Modi's charm re-ignites BJP's hopes in Karnataka

Many well wishers of Yeddyurappa are still hopeful that he will go back to the BJP fold, says Vicky Nanjappa Shikaripura was one of the most keenly-watched constituencies during the Karnataka election in 2008, as it was the bastion of then Bharatiya Janata Party leader and chief ministerial candidate B S Yeddyurappa. The clamour around this constituency has died down considerably since Yeddyurappa walked out of the BJP to float the Karnataka Janata Party. Since a victory for ...

Vicky Nanjappa analyses why regional parties have always failed to lure the voters in Karnataka. Karnataka has never had a history of supporting regional parties. The best performance by a regional party in the state ever was by the Karnataka Congress Party led by S Bangarappa, which had won 10 seats. Going by these statistics, it becomes very evident that two regional parties -- namely the Karnataka Janatha Party led by former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and the B S R Congress headed by B ...

Vicky Nanjappa gives a lowdown on the Karnataka assembly election The Karnataka assembly elections are being watched with a great deal of interest. At the moment, it appears to be a straight fight between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party with the Janata Dal-Secular ending up playing king maker. Here is a short FAQ on the elections, which are scheduled to be held on May 5. The Main Contenders Siddaramaiah: Senior Congress leader who moved away from the JD-S six years back. He is one ...

Called the thinking man’s constituency, the biggest issue in Malleshwaram is infrastructure, reports Vicky Nanjappa To win the Karnataka’s Malleshwaram constituency is a matter of pride for the Bharatiya Janata Party. This high profile constituency in the heart of Bangalore has been in the news recently after a bomb exploded outside the BJP office just as the election campaign began in the state. The fight is between the Congress and the BJP. The BJP has fielded Dr Ashwath Narayan ...

Vicky Nanjappa tries to gauge the sentiments at politically significant Varuna constituency in southern Karnataka, from where Congress leader Siddharamaiah hopes to win big to bolster his chief ministerial prospects. Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka assembly Siddaramaiah says clearly that he is an aspirant for the post of chief minister if the Congress comes to power in the southern state. He is contesting the upcoming elections from the Varuna constituency near Mysore and all eyes ...

Although the much-touted Yeddyurappa impact has managed to split the BJP votes in Karnataka, the newly-formed KJP has nothing to cheer about over its performance in polls, notes Vicky Nanjappa. While B S Yeddyurappa’s Karnataka Janata Paksha bit the dust by winning just six seats in the assembly elections, the results of which were announced Wednesday, the former chief minister is still taking solace out of the fact that he pushed the Bharatiya Janata Party down a great deal by splitting ...

B S Yeddyurappa is just the person that Congress needed to piggyback on to come to power in Karnataka. The KJP leader’s revenge agenda against BJP will help it tide over the severe anti-incumbency it faces in the state. Vicky Nanjappa reports While many choose to see Karnataka Janata Party as just an offshoot of the Bharatiya Janata Party, its founder-leader B S Yeddyurappa disagrees. A known fighter, Yeddyurappa appears to be the only man on the campaign trail at the moment. He has ...

B S Yeddyurappa will leave no stone unturned to ensure defeat for his rival Karnataka BJP chief K S Eshwarappa, who is contesting from Shimoga constituency. However, Eshwarappa won’t take things lying down. Vicky Nanjappa reports. There is a strategy in place at the Shimoga assembly constituency to defeat Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa in the upcoming assembly election. Shimoga has been a Bharatiya Janata Party bastion for a long time, but this time it appears shaky -- ...

In the past, superstitions and predictions have ruled Karnataka politics, but during the elections this time, they seem to have fallen flat. Vicky Nanjappa explains how. It would be interesting to observe what happened at the Sringeri assembly constituency. This little hill town in Chikkamagaluru disctrict, has proven that whichever party wins this segment goes on to form the government since 1952. This has been the trend since 1957, but the elections this time have changed that. And for the ...