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Karnataka elections | Parties hold informal meetings, take stock of situation

On the eve of the counting of votes, the top leaders of the BJP and the Congress adopted a cautious approach by holding informal confabulations to take stock of the situation while JD(S) leader H. D. Kumaraswamy, who is in Singapore, monitored the situation from there.

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All three key parties in Karnataka on the edge as counting of votes will be taken up on May 13

Amidst tight security and high levels of anxiety among party leaders and candidates, counting of votes for the polled in the elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly will be taken up on May 13. Most of the results will be known by noon. The polling for 224 seats took place…

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BJP and Congress leaders express confidence of getting majority

Both the BJP and Congress expressed confidence of securing a majority on their own as the State went to the Assembly polls on Wednesday.

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KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar rules out post-poll alliance with JD(S); says Congress will come to power on its own

D.K. Shivakumar’s comments were echoed by Siddaramaiah, who too expressed confidence that Congress would secure a majority of seats in the Assembly elections, paving the way for a one-party government in Karnataka

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BJP MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi claims he is being threatened, demands CBI probe in sleaze CD case

“I request the Union Government and the incoming government in Karnataka to order a CBI probe into the sleaze CD case in which I am an accused,” said Gokak MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi. “It is not for my sake, but for the sake of hundreds of innocent persons in the State…

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BJP and Congress leaders invoke Lord Anjaneya on the eve of polling day

Top leaders of the BJP and the Opposition Congress sought to invoke Lord Anjaneya on the eve of polling day and used it as much to make a political point.

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D.K. Shivakumar visits Mysuru a day before polls, courts controversy

KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar visited Mysuru less than 24 hours before the commencement of polling for the Assembly elections and proceeded to Chamundeshwari temple along with the former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, triggering a controversy.

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Vote of Vokkaligas is the most keenly watched factor in 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections

The ruling BJP seems to be on the edge with its traditional Lingayat vote base amid a turmoil of sorts in the Mumbai-Karnataka region.

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Karnataka Assembly election | Congress manifesto reflects party’s ‘true face of hate’ for majority community: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

The Congress’s manifesto reflects the “real face of hate” for majority community, which is the true character of the party, alleged Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in Mangaluru on May 7

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DKS demands answer from PM

KPCC president D.K.Shivakumar has demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s answer to reports of Chittapur’s BJP candidate’s alleged threat to murder AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and his family members.

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Congress will win over 140 seats, will abide by party's decision on CM issue: D.K. Shivakumar

Karnataka Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar Saturday exuded confidence that his party would win over 140 seats in the May 10 assembly polls and asserted that he would abide by whatever the party decides on the issue of Chief Ministership.

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Another Election Show: Moily on Muslim quota, ‘no infighting over CM post’

The BJP government’s decision to scrap the 4 percent Muslim quota – and divide it between the Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities – has become a major talking point in the Karnataka poll campaign. While the BJP claims to have undone a wrong, the Congress has used it to present itself…

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Congress victory in Karnataka will awaken country against BJP’s effort to distort Constitution and shake democracy, says Mallikarjun Kharge

Mallikarjun Kharge alleges that Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha but BJP MP from Gujarat Narayan Kachchadia was not disqualified even after being sentenced to 3 years in prison for assaulting a Dalit doctor

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Karnataka Poll: Congress files FIR against Amit Shah for 'promoting enmity...maligning opposition'

Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala, Dr Parmeshwar and state Cong chief DK Shivakumar filed a police complaint on Thursday against Union Home Minister Amit Shah and other BJP leaders. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

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Congress accuses BJP of double engine ‘droha’ (treachery) to Lingayats, Vokkaligas, SCs, STs, OBCs on reservation in Karnataka

BJP govt stayed its own reservation order (dated March 27, 2023) by way of a statement in Supreme Court on April 25, 2023. This proves its intent and the fake credit it wants to take on reservation, which has been reverted to the original reservation order dated March 30, 2002

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Congress will win at least 10 seats in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, says D.K. Shivakumar

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar on Monday, April 24, said the Congress will win at least 10 seats in Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts in the ensuing Assembly elections as the party believes in life whereas BJP plays with emotions.

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Karnataka Poll: 'BJP trying to reject Cong candidates nominations through CMO', says DK Shivakumar

State Congress president DK Shivakumar has alleged that legal teams of the BJP are making all attempts to ensure that nominations of the Congress candidates are disqualified ahead of the Assembly elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka polls: Sonia, Rahul, Kharge, Shettar in Congress' list of 40 star campaigners

Congress heavyweights, including the party's national president Mallikarjun Kharge, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, state chief DK Shivakumar, LoP Siddaramaiah, Shashi Tharoor former BJP leader and deputy chief minister Jagadish Shettar, among others, featured in the party's list of star campaigners for the May 10 Assembly…

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"Joining Congress wholeheartedly..." Ex-Karnataka CM Jagadish Shettar after jumping BJP ship

Prominent Lingayat leader and former karnataka">Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar on Monday joined the Congress party a day after he quit the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the May 10 Assembly elections in the State. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka Assembly Poll: Several others from BJP will join Congress, says DK Shivakumar

Congress Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar, while welcoming former deputy CM Laxman Savadi into the grand old party on Friday, claimed that several other leaders of the ruling BJP will join the Congress in the coming days. Read further on Dynamite News:

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"Cong a respectable alternative to misgovernance in Bengaluru": Shashi Tharoor

Hitting out at Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday said people of the poll-bound southern state have endured misgovernance in the last four years. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka polls: Congress appoints BN Chandrappa as fifth working president in state

With the Karnataka Assembly polls drawing near, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday appointed a fifth working president of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee in the form of former Lok Sabha BN Chandrappa. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Karnataka Cong chief Shivakumar promises to cancel scrapping of 4 pc quota for Muslims if voted to power

Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday said that if the grand old party came to power in the assembly elections, it would cancel the scrapping of 4 percent Muslim quota. Read further on Dynamite News:

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