The Congress returned to power on its own in Karnataka after 10 years, knocking the BJP off its only southern perch on Saturday as voters decisively backed the grand old party desperately seeking electoral revival ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Today after many days..or say after many years such an opportunity came...when PM Modi congratulated Congress...WISHed Congress to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Karnataka.
Shivakumar secured 1,42,156 votes against the 20,561 votes polled by his Janata Dal (Secular) rival B Nagaraju. Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) R Ashoka was in the third place with 19,602 votes.
Karnataka Results: Having completed the tough task of winning the election, the Congress would have wanted to take a sigh of relief, however, it now faces another daunting task of picking the CM face.
Shivakumar secured more than 56,000 votes, thus making him a strong candidate for the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka.
No, it is not a fight between myself and PM Narendra Modi. The Karnataka elections should not be seen as a PM Modi-Siddaramaiah battle, said Congress leader and former State Chief Minister.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief D K Shivakumar demanded that the Election Commission should investigate the matter and summon the call details of the CMO to ascertain the truth.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Speaking to media, Karnataka Congress President DK Shivakumar said that the people of the state have taken a decision to overthrow the BJP govt, which is known to the saffron party leaders and that is why the central leaders of the BJP are repeatedly visiting the state.
The Congress is expected to release the list of a few candidates before 11 am tomorrow, according to a statement by party spokesperson and MP Randeep Singh Surjewala.
The countdown for Karnataka's election bugle has begun. The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the dates for the Karnataka Assembly elections.
The assembly elections will be conducted at all 224 constituencies in the state.
Karnataka election: Supporters of DK Shivakumar, on several occasions, demanded a declaration of his name for the CM post ahead of the election.
The National Herald case is haunting not only Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar but also top leadership of grand old party, including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi.
Kempegowda statue Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition (LoP) Siddaramaiah said the Congress government led by him was the one which had first planned to install the statue of Kempegowda at the airport.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting the state later this week and holding a series of meetings with leaders and office bearers, as the party prepares for the assembly polls scheduled next year.
In the video which has gone viral, the Congress leader is seen rudely pushing the hand of a person who wanted to a selfie with the leader.
The "Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill, 2021", introduced in the assembly by Home Minister Araga Jnanendra, provides for protection of right to freedom of religion and prohibition of unlawful conversion from one religion to another by misrepresentation, force, undue influence, coercion, allurement or by any fraudulent means.
BJP Govt must come out clean, says KPCC president
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition and senior Congress leader, Siddaramaiah on July 20 broke his silence on claims of conflict between him and state's Congress President DK Shivakumar.
Addressing reporters here, he said, "Absolutely. No one is talking about it anymore.
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