The Karnataka Congress, already in an embarrassing spot after its MLAs came to blows a few days ago, found itself in another awkward situation on Tuesday.
Karnataka is crucial to the political fortunes of the BJP south of the Vindhyas. The Congress-JD (S) alliance government is already beginning to feel the multiple pressure points that could threaten its longevity.
The Congress, especially, has to prove that a coalition government can work. The Congress-JD(S) arithmetic may look good on paper for the Lok Sabha polls, but it is time they got serious about governance and earned people’s trust.
Attempt to murder case filed against Cong MLA Ganesh
A case of attempt to murder was registered Monday against Congress MLA J N Ganesh in connection with the alleged brawl with lawmaker colleague Anand Singh at a resort.
Shivakumara Swami, the head pontiff of five-centuries-old Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru passed away at 11.44 am on Monday, four sources confirmed to Deccan Herald.
The Congress cancels its' legislature party meeting, scheduled for Monday, as the health condition of Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumara Swamy turns critical.
#Karnataka Congress MLA JN Ganesh over reports of alleged brawl with Congress MLA Anand Singh: I, Anand Singh and Bheema Naik had a confrontation, we did not beat each other up. The quarrel snowballed. He (Anand Singh) slipped and he suffered few injuries
#Karnataka Congress MLA JN Ganesh over reports of alleged brawl with Congress MLA Anand Singh : I did not hurt him. It is all a lie. If he's hurt, I along with my family will go and apologise to him. pic.twitter.com/ht9uHwfPLx
Vijaynagar MLA Anand Singh is recuperating at Apollo Hospital in Seshadripuram.
According to Dr N Umesh, medical superintendent of the hospital, the MLA is doing fine. “Since it a trauma injury, he will have to stay in the hospital for at least 48 hours. He has to undergo an eye test after which, doctors will take a call on his discharge,” added Dr Umesh. Anand Singh might get discharged after 3 pm.
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Another CLP meeting today
Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah has called for another CLP meeting on Monday at 11.00 am, to take stock of yesterday's fight in the resort, and draw up counter strategies against the BJP's attempts to topple the coalition government.
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Cong finally admits to resort brawl; Singh's injury
The Congress has finally admitted to the fact there was indeed a brawl between its Ballari MLAs Anand Singh, J N Ganesh and Bheema Naik.
BSY asks Guv, Speaker to intervene after Singh assault
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa has sought Governor Vajubhai Vala and Legislative Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to intervene and take stock of the ongoing political developments in the state.
‘Attack’ on Anand Singh: wife warns of legal action
Congress MLA Anand Singh’s wife Lakshmi Singh has said that she will initiate legal action against Kampli MLA J N Ganesh, if at all he has attacked her husband.
The Congress in Karnataka on Sunday issued notices to its four MLAs seeking an explanation from them for their absence at the Legislature Party meeting, asking why no action should be taken against them under the anti-defection law.
Former minister and BJP MLA R Ashoka on Sunday charged that Congress MLA Anand Singh (Vijayanagar) had been fatally attacked at the Eagleton resort and that the Congress was scrambling to "cover up" the entire incident.
The Congress's attempts to keep its flock together has backfired, with two of its MLAs coming to blows in the wee hours of Sunday. Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh, who spilt the beans about his fellow legislators' plans to jump ship to the BJP, is now paying a heavy price for his honesty.
Congress legislators are likely to leave the Bidadi resort on Sunday evening.
They have been asked to return to their constituencies to address drought-related issues as a counter to a similar diktat the BJP has issued to its legislators.
Siddaramaiah on Saturday issued show-cause notices to former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and his acolyte Mahesh Kumatahalli.
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday issued show-cause notices to former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and his acolyte Mahesh Kumatahalli, seeking their “immediate explanation” for skipping the CLP meet that was held Friday.
Siddaramaiah signed the notices late Saturday night.
“Your behaviour shows that you have decided, for personal gains and against the mandate of the people and interests of the party, to quit membership of the Indian National Congress. You are to immediately explain why we should not act against you as per the 10th schedule of the Constitution,” the notice addressed to Ramesh Jarkiholi states.
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Siddaramaiah is trying to destabilise state govt: Gowda
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda alleged that there is a conspiracy by former CM Siddaramaiah in attempting to destabilise the coalition government in Karnataka.
CLP meeting discussed the present political scenario,drought situation, issues regarding budget proposals etc. Tomorrow, AICC gen sec @KCVenugopal_INC will interact individually with our MLA’s regarding parliament elections & decision on our future course of action will be taken.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress on four MLAs not attending yesterday's CLP meeting: First we'll issue a notice asking for an explanation, then we'll take some action after discussion with party members. Two MLAs have responded, we have issued notice to other two who did not respond. pic.twitter.com/DW8G3t5Z49
Kumaraswamy accuses BJP of offering cash to K'taka MLAs
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy lashed out at the BJP offering bribes to the JD(S) and Congress MLAs on Saturday. He was addressing the gathering at the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) mega opposition rally in Kolkata.
Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar has moved three Ballari MLAs - Anand Singh, Bheema Naik and JN Ganesh - out of the Bidadi resort. These three are believed to have been contacted by the BJP.
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Get Rs 982 cr from the Eagleton resort: BJP to Cong
The BJP on Saturday took potshots at the Congress for shifting their legislators to the Eagleton Resort in Bidadi near Bengaluru, which owes the government Rs 982 crore for allegedly encroaching upon government land.
'Cong-JD(S) need not fear, no plan to destabilize govt'
The Congress and JD(S) need not fear as the BJP will not try to destabilize their coalition government, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said on Saturday.
Congress to hold a meeting in the resort at 4 pm to decide the way forward: Sources
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KS Eshwarappa, BJP: All BJP MLAs are united, they will return today. Congress has no plans for development of Karnataka, gradually 20-25 MLAs will leave Congress. Siddaramaiah lost the CM post. Since then, he has become like a 'pagal' that is why he is targeting BS Yeddyurappa. pic.twitter.com/4WjTOT3EIZ
Amidst speculation of Operation Lotus, the BJP on Saturdaysuddenly changed its plan by asking its MLAs, who are staying in luxury hotels in Gurugram, go to their respective constituencies immediately.
