HDK is lame-duck CM
Karnataka now has a minority government headed by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy. Cong in new wooing game
Wary of a mid-term poll, the Congress appears to be keen on a second innings after the JD(S)-BJP Twenty20 match has ended in a bitter divorce. THE ROAD AHEAD
* Governor may ask Kumaraswamy to prove majority on the floor of the House within next few days.
* If Kumaraswamy fails to prove majority, BJP, the
single largest party, may be asked if it can mobilise the numbers to form an alternative government.
* If BJP backs out, Congress may be called.
* If all possibilities are exhausted, then the Governor has no option but to impose President’s rule.
Sonia hits out at N-bashers
A belligerent Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday virtually launched a frontal attack against the 'opponents' of the Indo-US nuclear deal saying those opposed to the deal were "enemies of development and peace".
Corporates to set up vegetable mandis
After the neighbourhood retail grocery shops and vegetable vendors, it will now be the turn of Agricultural Marketing Producers Co-operatives (APMCs) to face the heat from big business houses.
BJP leaders D H Shankara Murthy, B S Yediyurappa, Jagadish Shetter, Sadananda Gowda, Ananth Kumar and K S Eshwarappa at the ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ rally in Bangalore on Sunday. DH Photo/ S Eshwar.
Champions in sports other than cricket complain that Indian cricketers get disproportionate rewards as compared to them. Are they justified in complaining? Is the recognition of achievements related to the popularity of the game? Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send in their opinions. Most readers feel that cricket is over-glorified and its players are pampered at the cost of other sports. Others contend that cricket is the nation’s religion and the players certainly deserve the booty.
