Karnataka Elections 2018
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Karnataka Election Result 2018: SC fixes 10:30 am hearing for Congress-JDS challenge to KG Bopaiah appointment
Fp Staff •A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court has ordered that a floor test be conducted in Karnataka Assembly at 4pm on Saturday
Karnataka polls: SC's refusal to defer BS Yeddyurappa's swearing-in defies logic, adds to suspense
Padmanabha •Meanwhile, Yeddyurappa waived farmers' loans but the question arises that how did he do that? He called a cabinet meeting to arrive upon the decision but who attended it? Only him.
Governor Vajubhai Vala administers oath to BS Yeddyurappa; Congress, JD(S) claim democracy murdered in Karnataka
Ians •Vala on Wednesday night invited Yeddyurappa to form the government and prove within 15 days that he had majority in the legislative Assembly.
Karnataka Election Result 2018 updates: On first day as CM, BSY shakes up top bureaucracy, rejigs police force
Fp Staff •Newly-sworn-in Chief Minister of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa addressed the media today. One of the first decisions that Yeddyurappa took as part of the one-man Cabinet was to waive off farm loans for 1 lakh farmers.
BJP accusing Congress of defying people's mandate in Karnataka rings hollow; Arun Jaitley's words after Goa polls show why
Fp Staff •The BJP, which has accused the Congress of trying to defy the mandate of the people of Karnataka, however, seem to have forgotten they set the precedent for this in Goa and Manipur.
After marathon midnight hearing, Supreme Court says no stay on Yeddyurappa swearing in
Fp Staff •The results of Karnataka Assembly polls must have come as a disappointment for Congress and its ambitions for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, but it can take some solace from the fact that it was able to deny BJP an outright victory in the crucial southern state
Karnataka takeaways: BJP no longer party of north, Rahul Gandhi's faux humility and shaping up of third front
Sreemoy Talukdar •Congress's biggest takeaway is the nimbleness and hunger that it has shown post results in forming a government which is a welcome change from the laissez faire politics
Congress files complaint against BJP's Suresh Nakhua for 'Three Idiots' parody video mocking Rahul Gandhi
Fp Staff •The Congress party has filed a written complaint against BJP's Mumbai spokesperson Suresh Nakhua for a video he posted from his Twitter handle that superimposes images of Congress leaders, including party president Rahul Gandhi in a music video of the hit song 'All is Well' from the movie Three Idiots.
Karnataka Election Result 2018 updates: Yeddyurappa calls BJP MLAs' meet tommorow, says ball now in guv's court
Fp Staff •The counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 will be taken up on Tuesday with pollsters saying they would likely go down to the wire, with a neck and neck race between the state's ruling Congress and challenger BJP.
Karnataka polls: Governor Vajubhai Vala set to play crucial role as BJP, Congress and JDS battle for power
Fp Staff •This brings all eyes will on Vajubhai Vala, the Karnataka governor, who is an old BJP hand from Gujarat and is considered close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.