We will not destabilize this govt at any cost: Yeddyurappa
Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa, in Bengaluru: Our MLAs are returning to Bengaluru from Delhi. We will tour the state and analyse the situation of drought. We will not destabilize this govt at any cost. Congress and JDS need not worry. pic.twitter.com/gQyH4OaIoR
BJP MLAs to vacate the hotels in Gurugram and going to their respective constituencies
All MLAs at Delhi international airport to catch the flight. BJP top brass told the MLAs to go to their respective constituencies. The party doesn't have any plan to take their MLAs to resort any more.
10:44
Volcano waiting to erupt in Cong-JD(S) alliance: BSY
#OperationKamla: #BSYeddyurappa has said some #Congress MLAs skipping the Congress Legislature Party meeting and the deep differences between the ruling coalition partners are an indication that a volcano may erupt in the coming days. https://t.co/otwbc2zTxP
BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa has asked all the party MLAs to return to Karnataka
09:43
Jittery Congress shifts MLAs to resort
Karnataka’s political crisis worsened on Friday when a jittery Congress shifted its legislators to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru to keep a leash on a disgruntled bunch who may have swerved towards the BJP.
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa remained closeted at his Dollar’s Colony residence in Bengaluru to witness what is being dubbed as his party’s well-crafted strategy to reduce the coalition government to a minority.
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he is in regular touch with the four Congress MLAs who were absent during the Congress Legislative Party meeting held earlier in the day.
The absentee MLAs were: Ramesh Jarkiholi, who was dropped as minister in the recent cabinet rejig and is said to be extremely unhappy over it, B Nagendra, Umesh Jadhav and Mahesh Kumatahalli.
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Congress to shift its legislators to a resort to escape the BJP’s onslaught: Siddaramaiah
Congress MLAs and MPs to head to Eagleton Resort in Bidadi tonight
18:34
Siddaramaiah to seek explanation from 4 absent MLAs
Congress to issue notice to four party MLAs seeking explanation on their absence at CLP meet Friday: Siddaramiah.
18:09
Umesh G. Jadhav's letter explaining why he cannot be present at the CLP meet
17:32
CLP meet:
Strength - 79 (excluding Speaker)
In Attendance - 74
On the way - 1
Not coming - 4
17:11
MLA Roopa Shashidhar arrives at CLP meet,Basava Kalyan MLA Narayanrao is on the way due to a delayed flight.
17:06
Disgruntled MLA BC Patil, whose daughter entered wedlock today, arrives for the CLP meet; Ramesh Jarkiholi, B Nagendra, Umesh Jadhav and Mahesh Kumtahalli are not going to attend, says senior Congress leader Ashok Pattan.
17:01
HK Patil arrives at CLP meet.
16:57
Disgruntled MLA JN Ganesh just arrived with MLA Rajegowda.Three MLAs - BC Patil, Narayanrao and Roopa Shashidhar - are expected to come anytime now.
16:41
CLP leader Siddaramaiah arrives.
16:33
Chikkaballapur MLA Sudhakar, who has been miffed over the CM keeping his appointment as KSPCB chief pending, arrives.
16:28
As many as 55 Congress legislators of total 80 arrive for CLP meeting being held at Vidhana Soudha. The meeting is likely to go on for one more hour.
16:22
Karnataka Revenue Minister RV Deshpande arrives.
16:15
Urban Development Minister UT Khader arrives; disgruntled legislators Ramesh Jarkiholi, Umesh Jadhav, Mahesh Kumathalli, B Nagendra yet to arrive at the CLP
16:13
BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa monitoring the developments in the CLP from his Dollar's colony residence in Bengaluru, while a large section of party legislators are huddled in resorts in Haryana
16:08
MY Patil, PT Parameshwar Naik and Rahim Khan arrive.
16:06
MLAs Anand Nyamagouda, Huligeri, BK Sangamesh, Anjali Nimbalkar arrive; disgruntled MLA Bheema Naik arrives with Health Minister Shivanand Patil.
16:00
Congress MP BK Hariprasad defends his comments on BJP chief Amit Shah’s health. “BJP hasn’t descended from heaven,” he said over the BJP taking exception.
15:59
Forest Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Kaneesa Fatima, Muniratna, Byrathi Basavaraj has arrive.
15:56
Former minister Roshan Baig arrives. So far 30 MLAs have come.
15:54
Raichur Rural MLA Basavaraj Daddal andMinister E Tukaramhas come.
15:51
No sign of Ramesh Jarkiholi yet.
15:50
Disgruntled MLA Prathapgouda Patil arrives.
15:49
Agriculture Minister NH Shivashankara Reddy has come.
15:48
MLA Yathindra and Raghavendra Hitnal are present for the CLP meeting.
15:47
MLAs Sowmya Reddy, Venkataramanappa and Narayanaswamy are also present.
15:46
Former ministers M Krishnappa and Shamanur Shivashankarappa has come.
15:45
Disgruntled MLA Shivaram Hebbar arrives along with Anil Chikmadu, Abbayya Prasad and Shrimanth Patil.
15:44
MLAs Byrathi Suresh, Akhanda Srinivas Murthy and Malur MLA Nanjegowda are present at the venue.
15:41
MLAs Zameer Ahmed Khan, KJ George, NA Haris and Tanveer Sait arrived for CLP meet
15:39
Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh and Hanur MLA Narendra arrived for CLP meet.
15:36
BDA chairperson and Yeshwanthpur MLA ST Somashekhar has come.
15:30
Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has arrived for the meet.
15:28
Former minister Ramalinga Reddy arrives for CLP meet.
15:23
“Most probably,” says senior Congress MLA V Muniyappa, when asked if all party legislators will attend the CLP meet.
14:07
KPCC working presiden Eshwar Khandre claims to have contacted Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav
“He (Umesh Jadhav) told me he will stay in the Congress. I’m confident he will not join the BJP. He has no future in the BJP,” Khandre says.
Senior Congress leaders are in touch with former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, claims KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre. “Ramesh has said he will attend the CLP meet.”
14:06
“All 80 MLAs will attend the CLP meet. There is no trouble for the government. The coalition is safe and secure,” says KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao.
