said the AICC observers will convey the opinion of the party’s MLAs to the high command which will then take a…
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 BJP will win more than 350 seats in 2024 elections : Javadekar Inaugurating party’s Kollam Parliament constituency leadership meeting, he added that Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who is accused in SNC-Lavalin corruption case, would have to face imprisonment in the future
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Did Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti candidates upset the plans of national parties in Belagavi district? Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES), the party that was dismissed by some political leaders as non-existent a few weeks ago, seems to have upset the plans of both the Congress and the BJP in Belagavi district.
The Times of India · May 14, 2023 Brij Bhushan Singh's power made govt 'deaf and blind', allege wrestlers as they write to women BJP MPs demanding justice NEW DELHI: Alleging the government of turning "deaf and blind" to their movement, India's leading female wrestlers and Olympians, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshee Malikkh – at the forefront of the fight against Wrestling Federation of India's (WFI) sidelined president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh – on Sunday implored the women member…
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Sugarcane farmers urge Congress to repeal land reforms Act introduced by BJP govt. in Karnataka Farmers have sought the immediate abrogation of a slew of legal decree passed by the outgoing BJP government when in power and whose passage had drawn widespread opposition by the farming community.
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 Here are the big stories from Tamil Nadu today Welcome to the Tamil Nadu Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.
The Hindu · May 14, 2023 BJP mulls rethink on fate of its regional satraps post Karnataka results BJP’s defeat in Karnataka has given much food for thought for the party’s national leadership, including the treatment of regional satraps in the poll going states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.