http://www.firstpost.com Firstpost Sat, 25 May 2013 04:49:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/shettar-is-new-bjp-legislature-party-leader-782675.html#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 17:42:08 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=782675 Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar was today unanimously elected leader of the legislature party of BJP, which suffered an ignominious defeat in the recent state Assembly polls losing power to Congress.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/shettar-is-new-bjp-legislature-party-leader-782675.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/politics-blogs/39-mlas-with-serious-criminal-charges-did-karnatakas-voters-get-a-good-deal-772699.html#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 11:02:58 +0000 shiningpath http://www.firstpost.com/?p=772699 This is in continuation to the 2-part series for K'taka polls where contestants where mapped for asset growth, criminal charges, eductional qualifications and PAN declaration. The findings are unsurprisingly, quite gloomy for our democracy. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/blogs/politics-blogs/39-mlas-with-serious-criminal-charges-did-karnatakas-voters-get-a-good-deal-772699.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/karnataka-elections-will-congress-not-get-a-majority-due-to-bad-campaign-762041.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 05:15:44 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=762041 Does the positive performance in Karnataka Elections 2013 mean anything for the Congress? Other than it being a morale booster, Congress have frankly nothing to cheer for. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/karnataka-elections-will-congress-not-get-a-majority-due-to-bad-campaign-762041.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/are-the-stakes-higher-for-cong-than-bjp-in-karnataka-election-761635.html#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 03:50:08 +0000 FP Staff http://www.firstpost.com/?p=761635 Why are the stakes high in the Karnataka elections given that there are no high profile candidates like Narendra Modi or Nitish Kumar in the poll fray? ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/are-the-stakes-higher-for-cong-than-bjp-in-karnataka-election-761635.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/in-karnataka-sibal-indulges-in-black-humour-against-bjp-749995.html#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 11:09:32 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=749995 Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today sought to indulge in "black humour" vis-a-vis the ruling BJP government in poll-bound Karnataka, but appeared to be "stumped" when asked to do so targeting the Congress-led UPA.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/in-karnataka-sibal-indulges-in-black-humour-against-bjp-749995.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/did-bjp-betray-yeddy-survey-throws-up-no-clear-answers-729127.html#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:27:28 +0000 Mishra http://www.firstpost.com/?p=729127 In 2008, according to the respondents, 34 percent of the respondents liked both Yeddyurappa and the BJP; in 2013, only 15 did so.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/did-bjp-betray-yeddy-survey-throws-up-no-clear-answers-729127.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-has-become-free-and-pure-after-yeddyurappas-exit-eshwarappa-669390.html#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:47:39 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=669390 BJP leader in Karnataka K S Eshwarappa today said the party has become "free and pure" after the exit of B S Yeddyurappa.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-has-become-free-and-pure-after-yeddyurappas-exit-eshwarappa-669390.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/bjp-govt-got-kickbacks-by-lifting-sand-export-ban-yeddy-659671.html#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:00:32 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=659671 "Without receiving kickbacks, the government could not have lifted the ban on sand export from coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada, Uttara Kannada and Udupi," Yeddyurappa alleged.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/bjp-govt-got-kickbacks-by-lifting-sand-export-ban-yeddy-659671.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/land-denotification-hc-grants-anticipatory-bail-to-yeddy-son-555294.html#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 17:01:26 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=555294 he Karnataka High Court granted anticipatory bail to former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, his son B Y Raghavendra and five others in connection with a private complaint filed against them before Lokayukta Court. ]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/land-denotification-hc-grants-anticipatory-bail-to-yeddy-son-555294.html/feed 0 http://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-court-grants-yeddy-his-sons-bail-in-illegal-mining-case-551934.html#comments Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:22:20 +0000 hidden http://www.firstpost.com/?p=551934 On 16 October, the CBI had filed before the Special Court a charge sheet against Yeddyurappa, his sons, son-in-law, Setty, CEO & Senior Vice-President of a Bellary based private steel company, a Shimoga based Trust and five Bellary based private companies for alleged abuse of official position and corruption.]]> http://www.firstpost.com/india/cbi-court-grants-yeddy-his-sons-bail-in-illegal-mining-case-551934.html/feed 0