13:29
The BJP is said to have shifted a section of its MLAs, huddled at the ITC Grand Bharat resort in Gurugram, to Lemon Tree, another resort nearby.
13:26
Bellary MLA B Nagendra spung a surprise by seeking deferment of a case on Belekeri Port illegal iron export scam being heard by a special court, in which he is an accused. The court granted his plea.
On Thursday Nagendra, one among the disgruntled MLAs in the Congress, had said he may not be able to attend the CLP as he will have to be in court.
12:20
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy meets AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka KC Venugopal. “It was a courtesy call. No need to attach any special meaning,” CM says
11:50
Siddaramaiah, Congress CLP leader: I spoke to Satish Jarkiholi to call Ramesh Jarkiholi and call him for CLP meet. I'm not ordering them it's BJP's allegation. Yeddyurappa was chief minister and has been alleging against me of poaching. Does he have any self respect? pic.twitter.com/cS6vxsFBe7
B Nagendra,K'taka Congress MLA: I went to Mumbai for personal reasons. I have business there & go there from time to time. Don't take it in any other way, that I was in contact with someone. I'm not against anyone. I'm not going to BJP. I don't know about Ramesh Jarkiholi.(17.01) pic.twitter.com/rBbbeJIvjf
BS Yeddyurappa, BJP: I'm not bothered about their CLP meeting, that is left to Congress and JDS, why should I comment about it? They're telling many things, I'm not responsible for that. Our 104 MLAs are worried about our party and preparing for Lok Sabha elections. pic.twitter.com/VMcn3RQHZH
Karnataka Deputy CM G. Parameshwara in Bengaluru: CLP leader Siddaramaiah has called for a meeting. We'll discuss about Lok Sabha elections & other issues including present political developments. All the MLAs will attend, including those, whom you are saying dissented. pic.twitter.com/fcGuPcTi0i
The BJP, which is keeping a close watch on the CLP, is likely to move its legislators from Gurugram where they have been huddled for the last 5 days, to another place.
10:33
Top leaders will be present.
The CLP will also serve as a platform for legislators to air their grievances.Top state leaders including former chief minister Siddaramaiah, DeputyCM G Parameshwara and KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao will be present.
10:27
The crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting, designed to show unity in the party, is scheduled to start at 3.30 pm at Vidhana Soudha.
Legislators are expected to start arriving by 3 pm. A section of disgruntled legislators is likely to stay away from the CLP.
We extend a hearty welcome to all Karnataka BJP MLAs who are returning home after an extended holiday at a luxury resort near Delhi. Now that they are sufficiently rejuvenated let us hope they will attend to the work of their constituencies which they have neglected for long.
BJP MLAs likely to stay in hotel for few more days
The #Karnataka BJP legislators are likely to stay in the luxury hotel near here for four more days as the saffron party is keenly watching the Congress Legislative Party (#CLP) meeting convened in #Bengaluru on Friday. #OperationKamalahttps://t.co/Mpw7CqqLtj
All eyes will be fixed on the crucial CLP meet on Friday as this will be the crisis-ridden party’s first attempt to bring its legislators under one roof amid fears that those leaning towards the #BJP may not show up. #KarnatakaPolitics#OperationKamalahttps://t.co/xbBuEc3UpH
We extend a hearty welcome to all Karnataka BJP MLAs who are returning home after an extended holiday at a luxury resort near Delhi. Now that they are sufficiently rejuvenated let us hope they will attend to the work of their constituencies which they have neglected for long.
"Purported revolution turned out to be an illussion"
A day after the Congress claimed that the coalition partners had foiled the BJP's attempted coup to destabilise the government, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said that the saffron party's purported "revolution" had turned out to be a mere "illusion".
Congress’ Bellary legislator B Nagendra arrived in Bengaluru on Thursday morning in connection with a court case. He was incommunicado till Wednesday night.
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Coalition government's Coordination Committee Chairman @siddaramaiah on Thursday said that all the MLAs of @INCKarnataka will attend the Friday's Congress Legislative Party meeting at Vidhan Soudha, Bengaluru. | #Karnatakahttps://t.co/2k8kcQIGw8
The Janata Dal (Secular) is holding a minority convention at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Thursday which the party supremo H D Deve Gowda is likely to utilise as a platform to display unity among his legislators.
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Siddaramaiah's letter to Congress legislators warning them that their presence at tomorrow's legislature party meeting is mandatory. Strict disciplinary action will be initiated as per anti-defection law if the MLAs fail to attend, the letter says.
Karnataka: Youth Congress workers protest outside BJP office in Bengaluru over alleged attempts by BJP to poach Congress MLAs. pic.twitter.com/WeYotODEY3
While it is widely believed that Operation Kamala has been used extensively to strengthen the BJP and weaken the Congress-JD(S) coalition in the state, DH brings you the spate of statements made by politicians/ parties. Read more
Modi government threatening Congress MLAs in Karnataka with CBI and ED raids, says Mallikarjun Kharge.
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"Missing" MLAs who were suspected to have jumped ship to the BJP, are slowly beginning to show up.
Hagaribommanahalli MLA Bheema Nayak and Raichur Rural MLA Basangouda Daddal on Wednesday said that they were very much in the Congress.
14:15
Who are the Jarkiholi brothers?
For over two decades now, the Jarkiholi family has ruled the roost in Belagavi, the sugar bowl of Karnataka. The five brothers, sons of rags-to-riches businessman Laxmanrao Jarkiholi, have grown to become one of Karnataka’s most powerful political families.
Congress begs Independent MLA to come back to party fold
Caught on the back foot, the Congress has now resolved to drive a hard bargain with the disgruntled MLAs. The party which has been covertly negotiating with the MLAs is now openly sending out feelers to them.
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JD(S) workers protest against BJP MLA Ashwath Narayan at Malleshwaram.
12:59
In a bid to keep its MLAs united, the Congress has convened its legislature party meeting on January 18, says Congress MLA Amaregouda Bayyapur (Khustagi) after meeting CM H D Kumaraswamy.
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JUST IN
Meanwhile, Congress is also trying to confirm the speculation that four of its MLAs are lodged in Goa. This is beyond the three who are reportedly in Mumbai.
Congress sources on Wednesday confirmed that former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav have committed to jump ship and join the BJP amidst the 'Operation Kamala 2.0' speculations.
