The Karnataka government Saturday celebrated the 269th birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysore (Mysuru) ruler Tipu Sultan even as chief minister HD Kumaraswamy and his deputy G Parameshwara gave the event a miss, drawing sharp criticism from the BJP. read more

In another tweet, it put out a video, saying the HD Kumaraswamy had opposed the celebrations and then wanted to celebrate “tyrant Tipu”. read more

While several leaders of the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition, including chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, stayed away from Tipu Jayanti celebrations, BJP leaders voiced their opposition. read more

Tipu Jayanti is being celebrated in Karnataka on Saturday amid protests by the BJP. The BJP on Friday staged protests against Karnataka government-sponsored celebrations for the birth anniversary of the controversial 18th century ruler of erstwhile Mysore... read more

Chandrababu Naidu cut his teeth in political match-making during the 1996-98 United Front government. read more

Karnataka chief minister H D Kumaraswamy will miss the Tipu Jayanti celebrations due to ill health and the deputy CM G Parameshwara who belongs to the Congress party is likely to inaugurate it. read more

Section 144 has been imposed in Kodagu district and Hubli and Dharwad cities, according to ANI. read more

The hour-long meeting, scheduled earlier, came two days after results of by-elections to five seats in the state were announced. read more

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s policies like demonetisation have thrown the country’s economy into a crisis, Naidu claimed. read more

TDP supremo and Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who is trying to unite opposition parties to take on BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year, will meet former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy... read more

The meetings come in the wake of the success of the JDS-Congress coalition in the bypolls in five constituencies of Karnataka and will give an impetus to the alternative front against the NDA. read more

Anitha was up against L Chandrashekar of the Bharatiya Janata Party, who had switched over from the Congress in October after the party decided to let the JD(S) contest the seat as part of its seat sharing arrangement. read more

An unexpected victory in the Ballari Lok Sabha constituency was particularly sweet tor the Congress-JD(S) alliance, which wrested the seat from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a hiatus of nearly one-and-a-half decades. read more

Karnataka Chief Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy said all regional parties must come together to support the Congress in the next general election. read more

Kumaraswamy said that the next general election “will be a successful result” for the opposition including the Congress and the regional parties read more