Karnataka Assembly Elections
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CNN News18 Bengaluru Town Hall to tackle key issues shaping Karnataka elections
The event will be held on 7 February and will see participation from prominent personalities in Karnataka
Rahul Gandhi gets initiated into the Lingayat sect: What's the community and why is it important to Karnataka politics?
Lingayats are the followers of the 12th-century saint-philosopher Basavanna. It is the single-largest community in Karnataka and is dominant in close to 100 of the 224 Assembly seats in the state, making it a very important vote bloc
Explained: Why is the Karnataka BJP trying to keep BS Yediyurappa happy?
Corruption allegations and the threat of the Lingayat community growing distant has led the state BJP to bring former chief minister BS Yediyurappa closer to the core team
Congress embarks on 'save democracy' protest over crises in Karnataka, Goa, but spate of resignations continues
The Congress is blaming the BJP for the crisis in Karnataka, without even making the pretence of an introspection into why the party is withering across the nation.
Mutually assured destruction in Karnataka: Not-so-internal rift between JD(S), Congress leaves no winners, only losers
Congress win in Karnataka 2018 elections gave the party a new lease of political life but the party also scripted a future (for the state) with an unlikely coalition which is at the epicentre of the current political crisis in the state.
After Karnataka elections, Chikmagalur farmers use Narendra Modi, Amit Shah cutouts as scarecrows
Two months after the Karnataka Assembly elections, Chikmagalur farmers have found an innovative way of using politicians cardboard cutouts that were used during campaigns.
New Dalit assertion in current political landscape forced parties to retreat to 'symbolism'; but will that be enough?
The political landscape is changing rapidly, spurred most critically by a new Dalit assertion, which has made parties across the board scramble in their effort to keep constituents on board.
Congress-JD(S) regime in Karnataka may be characterised by spats over portfolio allocation, focus on populism
It is bound to be a prickly government in Karnataka, given all the rhetoric the Congress and JD(S) directed at each other during the campaign.
Karnataka govt formation updates: Even as BJP bows out of CM race, Congress keeps MLAs 'safe' at Hilton Hotel
Stressing on a "give and take equation" with the JD(S), Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said that the national party supported a regional party to "uphold Constitutional principles and democracy".
Karnataka verdict: Many gainers and losers but no clear winner in the political 'chanakyaniti'; all eyes now on 2019
The lines have been drawn. The verdict is out. But there is no clear winner to the political pandemonium that the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 were.
Karnataka floor test: Congress-JDS submit 7 point pushback to KG Bopaiah appointment; SC hearing at 10:30 am
A three judge bench of the Supreme Court has set a 10:30 am hearing for the Congress-JDS challenge to the appointment of MLA KG Bopaiah as the pro-tem speaker for the floor test in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly scheduled for Saturday.
Karnataka Election Result 2018: BJP leader Ram Madhav's Facebook post says karma has come to haunt Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) general secretary Ram Madhav launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Wednesday in a Facebook post titled 'Karma comes to haunt Congress in Karnataka after 22 years', as the focus shifts to Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala over whom he will invite to form the next government.
Sensex, Nifty end flat on disappointing macroeconomic data ahead of Karnataka poll results
The BSE Sensex rose about 21 points to close at 35,556.71 on Monday after early gains were undone by a sell-off by participants ahead of the outcome of Karnataka assembly elections
Petrol, diesel rates: Fuel prices hiked after three-week Karnataka election hiatus; but no word on reason behind brief pause
With Monday's fuel price hike, diesel prices have touched a record high while petrol is at a 56-month peak.
Karnataka Assembly election see 70 percent turnout as polling ends for 222 out of 224 seats
The high-stakes Karnataka Assembly elections saw a 70 percent voter turnout on Friday, the Election Commission said in New Delhi.
Modi says Congress playing divisive politics while BJP looks to take all along: Highlights of Day 5 of his Karnataka campaign
On the fifth day of his campaign for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed rallies in Vijayapura, Mangaluru and Bengaluru on 8 May.
ICICI Bank's share price rises nearly 7%; markets end on choppy note as investors pocket gains
ICICI Bank was the star performer in Tuesday's session, comfortably topping the gainers' list by surging nearly 7 percent.
Karnataka polls 2018: Narendra Modi says Congress reimposing 'divide-and-rule' policy; highlights from PM's 4th day of campaign
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the fourth day of his campaign in poll-bound Karnataka held rallies in Raichur, Chitradurga and Kolar on Sunday.
Karnataka polls: Narendra Modi transcends language barrier as Kannadigas find untranslated Hindi speeches better
In Hyderabad-Karnataka, people can easily understand Hindi, but in Mumbai-Karnataka it is a bit tough to interact in the language," said Hanumanthappa Doddamani, 45, electrician.
Rahul Gandhi in Karnataka updates: Congress chief question's Modi's silence on tickets to Reddy brothers
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will undertake the eighth leg of his campaign for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls on 3 and 4 May