As a countermeasure, at least four BJP legislators are in touch with the Congress-JD(S), they claimed.
Story so far | BJP will stake claim if Cong-JDS govt falls: Sadananda
The BJP would stake claim to power in Karnataka if the Congress-JDS coalition government falls, Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday, hours after two Independent legislators in the state withdrew support from the seven-month-old Kumaraswamy dispensation.
Story so far | No threat to Cong-JD(S) government: Gowda
Amid allegations of the BJP trying to poach the MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday asserted that there was no threat to the government headed by his son H D Kumaraswamy.
Story so far | 2 MLAs withdraw support to Cong-JD(S) coalition
Independent H Nagesh, who represents the Mulbagal constituency and Karnataka Prajnavantha Janata Paksha’s (KPJP) Ranebennur legislator R Shankar, a former minister in the H D Kumaraswamy Cabinet, have written to Governor Vajubhai R Vala about their decision to withdraw support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.
Story so far | Yeddyurappa confident of forming govt, says ex-minister
A former minister and present MLA from Mysuru region told DH that BJP state president and former CM B S Yeddyurappa is highly confident of forming a BJP government in the state, though he has his own doubts.
Operation Kamala (or Operation Lotus) was the name given to the infamous, but successful, attempt of the BJP to engineer the defection of opposition legislators to ensure stability of the BS Yeddyurappa government in 2008. BJP is said to beattempting Operation Kamala 2.0 currently, this time to bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
Congress prepares list of 12 MLAs in contact with BJP
The state Congress unit, which is struggling to fight back the post-Sankaranticoup against the Congress-JD(S) government, has reportedly shortlisted the 12 MLAs who are in touch with BJP. News 9 reports thatVijayanagara(Hospet) MLA Anand Singh is also named in the list.
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DH DECIPHERS | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?
BJP is said to be attempting Operation Kamala 2.0 currently, this time to bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalitiongovernment.
#KarnatakaGovernment is safe and sound. Plans to destabilise our govt using corrupt, unethical, unconstitutional means by @AmitShah@BSYBJP@BJP4India has come a cropper. Time to end the Mafia raj of #ModiShah in this country.
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy: MLAs(Congress MLAs in Mumbai hotel) are unreachable to the media, not to me, I am in touch with everybody and I am speaking to everybody, they will come back. Our coalition is going on smoothly. I was relaxed and I am relaxed. Don't worry, be happy pic.twitter.com/OW6QHeda7z
'Operation Kamala': JD(S) well-poised for counterstroke
Even as the BJP remained hopeful and upbeat about successfully pulling off the ‘Sankranti coup,’ installing its government in Karnataka, the coalition partners, especially the JD(S), took an aggressive stance by asserting that it was well-poised for counterstroke.
An official confirmation that @BJP4India wants to topple the @INCIndia@JanataDal_S coalition govt in Karnataka. This is the true face of BJP..to grab power at any cost, by any means. Time to throw them out from power is fast approaching, come April-May 2019. https://t.co/OGfpP4CG9f
MP V S Ugrappa said on Tuesday that three Congress MLAs of the district were unreachable for the last two days. Read here
00:43
3 to 4 Cong MLAs unhappy with party, admits minister
Forests and Environment Minister Satish Jarkiholi admitted on Tuesday three to four MLAs in the Congress were not happy with the party, but they crossing over to the Opposition BJP would not have any bearing on the coalition government. Read here
21:45
Amid political turmoil, H D Kumaraswamy watches trailer of son's movie
It was a different battlefield a 'relaxed' Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy watched amid the political crisis in Karnataka ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Read here
20:27
Independent MLAs withdrew support due to bickering: Rao
Senior @BJP4India leader and party's in-charge for Karnataka @PMuralidharRao Tuesday said the JD(S)-Congress government in the state "cannot survive" its full five-year term and will fall on its own due to internal conflicts. | #KarnatakaPoliticshttps://t.co/VwABbcTorP
BJP will stake claim if Cong-JDS govt falls: Sadanada Gowda
The BJP would stake claim to power in Karnataka if the Congress-JDS coalition government falls, Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda said here on Tuesday, hours after two Independent legislators in the state withdrew support from the state government.
CM HD Kumaraswamy closeted with Congress minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan amid reports that the Congress-JD(S) coalition may take its legislators to a resort. In 2006, Khan, who was with the JD(S) then, had famously driven a bus full of legislators to a resort many years ago.
18:06
Siddaramaiah mocks Modi over BJP MLAs being holed up in Gurugram
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah takes a jibe at PM Narendra Modi over BJP MLAs holed up in a hotel. “You say you are India’s chowkidar. But now, you’ve become the chowkidar of hotel rooms where your MLAs are locked up,” Siddaramaiah mocked Modi in a tweet.
18:05
Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar cancels his trip to Mumbai.
18:04
BSY confident of forming govt, says ex-minister
A former minister and present MLA from Mysuru region said that former minister B S Yeddyurappa is highly confident of forming the BJP government in the state, but he has his own doubts.
Tehseen Poonawalla comments on "Operation Kamala 2.0"
Ok let me understand this .. there is an attempt to bribe / destabilize a government in #Karnataka with brazen techniques of threat n money power being used by the BJP & we call this #ChankyaNeeti ! #KarnatakaPolitics
Dinesh Gundu Rao comments on ongoing political issues in Karnataka
Horse trading, corrupt practises, destabilising govts, misusing agencies like IT/ED etc, blackmailing this has become the political agenda of BJP under Modi & Shah. The worst form of power hungry politics on display.#KarnatakaPolitics
Two Karnataka legislators announced thewithdrawal of their support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.
Independent H Nagesh, who represents the Mulbagal constituency and Karnataka Prajnavantha Janata Paksha’s (KPJP) Ranebennur legislator R Shankar, a former minister in the H D Kumaraswamy Cabinet, have written to Governor Vajubhai R Vala about their decision to withdraw support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.
Nagesh has announced that he will support the BJP, whereas Shankar has merely stated that he had withdrawn his support from the ruling alliance.
At least four Congress ministers offered to step down if that would help keep the coalition with the JD(S) intact, signifying an increased level of panic over the BJP’s alleged attempts to stage a post-Sankranti coup.
