In his letter, Bopaiah has petitioned the chief minister to order the withdrawal of cases against Hindu activists charged for protesting against Tipu Jayanti. read more

Ahead of taking charge as Karnataka chief minister, BJP leader BS Yediyurappa has already issued directions to state officials asking them to put on hold all decision taken by the outgoing CM Kumaraswamy, according to reports. read more

JP Nadda, also rejected suggestions that party’s Karnataka mascot was over the hill at 76 years of age and may not qualify to hold a post according to BJP’s own retirement policy for party elders. read more

Yediyurappa swearing-in highlights: BJP leader BS Yediyurappa is all set be elected as the state’s chief minister for the fourth time today. The oath-taking comes three days after the collapse of Congress-JD(S) led government which failed to prove majority... read more

It is on account of this reluctance to form the government that the BJP’s presumptive chief minister BS Yeddyurappa wasn’t getting the green signal from the party’s top leadership that he had hoped for. read more

Ousted chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, for his part, said he had no regrets and was “happy” he could work for the poor until his last day. His father, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, however, blamed the BJP for “horse trading”. read more

All eyes are now on governor Vajubhai Vala, who accepted chief minister HD Kumaraswamy’s resignation late on Tuesday and asked him to lead a caretaker government. read more

The Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) alliance secured 99 votes in favour and 105 against on a trust vote motion moved in the 225-member assembly by chief minister HD Kumaraswamy last Thursday. read more

On Sunday, the Kollegal MLA said he will not attend the floor test on the direction of party supremo Mayawati. Hours later, Mayawati tweeted saying the MLA will be take part in the trust vote and support the Kumaraswamy government. read more

Curtains were finally drawn on Karanataka’s Kumaraswamy government after a manual division of votes was carried out in the Assembly close to 8 pm on Tuesday. BJP has indicated it will stake claim to form the next government in the state. read more

Scores of BJP supporters were seen celebrating at the party’s state office in Bengaluru soon after Kumaraswamy led Congress-JD(S) coalition government lost the vote in the assembly. read more

HD Kumaraswamy, who lost the Karnataka floor test by six votes, had a word of advice for the other lawmakers including those from the rival BJP and its boss BS Yeddyurappa. read more

Yeddyurappa, the 76-year-old BJP leader, pointed out that on Friday Congress legislature party leader Siddaramaiah, chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and speaker had promised to put trust motion to vote, he appealed that it be concluded today. read more

A deadline of 1:30 pm on Friday has been set by Karnataka governor Vajubhai Vala for chief minister HD Kumaraswamy to prove a majority on the floor of the assembly. read more

Karnataka crisis: In a hearing on Wednesday, the Supreme Court said that the rebel MLAs cannot be compelled to attend the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly on Thursday. read more