Karnataka Assembly Polls

In a dramatic turn of events after Karnataka delivered a hung Assembly, the Congress on Tuesday announced its backing to the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) to form a Government to prevent the BJP from regaining power in its only southern…

The BJP dramatically surged ahead towards the victory mark in the Karnataka Assembly election on Tuesday, leaving the ruling Congress badly bruised and the JD-S at the third spot, officials said. Reports from counting centres across the…

Expectations of a BJP victory in Karnataka Assembly election lifted the key Indian equity indices during the morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, broadly subdued Asian indices, and disappointing macro-economic…

In a politically crucial Assembly election ahead of next year's Lok Sabha battle, millions voted in Karnataka on Saturday with the ruling Congress as well as the BJP and JD-S claiming they will win hands down. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah…

Voting began across Karnataka on Saturday to elect its 15th legislative assembly amid tight security and heightened vigil. "A single-phase polling began at 7.00 a.m. in 222 of the 224 assembly constituencies, including 36 reserved for…

The Election Commission (EC) on Friday postponed election in Bengaluru's Raja Rajeshwari (RR) Nagar assembly segment to May 28 from Saturday following recovery of nearly 10,000 voters ID cards from a flat in the constituency. "To…

Of the 2,654 candidates in the fray for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections, at least 883 are crorepatis and 645 have criminal cases against them, said two watchdogs after analyzing their affidavits filed with the Election Commission…

Making a bid to return to power in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the May 12 Assembly elections and promised free smartphones to poor women, free laptops to students entering college and visits to China and Israel…

Bharatiya Janata Party legislator from the Jayanagar Assembly segment, B.N. Vijaya Kumar, died here early on Friday, a party official said. He was 60. The two-time lawmaker was in the fray from the same constituency for the May 12…

In all, 2,655 candidates are in fray for the ensuing May 12 Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls, according to a data from the state Chief Electoral Office. Of the 3,509 who filed valid nominations by the last date on Tuesday, 583…