Brushing aside any threat to the H D Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka dispensation after two MLAs withdrew support, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the coalition government would continue despite the BJP's "ugly and dirty" horse-trading attempts.
My government is stable, I am relaxed: Kumaraswamy
Dismissing any threat to the Congress-JDS dispensation in the state aftertwo MLAs withdrew their support, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said his government was stable and he was "totally relaxed".
Amid allegations of the BJP trying to poach the MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda asserted that there was no threat to the government headed by his son H D Kumaraswamy.
Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar, who was the first to disclose the whereabouts of the three Congress MLAs, has been tasked with coaxing the trio into changing their minds and bringing them back to the state.
H D Kote Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu accused BJP leaders of trying to lure him as part of ‘Operation Lotus,’ in an effort to topple the Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
With 2019 seeing a repeat of the infamous 2008 "Operation Kamala" that ensured BS Yeddyurappa's stable government, we bring a breakdown of exactly what the operation is.
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BJP to revive 'Operation Kamala' soon
The BJP intends to revive its “Operation Kamala” (of pouching MLAs) in a day or two.
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Attack-accused MLA absconding
The Karnataka Congress, already in an embarrassing spot after its MLAs came to blows a few days ago, found itself in another awkward situation on Tuesday.
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Slip between cup and lip?
Karnataka is crucial to the political fortunes of the BJP south of the Vindhyas. The Congress-JD (S) alliance government is already beginning to feel the multiple pressure points that could threaten its longevity.
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Truly, the resort of scoundrels
The Congress, especially, has to prove that a coalition government can work. The Congress-JD(S) arithmetic may look good on paper for the Lok Sabha polls, but it is time they got serious about governance and earned people’s trust.
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Attempt to murder case filed against Cong MLA Ganesh
A case of attempt to murder was registered Monday against Congress MLA J N Ganesh in connection with the alleged brawl with lawmaker colleague Anand Singh at a resort.
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Drunken brawl: Congress suspends MLA Ganesh
An embarrassed Congress has suspended its Kampli legislator JN Ganesh from the party following his drunken brawl with fellow legislator Anand Singh.
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KPCC statement on JN Ganesh's suspension.
TheCongress has suspended its Kampli legislator JN Ganesh from the party following his drunken brawl with fellow legislator Anand Singh.
Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh recuperating at Apollo Hospital
Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami passes away: Sources
Shivakumara Swami, the head pontiff of five-centuries-old Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru passed away at 11.44 am on Monday, four sources confirmed to Deccan Herald.
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The Congress cancels its' legislature party meeting, scheduled for Monday, as the health condition of Siddaganga Mutt seer Shivakumara Swamy turns critical.
The MLAs are asked to head to the Mutt.
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Vijaynagar MLA Anand Singh is recuperating at Apollo Hospital in Seshadripuram.
According to Dr N Umesh, medical superintendent of the hospital, the MLA is doing fine. “Since it a trauma injury, he will have to stay in the hospital for at least 48 hours. He has to undergo an eye test after which, doctors will take a call on his discharge,” added Dr Umesh. Anand Singh might get discharged after 3 pm.
Another CLP meeting today
Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah has called for another CLP meeting on Monday at 11.00 am, to take stock of yesterday's fight in the resort, and draw up counter strategies against the BJP's attempts to topple the coalition government.
Cong finally admits to resort brawl; Singh's injury
The Congress has finally admitted to the fact there was indeed a brawl between its Ballari MLAs Anand Singh, J N Ganesh and Bheema Naik.
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BSY asks Guv, Speaker to intervene after Singh assault
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa has sought Governor Vajubhai Vala and Legislative Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to intervene and take stock of the ongoing political developments in the state.
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‘Attack’ on Anand Singh: wife warns of legal action
Congress MLA Anand Singh’s wife Lakshmi Singh has said that she will initiate legal action against Kampli MLA J N Ganesh, if at all he has attacked her husband.
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Congress notice to 4 MLAs who skipped CLP meeting
The Congress in Karnataka on Sunday issued notices to its four MLAs seeking an explanation from them for their absence at the Legislature Party meeting, asking why no action should be taken against them under the anti-defection law.
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BJP claims Singh was stabbed in the stomach
Former minister and BJP MLA R Ashoka on Sunday charged that Congress MLA Anand Singh (Vijayanagar) had been fatally attacked at the Eagleton resort and that the Congress was scrambling to "cover up" the entire incident.
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Anand Singh attacked by Kampli MLA Ganesh
The Congress's attempts to keep its flock together has backfired, with two of its MLAs coming to blows in the wee hours of Sunday. Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh, who spilt the beans about his fellow legislators' plans to jump ship to the BJP, is now paying a heavy price for his honesty.
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Congress legislators are likely to leave the Bidadi resort on Sunday evening.
They have been asked to return to their constituencies to address drought-related issues as a counter to a similar diktat the BJP has issued to its legislators.
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Siddaramaiah on Saturday issued show-cause notices to former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and his acolyte Mahesh Kumatahalli.
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah on Saturday issued show-cause notices to former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and his acolyte Mahesh Kumatahalli, seeking their “immediate explanation” for skipping the CLP meet that was held Friday.
Siddaramaiah signed the notices late Saturday night.
“Your behaviour shows that you have decided, for personal gains and against the mandate of the people and interests of the party, to quit membership of the Indian National Congress. You are to immediately explain why we should not act against you as per the 10th schedule of the Constitution,” the notice addressed to Ramesh Jarkiholi states.
Siddaramaiah is trying to destabilise state govt: Gowda
Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Statistics and Programme Implementation D V Sadananda Gowda alleged that there is a conspiracy by former CM Siddaramaiah in attempting to destabilise the coalition government in Karnataka.
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CLP meeting begins at Eagleton Resort in Bidadi
Kumaraswamy accuses BJP of offering cash to K'taka MLAs
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy lashed out at the BJP offering bribes to the JD(S) and Congress MLAs on Saturday. He was addressing the gathering at the Trinamool Congress' (TMC) mega opposition rally in Kolkata.
