K'taka: Siddaramaiah inducts 28 ministers, keeps tainted away

K. Siddaramaiah, who led the Congress Party to victory in the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka, took oath as the state's 22nd chief minister on Monday. State Governor H R Bhardwaj administered the oath of office to Siddaramaiah at a ceremony at ...

Bangalore: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar was unanimously elected leader of the legislature party of BJP on Tuesday, which suffered an ignominious defeat in the recent state Assembly polls losing power to Congress.BJP had projected ...

BJP's humiliating defeat in the election to the Karnataka legislative assembly is not only due to the electorate's rejection of communal, chauvinistic and sectarian policies pursued by the party but more so it is a verdict against corruption, ...

Polling began early Sunday for the 14th Karnataka legislative assembly on a brisk note, despite hot weather prevailing across the state. With the Election Commission (EC) advancing commencement of polling by an hour to 7 a.m., hundreds of voters ...

The 14th Karnataka legislative assembly election witnessed a majority of leaders winning, barring one or two, though the beleaguered BJP lost heavily with about 20 of its ministers facing humiliating defeat Wednesday.Among the winners from the Congress, which ...

Bangalore, May 15 (UNI) The just-concluded election to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly was the worst ever for the Bharatiya Janata Party as it not only saw a severe erosion in its vote share in which 110 of the 222 candidates of the BJP lost ...

Tags: Victory , Karnataka , Assembly Polls Published by: Arslan Sharif F Prev Next L Bangalore: The 14th Karnataka legislative assembly election witnessed a majority of leaders winning, barring one or two, though the beleaguered BJP lost heavily ...

The average asset of the 92 re-elected members of Legislative Assembly in Karnataka is estimated at Rs 30.15 crore, according to the Association for Democratic Reforms and Karnataka Election Watch analysis.In 2008, these MLAs were worth Rs 17 crore. The average asset of the 92 re-elected MLAs has grown by 72 per cent or Rs. 12.62 crore over the last five years (2008-2013).The average asset of each Karnataka MLA is estimated at Rs 23.54 crore this year. In 2008, it was Rs. 10.02 crore and has ...

After winning election in Karnataka with majority, Congress lawmakers on Monday met in presence of the Congress key observers to decide upon the selection of Karnataka's new chief for which there are at least five contenders. The meeting was held in ...