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]‘Worked like a slave for Congress for 14 months’: HD Kumaraswamy
The Kumaraswamy led Congress-JD(S) coalition government collapsed when it lost the trust vote on July 23.
Updated on Aug 06, 2019 12:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
‘Be prepared for elections very soon’, H D Kumaraswamy to JD (S) workers
Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal (S) leader H D Kumaraswamy believes that bye-elections to 17 assembly constituencies could be announced soon.
Updated on Aug 04, 2019 12:46 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Dehi | By HT Correspondent
Karnataka Speaker disqualifies 3 rebel MLAs who pulled down Kumaraswamy govt
Speaker KR Ramesh said the three disqualified rebel MLAs ceased to be members of the 15th Legislative Assembly till its expiry in 2023.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 09:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Vikram Gopal
Karnataka Floor Test Highlights: Govt lives to fight another day as Speaker adjourns house after marathon discussion
Karnataka speaker KR Ramesh Kumar met chief minister HD Kumaraswamy hours before the trust vote was slated to take place in the state assembly on Monday, a deadline sternly issued by the speaker last week, to cease the discussion. For the third day running, the Karnataka assembly debated the confidence motion moved by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with the Congress insisting that it not be put to vote till the chair decides on the resignations submitted by the rebel MLAs to the House.The Assembly, already missed two deadlines set by the Governor Vajubhai Vala for the floor test and the BJP has termed it as “delaying tactics”. Kumaraswamy has accused the BJP of setting a benchmark for “immoral politics”.Meanwhile, the speaker has also summoned 12 rebel Congress MLAs on Tuesday. The lawmakers were issued notices after the Congress-JD(S) coalition filed petition seeking their disqualification. The state’s political crisis also reached the doors of the Supreme Court on Tuesday as two independent MLAs -R Shankar and H Nagesh, filed a petition asking the top court to order a floor test by 5 pm today. However, a bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi on declined to hear the plea during the day.Read highlights here:
Updated on Jul 23, 2019 12:54 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
‘Can’t force us to attend assembly’: Karnataka’s rebel MLAs tell Supreme Court
Karnataka crisis: The Congress’ ploy, senior lawyer Mukul Rohatgi told the Supreme Court , was to issue a whip ordering rebel MLAs to vote in the assembly and later disqualify them when they don’t comply.
Updated on Jul 16, 2019 11:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Bhadra Sinha
‘Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy has lost his mental balance’: BJP minister Pralhad Joshi
Pralhad Joshi, who represents Karnataka’s Dharwad constituency in the Lok Sabha, had lashed out at Kumaraswamy on Wednesday as well.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 12:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Kumaraswamy to begin Grama Vastavya programme from June 21 to strengthen relation with locals
The agenda is an extension of the “Grama Vastavya” programme, first started in Kumaraswamy’s regime as the state’s chief minister during 2006-2007.
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 04:55 PM IST
Karnataka | By Asian News International
Chandrababu Naidu meets HD Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy over EVM issue
Confabulating with Gowda for over an hour in Bengaluru late Tuesday night after a meeting of opposition parties in New Delhi on the EVM issue earlier in the day, Naidu said 23 parties were raising the issue and demanding transparency and accountability.
Updated on May 22, 2019 11:44 AM IST
Bengaluru | By HT Correspondent
Karnataka Congress issues whip as it looks to stymie rebels
The Congress in Karnataka attempted to thwart alleged efforts to derail the coalition government with the Janata Dal (Secular) by issuing a whip asking legislators to not just be present for the Budget session, which begins Wednesday, but also to vote in favour of the finance bill.
Updated on Feb 06, 2019 07:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | By Vikram Gopal
‘Murderers enjoy liberties’: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy defends remark that triggered furore
Speaking to reporters after visiting the family of JD (S) worker Prakash, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said news of the party worker’s murder shook him.
Updated on Dec 25, 2018 11:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | By Vikram Gopal
Kumaraswamy expands cabinet, 8 Congress leaders inducted as Karnataka ministers
A statement from the office of Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah said Satish Jarkiholi, MB Patil, CS Shivalli, MTB Nagaraj, E Tukaram, PT Parameshwar Naik, Rahim Khan and RB Thimmapur will be inducted into the ministry.