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Three Ballari MLAs moved out of the Bidadi resort
Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar has moved three Ballari MLAs - Anand Singh, Bheema Naik and JN Ganesh - out of the Bidadi resort. These three are believed to have been contacted by the BJP.
Get Rs 982 cr from the Eagleton resort: BJP to Cong
The BJP on Saturday took potshots at the Congress for shifting their legislators to the Eagleton Resort in Bidadi near Bengaluru, which owes the government Rs 982 crore for allegedly encroaching upon government land.
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'Cong-JD(S) need not fear, no plan to destabilize govt'
The Congress and JD(S) need not fear as the BJP will not try to destabilize their coalition government, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said on Saturday.
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Congress to hold a meeting in the resort at 4 pm to decide the way forward: Sources
BJP MLAs vacate hotels in Gurugram
Amidst speculation of Operation Lotus, the BJP on Saturdaysuddenly changed its plan by asking its MLAs, who are staying in luxury hotels in Gurugram, go to their respective constituencies immediately.
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We will not destabilize this govt at any cost: Yeddyurappa
BJP MLAs to vacate the hotels in Gurugram and going to their respective constituencies
All MLAs at Delhi international airport to catch the flight. BJP top brass told the MLAs to go to their respective constituencies. The party doesn't have any plan to take their MLAs to resort any more.
Volcano waiting to erupt in Cong-JD(S) alliance: BSY
BJP legislators to return to Bengaluru
BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa has asked all the party MLAs to return to Karnataka
Jittery Congress shifts MLAs to resort
Karnataka’s political crisis worsened on Friday when a jittery Congress shifted its legislators to a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru to keep a leash on a disgruntled bunch who may have swerved towards the BJP.
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BJP set to go for the kill
BJP state president B S Yeddyurappa remained closeted at his Dollar’s Colony residence in Bengaluru to witness what is being dubbed as his party’s well-crafted strategy to reduce the coalition government to a minority.
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Absentee Cong MLAs in touch with me: HDK
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said on Friday that he is in regular touch with the four Congress MLAs who were absent during the Congress Legislative Party meeting held earlier in the day.
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Congress MLAs reach Eagleton resort after CLP meeting.
According to sources, at least eight Congress MLAs have committed to BJP. Hence,Congress has decided to keep its flock together in a resort.
Congress ferrying its legislators into buses in Vidhana Soudha.
The absentee MLAs were: Ramesh Jarkiholi, who was dropped as minister in the recent cabinet rejig and is said to be extremely unhappy over it, B Nagendra, Umesh Jadhav and Mahesh Kumatahalli.
Congress to shift its legislators to a resort to escape the BJP’s onslaught: Siddaramaiah
Congress MLAs and MPs to head to Eagleton Resort in Bidadi tonight
Siddaramaiah to seek explanation from 4 absent MLAs
Umesh G. Jadhav's letter explaining why he cannot be present at the CLP meet
CLP meet:
Strength - 79 (excluding Speaker)
In Attendance - 74
On the way - 1
Not coming - 4
MLA Roopa Shashidhar arrives at CLP meet,Basava Kalyan MLA Narayanrao is on the way due to a delayed flight.
Disgruntled MLA BC Patil, whose daughter entered wedlock today, arrives for the CLP meet; Ramesh Jarkiholi, B Nagendra, Umesh Jadhav and Mahesh Kumtahalli are not going to attend, says senior Congress leader Ashok Pattan.
HK Patil arrives at CLP meet.
Disgruntled MLA JN Ganesh just arrived with MLA Rajegowda.Three MLAs - BC Patil, Narayanrao and Roopa Shashidhar - are expected to come anytime now.
CLP leader Siddaramaiah arrives.
Chikkaballapur MLA Sudhakar, who has been miffed over the CM keeping his appointment as KSPCB chief pending, arrives.
As many as 55 Congress legislators of total 80 arrive for CLP meeting being held at Vidhana Soudha. The meeting is likely to go on for one more hour.
Karnataka Revenue Minister RV Deshpande arrives.
Urban Development Minister UT Khader arrives; disgruntled legislators Ramesh Jarkiholi, Umesh Jadhav, Mahesh Kumathalli, B Nagendra yet to arrive at the CLP
BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa monitoring the developments in the CLP from his Dollar's colony residence in Bengaluru, while a large section of party legislators are huddled in resorts in Haryana
MY Patil, PT Parameshwar Naik and Rahim Khan arrive.
MLAs Anand Nyamagouda, Huligeri, BK Sangamesh, Anjali Nimbalkar arrive; disgruntled MLA Bheema Naik arrives with Health Minister Shivanand Patil.
Congress MP BK Hariprasad defends his comments on BJP chief Amit Shah’s health. “BJP hasn’t descended from heaven,” he said over the BJP taking exception.
Forest Minister Satish Jarkiholi, Kaneesa Fatima, Muniratna, Byrathi Basavaraj has arrive.
Former minister Roshan Baig arrives. So far 30 MLAs have come.
Raichur Rural MLA Basavaraj Daddal andMinister E Tukaramhas come.
No sign of Ramesh Jarkiholi yet.
Disgruntled MLA Prathapgouda Patil arrives.
Agriculture Minister NH Shivashankara Reddy has come.
MLA Yathindra and Raghavendra Hitnal are present for the CLP meeting.
MLAs Sowmya Reddy, Venkataramanappa and Narayanaswamy are also present.
Former ministers M Krishnappa and Shamanur Shivashankarappa has come.
Disgruntled MLA Shivaram Hebbar arrives along with Anil Chikmadu, Abbayya Prasad and Shrimanth Patil.
MLAs Byrathi Suresh, Akhanda Srinivas Murthy and Malur MLA Nanjegowda are present at the venue.
MLAs Zameer Ahmed Khan, KJ George, NA Haris and Tanveer Sait arrived for CLP meet
Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh and Hanur MLA Narendra arrived for CLP meet.
BDA chairperson and Yeshwanthpur MLA ST Somashekhar has come.
Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara has arrived for the meet.
Former minister Ramalinga Reddy arrives for CLP meet.
“Most probably,” says senior Congress MLA V Muniyappa, when asked if all party legislators will attend the CLP meet.
KPCC working presiden Eshwar Khandre claims to have contacted Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav
“He (Umesh Jadhav) told me he will stay in the Congress. I’m confident he will not join the BJP. He has no future in the BJP,” Khandre says.
