Baig, a senior MLA, also slammed former chief minister Siddaramaiah for “dividing” the Hindu society by attempting to give separate religion tag to Lingayat community read more

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy’s remark that veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge should have been offered the chief minister post has triggered a twitter debate and Siddaramaiah read more

Siddaramaiah’s jibe came a day after Kumaraswamy, while campaigning for the bypoll to Chincholi assembly seat, said injustice had been meted out to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge as he had so far not been made CM. read more

President of JD(S) Karnataka unit Adagooru H Vishwanath hit out at the former CM Siddaramiah, demanding that he follow ‘coalition dharma’ as the CM’s chair - currently occupied by HD Kumaraswamy - was not empty. read more

The JD(S) and the Congress leaders’ spat came after Viswanath had raised questions about Siddaramaiah’s performance in the previous government. read more

Former Karnataka chief minister and Congress leader, Siddaramaiah, spoke to HT about the prospects of the coalition. read more

Shivalli (58), a close associate of former chief minister Siddaramaiah, was elected from the Kundgol assembly seat in Dharwad district last year read more

The four rebel MLAs, Ramesh Jarkiholi, Umesh Jadhav, Mahesh Kumathahalli, and B Nagendra, have not turned up despite the Congress issuing a whip on Tuesday asking them to be present throughout the session. read more

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... read more

The Congress-JDS squabbles had taken a turn for the worse Monday last when Kumaraswamy, in an emotional outburst, said he was even ready to step down from chief ministership after some hardcore MLA supporters of Siddaramaiah said they still considered... read more

Just a few days ago, Gowda’s son Kumaraswamy had threatened to step down as Karnataka chief minister. read more

Two rebel Congress MLAs, Ramesh Jarkiholi and Mahesh Kumathahalli wrote to former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday to reiterate their loyalty to the party. read more

In the expansion, the Congress had sought to address the perceived imbalance in the Cabinet, which was made up primarily of leaders from the southern districts of the state. read more

Days before Tipu Jayanti is observed on November 10 by the state government, the Bharatiya Janata Party and some right-wing organisations have vowed to protest the event, urging the HD Kumaraswamy-led regime to stop the practice. read more

Siddaramaiah’s tweet came in response to repeated comments by Yeddyurappa and other BJP leaders expressing doubts about the continuance of the coalition government headed by H D Kumaraswamy. read more