Former Karnataka chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy has got engaged to Revathi, grand-niece of a Congress leader. The couple exchanged rings at a private ceremony at the Taj West End in Bengaluru. Revathi is the grand-niece of Congress leader and realtor M Krishnappa.
Former Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday broke into tears at an election meeting in Mandya, asking why his son was defeated in the 2019 parliamentary polls.
Expressing unhappiness over the current state of politics former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said that politics was dominated by hatred and caste equations and it was not good for people. He was leading the Congress-JD(S) government which toppled recently.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday took the oath as the new chief minister of Karnataka. The swearing-in ceremony commenced at 6.30 pm on Friday -- and after weeks of an overly-stretched political drama.
The Kumaraswamy government was reduced to a minority in the critical trial of strength in the assembly on July 23, when the confidence motion moved by him was defeated with 99 voting in favour of it and 105 against, ending a three-week long high-voltage political drama.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to stake claim to form the next government in Karnataka after meeting the Governor. HD Kumaraswamy lost the floor test by six votes after a four-day marathon debate on the motion that witnessed heated exchanges and acrimonious scenes in the House. Stay tuned to this space as we bring to you latest updates from Karnataka.
It is farewell time for the Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka. The Congress-JD(S) coalition government headed by Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy collapsed on Tuesday night after losing a vote of confidence in the assembly. This has paved way for the BJP's return to power in the southern state.
The 14-month-old JD(S)-Congress coalition government in Karnataka lost the floor test on Tuesday by 6 votes as 99 legislators were in favour of the confidence motion and 105 against it, Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar announced before adjourning the House.
Ahead of the trust vote in Karnataka assembly, 'resignation letter' of Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy surfaced on social media.
Karnataka Crisis: Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has already written to CM Kumaraswamy to prove majority in Karnataka Legislative Assembly by 1:30 pm on Friday. Kumaraswamy has expressed reservations about the direction issued by the governor.
The ruling Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) allies will also petition the apex court against the Governor's order as the Chief Minister had already moved the confidence motion on Thursday and initiated the debate on it for the floor test.
Karnataka crisis: Asserting that the coalition government in Karnataka had lost the majority, the state BJP Sunday demanded the Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy immediately resign or seek a tH. D. Kumaraswamy, Chief minister of Karnatakarust vote on Monday itself.
Amid the political upheaval in Karnataka, a meeting of the state Cabinet will be held on Thursday at Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru.
CM H.D. Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka could be asked to prove its majority in the Assembly on July 17 by Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar who refused on Tuesday to accept resignations of all the 13 Congress and JD-S legislators
The JD-S-Congress government in Karnataka was on the brink of collapse on Monday as an Independent legislator resigned from the Cabinet and withdrew his support to the ruling coalition, which has already been hit by the resignations by over a dozen MLAs of the two parties.
The Karnataka government went into a huddle following the resignation of these 13 MLAs on Monday -- after Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's return from the United States on Sunday evening. He was in the US for a personal visit.
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday cried foul over the Union Budget's proposal to cut the state's share of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in fiscal 2019-20.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Wednesday lost his cool when employees of the Yermarus Thermal Power Station (YTPS) in Raichur district blocked his convoy to submit a list of their grievances.
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has said he is in pain every day and that he cannot even reveal the reason behind it because he has a state to look after. His statement comes amid the turmoil between allies Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular).
Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal-S leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and requested him not to give up his party post following the Congress party's rout in the Lok Sabha elections.
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