Senior Congress leaders are in touch with former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi, claims KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre. “Ramesh has said he will attend the CLP meet.”
“All 80 MLAs will attend the CLP meet. There is no trouble for the government. The coalition is safe and secure,” says KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao.
The BJP is said to have shifted a section of its MLAs, huddled at the ITC Grand Bharat resort in Gurugram, to Lemon Tree, another resort nearby.
Bellary MLA B Nagendra spung a surprise by seeking deferment of a case on Belekeri Port illegal iron export scam being heard by a special court, in which he is an accused. The court granted his plea.
On Thursday Nagendra, one among the disgruntled MLAs in the Congress, had said he may not be able to attend the CLP as he will have to be in court.
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy meets AICC general secretary in-charge of Karnataka KC Venugopal. “It was a courtesy call. No need to attach any special meaning,” CM says
KPCC working president Eshwar Khandre tasked with reaching out to Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav ahead of the CLP meet.
Operation Kamala 2.0: Stories so far...
True colours of Cong will be out at CLP meet: BSY
Natural for us to add fuel to fire, says C T Ravi
BJP MLAs likely to stay in hotel for few more days
Coalition govt will complete full term: K C Venugopal
Purported revolution turned out to be illusion: HDK
Operation Kamala a failed attempt: Siddaramaiah
If BJP is strong, why are MLAs in Gurugram, asks Kharge
Operation Kamala 2.0: Who said what?
Karnataka: 10 things to know about Operation Kamala 2.0
The BJP, which is keeping a close watch on the CLP, is likely to move its legislators from Gurugram where they have been huddled for the last 5 days, to another place.
Top leaders will be present.
The CLP will also serve as a platform for legislators to air their grievances.Top state leaders including former chief minister Siddaramaiah, DeputyCM G Parameshwara and KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao will be present.
The crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting, designed to show unity in the party, is scheduled to start at 3.30 pm at Vidhana Soudha.
Legislators are expected to start arriving by 3 pm. A section of disgruntled legislators is likely to stay away from the CLP.
Natural for us to add fuel to fire, says C T Ravi
It's my misfortune I am CM of coalition govt twice: HDK
BJP MLAs likely to stay in hotel for few more days
Cong banks on CLP meet today to end crisis
BJP MLAs at ITC Grand Bharat Hotel near Gurugram on Thursday.
"Purported revolution turned out to be an illussion"
A day after the Congress claimed that the coalition partners had foiled the BJP's attempted coup to destabilise the government, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said that the saffron party's purported "revolution" had turned out to be a mere "illusion".
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B Nagendra arrives in Bengaluru for court case
Congress’ Bellary legislator B Nagendra arrived in Bengaluru on Thursday morning in connection with a court case. He was incommunicado till Wednesday night.
The Janata Dal (Secular) is holding a minority convention at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru on Thursday which the party supremo H D Deve Gowda is likely to utilise as a platform to display unity among his legislators.
Siddaramaiah's letter to Congress legislators warning them that their presence at tomorrow's legislature party meeting is mandatory. Strict disciplinary action will be initiated as per anti-defection law if the MLAs fail to attend, the letter says.
#DH_SpeakOut- January 17, 2019.
#DH_Cartoon by Sajith Kumar
Siddaramaiah accuses BJP of cheap political games
Hot on ‘rebel’ MLAs’ trail, ‘cool’ CM back to business
Coup a flop, says Cong; game not over, claims BJP
Siddaramaiah convenes Congress Legislature Party meet on January 18, warns MLAs of disqualification under anti-defection law if they skip.
If BJP is strong, why are MLAs in Gurugram, asks Kharge
Operation Kamala 2.0: Who said what?
While it is widely believed that Operation Kamala has been used extensively to strengthen the BJP and weaken the Congress-JD(S) coalition in the state, DH brings you the spate of statements made by politicians/ parties. Read more
Modi government threatening Congress MLAs in Karnataka with CBI and ED raids, says Mallikarjun Kharge.
"Missing" MLAs who were suspected to have jumped ship to the BJP, are slowly beginning to show up.
Hagaribommanahalli MLA Bheema Nayak and Raichur Rural MLA Basangouda Daddal on Wednesday said that they were very much in the Congress.
Who are the Jarkiholi brothers?
For over two decades now, the Jarkiholi family has ruled the roost in Belagavi, the sugar bowl of Karnataka. The five brothers, sons of rags-to-riches businessman Laxmanrao Jarkiholi, have grown to become one of Karnataka’s most powerful political families.
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Congress begs Independent MLA to come back to party fold
Caught on the back foot, the Congress has now resolved to drive a hard bargain with the disgruntled MLAs. The party which has been covertly negotiating with the MLAs is now openly sending out feelers to them.
JD(S) workers protest against BJP MLA Ashwath Narayan at Malleshwaram.
In a bid to keep its MLAs united, the Congress has convened its legislature party meeting on January 18, says Congress MLA Amaregouda Bayyapur (Khustagi) after meeting CM H D Kumaraswamy.
JUST IN
Meanwhile, Congress is also trying to confirm the speculation that four of its MLAs are lodged in Goa. This is beyond the three who are reportedly in Mumbai.
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JUST IN
Congress sources on Wednesday confirmed that former minister Ramesh Jarkiholi and Chincholi MLA Umesh Jadhav have committed to jump ship and join the BJP amidst the 'Operation Kamala 2.0' speculations.
As a countermeasure, at least four BJP legislators are in touch with the Congress-JD(S), they claimed.
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Story so far | BJP will stake claim if Cong-JDS govt falls: Sadananda
The BJP would stake claim to power in Karnataka if the Congress-JDS coalition government falls, Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda said on Tuesday, hours after two Independent legislators in the state withdrew support from the seven-month-old Kumaraswamy dispensation.
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Story so far | No threat to Cong-JD(S) government: Gowda
Amid allegations of the BJP trying to poach the MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda on Tuesday asserted that there was no threat to the government headed by his son H D Kumaraswamy.