Updated on Dec 22, 2018 06:23 PM IST
Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
Need alternatives to check fuel price: CMs Fadnavis, Kumaraswamy and Amarinder
Three chief ministers from opposite sides of the political divide on Saturday sought solutions to check rising fuel prices other than measures like petroleum products within the Goods and Services Tax (GST) ambit.
Updated on Oct 07, 2018 12:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Gowda says all parties that attended Kumaraswamy swearing-in may not contest 2019 polls together
JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda favoured formation of a third front to take on the BJP at the earliest, saying there were clear “signals” from PM Narendra Modi and the ruling party to their cadres in states to be ready for Lok Sabha polls as early as in November-December.
Updated on Jun 28, 2018 06:36 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
Cauvery panel to meet on July 2 despite Karnataka’s dissent on composition
Despite objections raised by the Karnataka government about the composition of the Cauvery water management authority, the Centre has summoned all member states for a meeting in New Delhi on July 2.
Published on Jun 27, 2018 09:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Toufiq Rashid
No disquiet among Karnataka Congress MLAs over ministerial berths: Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah, who is the leader of Karnataka Congress Legislature Party, says he has had talks with everyone, including MB Patil, who were reportedly unhappy over not becoming a minister.
Updated on Jun 12, 2018 06:47 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
Karnataka cabinet expansion: Two JD(S) ministers miffed over portfolios
JD(S) sources said GT Deve Gowda, who has been allotted higher education, and CS Puttaraju, who got minor irrigation in the portfolio allocation on Friday night, are unhappy about their ministries.
Updated on Jun 09, 2018 05:23 PM IST
Press Trust of India, Bengaluru | By Press Trust of India
Heavy rains lash Karnataka, PM Modi assures help, Kumaraswamy takes stock
The low-lying areas of the state were inundated following heavy rains. Homes, schools and factories were flooded throwing life out of gear
Updated on May 30, 2018 09:02 AM IST
Agencies, Bengaluru | By HT Correspondent
Malavika’s Mumbaistan: Pritam collaborates with Vishal
Updated on May 24, 2018 05:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By Malavika Sangghvi, Mumbai
Kumaraswamy oath ceremony today: Kejriwal, Mayawati, Mamata to attend in opposition show of unity
Attending the Kumaraswamy oath ceremony will be UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, among others.
Updated on May 23, 2018 02:24 PM IST
Bengaluru, Hindustan Times | By Venkatesha Babu
Kejriwal to Mamata, CMs to attend Kumaraswamy’s swearing-in ceremony
Chief ministers of West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala and Delhi are on the guest list for the ceremony expected to take place on Wednesday in Bengaluru.
Updated on May 22, 2018 01:47 PM IST
By HT Correspondent
Congress, JD(S) meet today to discuss alliance details; Kumaraswamy to call on Sonia and Rahul tomorrow
Kumarswamy faces a a delicate balancing act in allocating portfolios in his Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka.
Updated on May 20, 2018 05:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | By HT Correspondent
Karnataka tussle: Supreme Court refuses to stay Yeddyurappa’s swearing-in
In a rare pre-dawn hearing on an appeal by the Congress-JD(S) combine, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa’s swearing-in as Karnataka chief minister.
Updated on May 17, 2018 09:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Congress to rethink strategy as Siddaramaiah joins long list of losing CMs
Since 2014, no sitting Congress chief minister – eight in all including Prithviraj Chavan in Maharashtra, Tarun Gogoi in Assam, and Oommen Chandy in Kerala – has been able to retain power.
Updated on May 17, 2018 07:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Congress | By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi
Karnataka government formation: BJP rubbishes Kumaraswamy’s horse-trading charges
Kumaraswamy had said the BJP was trying to lure rival MLAs to boost its numbers to form a government in Karnataka.
Updated on May 16, 2018 04:41 PM IST
Bengaluru, Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
Twitter sees over 3 mn mentions of Karnataka elections in three weeks
According to Twitter, BJP (@BJP4Karnataka) garnered 51% of the share of voice on Twitter, while Congress (@INCKarnataka) took 42% and Janata Dal (Secular) had 7% of mentions.
Updated on May 16, 2018 02:25 PM IST
Press Trust of India, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent
Karnataka government formation: Kumaraswamy says BJP offering Rs 100 crore to JD (S) leaders
Janata Dal (Secular) leader Kumaraswamy also says his party is firmly behind the Congress in the Karnataka government formation bid.
Updated on May 16, 2018 02:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By HT Correspondent