karnataka assembly elections

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is reportedly set to resign on Thursday after 3 PM, with Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar likely to take over. Congress MLA Ashok K Pattan indicated the decision follows directives from the party's high command. Supporters of Shivakumar celebrated across the state amid intense speculation about a leadership change.

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been summoned to Delhi for a crucial meeting with the party high command amid ongoing speculation about a leadership transition. While party leaders attribute the visit to routine consultations for upcoming Rajya Sabha and MLC elections, the internal friction between Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar is expected to be a key discussion point.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated that "time will decide" his potential elevation to Chief Minister, amidst growing speculation of a leadership change in the state's Congress government. This comes as the Siddaramaiah-led government approaches a significant milestone, fueling discussions about a possible power-sharing arrangement.

Congress MLA T D Rajegowda has been officially declared the winner of the Sringeri constituency, nearly three years after the 2023 karnataka assembly elections. A high court-ordered recount of postal ballots confirmed his victory, increasing his initial margin of 201 votes to 203.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge downplayed the Karnataka chief ministerial tussle between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, stating the party will resolve the "confusion soon." This comes amid speculation fueled by a reported power-sharing agreement and a statement from Home Minister G Parameshwara suggesting Kharge could be a suitable CM.

With next year’s assembly elections in mind and in response to BJP’s caste-based conventions, Congress has decided to hold a rally of SCs and STs in Chitradurga on January 8.

With karnataka assembly elections months away and the Election Commission yet to announce the poll calendar, prospective candidates across parties and leaders from this region have been showering goodies, gifts and offers on voters taking advantage of the run-up period when there is no model code of conduct in force.

Polling for the high-stakes karnataka assembly elections got underway this morning under a thick security blanket. In what is projected as a tight race, voting is being held in 222 out of 224 seats in a three-cornered contest among the ruling Congress, the BJP and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda's JD(S).

The karnataka assembly elections 2023 are set to be held on May 10, with a three-way contest between the BJP, Congress, and JD (S). Read below to know more about Karnataka assembly constituencies and candidates who will be contesting the elections.

Buoyed by the general trend in assembly elections, especially in recently concluded polls in northeastern states, Karnataka BJP is upbeat of a successful outing in Karnataka and is even confident of improving its overall strike rate compared to Congress.

Political parties across the spectrum agree corruption will be an issue in the upcoming elections, but differ widely on who it will benefit.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday accused the Congress of attempting to "make a mockery" of Hindu faith by proposing a ban on Bajrang Dal.

karnataka assembly elections is a high-stakes battle that could change the course of the state's political history, and even rewrite the national political discourse. For BJP, winning an election in Karnataka will open the gateway to south India. For Congress, a decisive win in Karnataka will help it put a halt to BJP’s winning spree in the assembly election.

Government schoolteachers who have been deputed to work alongside booth level officers on election duty are seething as the work is not only thankless but also eats into valuable time of their primary duty — teaching students.

Ahead of assembly elections, political parties in Sringeri assembly constituency have taken up religious programmes to woo voters.

Political hymns to propitiate Lord Varuna (the rain god in Hindu mythology) are reverberating across Varuna assembly constituency where former chief minister Siddaramaiah and his rival, housing minister V Somanna, are hoping to ride to victory on a deluge of votes.

Pavagada is one of the 224 constituencies in Karnataka. It falls under the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency. There are a total of 1,97,250 electors in the constituency.

Taking a dig at bitter rival Siddaramaiah, JD(S) second-in-command and former CM, HD Kumaraswamy said unlike the Congress Legislature Party leader who is still scouting for a safe seat, his rivals cannot pin him down to any single constituency and that he will win from whichever seat he contests from.

BJP, Congress, and JD(S), the three major parties, have one common challenge while trying to set their narrative for the assembly elections — a desperate need for unity among senior functionaries.

Every election in India is regarded as a festival of democracy, but the mood ahead of assembly elections in Karnataka also has a pious tinge. The reason: Aspirants and MLAs are sending their constituents on religious trips not only across the state, but also to Mecca for Umrah and Hajj.