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Story so far | 2 MLAs withdraw support to Cong-JD(S) coalition
Independent H Nagesh, who represents the Mulbagal constituency and Karnataka Prajnavantha Janata Paksha’s (KPJP) Ranebennur legislator R Shankar, a former minister in the H D Kumaraswamy Cabinet, have written to Governor Vajubhai R Vala about their decision to withdraw support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.
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Story so far | Yeddyurappa confident of forming govt, says ex-minister
A former minister and present MLA from Mysuru region told DH that BJP state president and former CM B S Yeddyurappa is highly confident of forming a BJP government in the state, though he has his own doubts.
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DH DECIPHERS | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?
Operation Kamala (or Operation Lotus) was the name given to the infamous, but successful, attempt of the BJP to engineer the defection of opposition legislators to ensure stability of the BS Yeddyurappa government in 2008. BJP is said to beattempting Operation Kamala 2.0 currently, this time to bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
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Congress prepares list of 12 MLAs in contact with BJP
The state Congress unit, which is struggling to fight back the post-Sankaranticoup against the Congress-JD(S) government, has reportedly shortlisted the 12 MLAs who are in touch with BJP. News 9 reports thatVijayanagara(Hospet) MLA Anand Singh is also named in the list.
DH DECIPHERS | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?
BJP is said to be attempting Operation Kamala 2.0 currently, this time to bring down the Congress-JD(S) coalitiongovernment.
Here is all you want to know about Operation Kamala 2.0.
'Operation Kamala': JD(S) well-poised for counterstroke
Even as the BJP remained hopeful and upbeat about successfully pulling off the ‘Sankranti coup,’ installing its government in Karnataka, the coalition partners, especially the JD(S), took an aggressive stance by asserting that it was well-poised for counterstroke.
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#DH_SpeakOut- January 16, 2019.
3 MLAs aren’t in touch with me: MP Ugrappa
MP V S Ugrappa said on Tuesday that three Congress MLAs of the district were unreachable for the last two days. Read here
3 to 4 Cong MLAs unhappy with party, admits minister
Forests and Environment Minister Satish Jarkiholi admitted on Tuesday three to four MLAs in the Congress were not happy with the party, but they crossing over to the Opposition BJP would not have any bearing on the coalition government. Read here
Amid political turmoil, H D Kumaraswamy watches trailer of son's movie
It was a different battlefield a 'relaxed' Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy watched amid the political crisis in Karnataka ahead of Lok Sabha polls. Read here
Independent MLAs withdrew support due to bickering: Rao
DH DECIPHERS | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?
Satish Acharya's cartoon on the BJP-Congress-JD(S) political tug-of-war.
BJP will stake claim if Cong-JDS govt falls: Sadanada Gowda
The BJP would stake claim to power in Karnataka if the Congress-JDS coalition government falls, Union minister D V Sadananda Gowda said here on Tuesday, hours after two Independent legislators in the state withdrew support from the state government.
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HDK meets Ahmed Khan
CM HD Kumaraswamy closeted with Congress minister B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan amid reports that the Congress-JD(S) coalition may take its legislators to a resort. In 2006, Khan, who was with the JD(S) then, had famously driven a bus full of legislators to a resort many years ago.
Siddaramaiah mocks Modi over BJP MLAs being holed up in Gurugram
Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Siddaramaiah takes a jibe at PM Narendra Modi over BJP MLAs holed up in a hotel. “You say you are India’s chowkidar. But now, you’ve become the chowkidar of hotel rooms where your MLAs are locked up,” Siddaramaiah mocked Modi in a tweet.
Water Resources Minister DK Shivakumar cancels his trip to Mumbai.
BSY confident of forming govt, says ex-minister
A former minister and present MLA from Mysuru region said that former minister B S Yeddyurappa is highly confident of forming the BJP government in the state, but he has his own doubts.
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Tehseen Poonawalla comments on "Operation Kamala 2.0"
Dinesh Gundu Rao comments on ongoing political issues in Karnataka
2 MLAs withdraw support from Cong-JD(S) coalition
Two Karnataka legislators announced thewithdrawal of their support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.
Independent H Nagesh, who represents the Mulbagal constituency and Karnataka Prajnavantha Janata Paksha’s (KPJP) Ranebennur legislator R Shankar, a former minister in the H D Kumaraswamy Cabinet, have written to Governor Vajubhai R Vala about their decision to withdraw support to the Congress-JD(S) coalition.
Nagesh has announced that he will support the BJP, whereas Shankar has merely stated that he had withdrawn his support from the ruling alliance.
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Cong ministers offer to quit, JD(S) plots hard
At least four Congress ministers offered to step down if that would help keep the coalition with the JD(S) intact, signifying an increased level of panic over the BJP’s alleged attempts to stage a post-Sankranti coup.
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Kumaraswamy govt will continue: Venugopal
Brushing aside any threat to the H D Kumaraswamy-led Karnataka dispensation after two MLAs withdrew support, Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said the coalition government would continue despite the BJP's "ugly and dirty" horse-trading attempts.
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My government is stable, I am relaxed: Kumaraswamy
Dismissing any threat to the Congress-JDS dispensation in the state aftertwo MLAs withdrew their support, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said his government was stable and he was "totally relaxed".
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No threat to Cong-JD(S) government: Gowda
Amid allegations of the BJP trying to poach the MLAs of the ruling coalition in Karnataka, former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda asserted that there was no threat to the government headed by his son H D Kumaraswamy.
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BJP MLAs staying in Gurugram hotel, mobiles barred
Amidst speculation that the BJP isindulging inOperation Lotus, more than 90 saffronparty MLAs are staying in a five-star hotel at Gurugram in Haryana.
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DKS off to Mumbai with tricks up his sleeve
Water Resources Minister D K Shivakumar, who was the first to disclose the whereabouts of the three Congress MLAs, has been tasked with coaxing the trio into changing their minds and bringing them back to the state.
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BJP tried to lure me: Anil Chikkamadu
H D Kote Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu accused BJP leaders of trying to lure him as part of ‘Operation Lotus,’ in an effort to topple the Congress-JD(S) coalition government.
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DH DECIPHERS | What is Operation Kamala 2.0?
With 2019 seeing a repeat of the infamous 2008 "Operation Kamala" that ensured BS Yeddyurappa's stable government, we bring a breakdown of exactly what the operation is.
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