K Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: The big winners and losers

As Congress wins the Karnataka Assembly elections, we take a look at how the political heavyweights performed. BJP turncoat Jagadish Shettar’s defeat was an upset for the Grand Old Party. While JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy won, his son Nikhil lost

King Cong in Karnataka! Dhols and dancing as party celebrates win

As the Congress thumped to victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections, celebrations erupted across the country. Leader Rahul Gandhi was all smiles; party workers were prancing around dressed up as Lord Hanuman. There was dancing, some chanting, and a lot of cheer

Walk to Victory: How Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra paved way for Congress win in Karnataka

In the fiercely fought Karnataka Assembly election, Congress won 136 of the 224 seats. The party attributes the victory to its staunch opposition to the BJP's 'divisive politics', its leader Rahul Gandhi, and his Bharat Jodo Yatra. The influence of the march is quite visible in the southern state

Resort politics in Karnataka. Why Congress is likely to move its MLAs to hotels

There are celebrations but also underlying tension. The Congress has called all its winning MLAs in Karnataka to gather in Bengaluru by evening. The party plans to move all its candidates to either a hotel within the state capital or to nearby Tamil Nadu. But why?

Karnataka Results 2023 | Voters pick Cong over BJP: Why this is no surprise

Karnataka has an electoral tradition of ousting incumbents with a thud. Since 1985, no ruling government in the southern state has been returned to power. These recurring trends indicate that while winning elections in Karnataka is difficult, defending is even challenging

Karnataka Results: Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah? Who will be Congress’ CM pick?

The Congress is all set to form the government in Karnataka as BJP has conceded defeat. Now, the party has a crucial question to answer: Who will be the chief minister? Will the Grand Old Party choose veteran Siddaramiah or reward ‘troubleshooter’ DK Shivakumar?

Karnataka Assembly bypolls: Congress high command will decide on JD(S) alliance if BJP fails to retain majority, says Siddaramaiah

Congress, JD(S), who ran coalition government for 14 months in Karnataka and contested Lok Sabha polls in alliance, have parted ways after collapse of HD Kumaraswamy ministry in July

Karnataka's Gowda clan faces threat of marginalisation with poll rout, strains in alliance: Will JD(S) dump Congress in a repeat of 2006?

Gowda has now reasons to be upset. In the Lok Sabha election, Gowda and his grandson (the son of Kumaraswamy) Nikhil have lost the Tumakuru and Mandya seats respectively.

Karnataka Assembly Election 2018 updates: 'Speeches don't fill empty stomachs,' Sonia hits at Narendra Modi

Narendra Modi is scheduled to address meetings in Vijayapura, Koppal, and Bengaluru, while Rahul Gandhi will interact with "eminent citizens" through the Samruddha Bharat platform.

Bengaluru's steel flyover is emblematic of the changes in the city's green cover, way of life

The citizens who came to protest against the steel flyover were protesting against the systematic unravelling of the Bengaluru way of life, of the ravaging of its iconic structures and of the destruction of its green cover. They were fighting to reclaim their roads and their lung spaces and their pride in their city.