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Hello Jammu News at 3:27:00 PM 0

Bengaluru, Sep 10: Normal life was thrown out of gear during the 'Bharat Bandh' called by the Congress and supported by JD(S), its ally in the coalition government, and other parties, to protest the rise in prices of petroleum products.

Roads in the city wore a deserted look since morning as government buses, private taxis and most of the autorickshaws did not ply. Business establishments, shops, malls, certain private enterprises remained closed.

The busy central bus stand in Bengaluru, which is normally bustling with activity also wore a deserted look, sources said.

KSRTC buses kept off the road, sources said, adding city buses also did not ply.

Hundreds of workers belonging to the Congress, JD(S), Left parties and various other outfits came on the streets to ensure the bandh was a success.

They raised slogans against the hike in petrol and diesel prices.

In Mangaluru, incidents of stone pelting at hotels and shops, which remained open, were reported.

The shutdown was successful in many other parts of the state including Tumakuru, Ramanagar, Mandya, Channapatna, Hassan, Mangaluru, Chamarajnagar, Mysuru. Hubballi, Bidar and Kolar.

BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappa condemned the shutdown and called it a conspiracy by the coalition government of the Congress and JD(S) for forcibly making the bandh successful.

"It's an ill-intended bandh to trouble the common man and mislead them. This bandh is benefiting only the extortionists. People know what's happening. Nowhere in the country it's successful except for Karnataka because it's a conspiracy of the Congress and JD(S)," Yeddyurappa said.

Elaborate security arrangements were made by the Karnataka Police in view of the bandh.

The 'Bharat Bandh' was called by the Congress to protest the spiralling prices of petroleum products and supported by its allies in various states. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 5:30:00 PM 0

Bengaluru, Sep 3: The Congress was Monday locked in a close fight with the BJP in elections to urban local bodies in Karnataka but was set to gain control of a majority of the ULBs with a post-poll tie-up with ruling coalition partner, JD(S).

According to the state election commission, the Congress has secured 966 seats and the BJP has 910 seats in the elections held on Saturday. The JD(S) has won 373 seats and the others the rest of the seats.

Results for 2,628 seats out of 2,709 have been declared so far.

Both the Congress and the JD(S) contested the polls separately despite being partners in the state government, but they have already declared that they would tie up post-election in urban bodies.

The Congress and the JD(S) put together have won 1,339 seats that gives them a clear edge over the BJP and control of a majority of the ULBs.

These elections were considered a popular test of the Congress-JD(S)coalition government which was formed post-May assembly polls which had yielded a hung verdict and also was an indicative of the voters' mood before the Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP had ended up as the single largest party in the assembly polls but had failed to muster numbers to form the government, which paved the way for the Congress and JD(S) to stitch an alliance and take over the reins of administration.

The elections were held for three city corporations, 29 city municipal councils, 52 town municipal councils and 20 Town Panchayats.

Polls to Kodagu urban local bodies have been withheld due to the recent floods in the district.

The BJP was in the leading position in Bagalkote, Belagavi,Chamarajanagar, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davangere andUdupi districts.

On the other hand, voters put the Congress in the saddle in Ballari, Bidar, Gadag, Haveri, Kalaburagi, Koppal, Mysuru, Raichur, Uttara Kannada, and Yadgir.

The JD(S) is in the leading position in its traditional strongholds, including Hassan, Mandya and Tumakuru. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 6:44:00 PM 0

New Delhi, Aug 8: The Shiv Sena, an estranged ally of the BJP, will back the NDA candidate for the election to the post of the Rajya Sabha's deputy chairman, the party said today.

The NDA has fielded Harivansh Narayan Singh of the JD(U) for the August 9 election.

"We will back the NDA candidate," said Shiv Sena MP Anil Desai.

The Shiv Sena had abstained from voting on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha moved by the Opposition last month against the Modi government. (PTI)
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Hello Jammu News at 1:13:00 PM 0

Patna, Jul 12: BJP national president Amit Shah today had a brief meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over breakfast, during which the two leaders are understood to have discussed the prevailing political situation in view of the Lok Sabha polls due next year.

Shah arrived here from Ranchi this morning and was given a warm welcome at the airport by BJP workers and senior leaders, including party state president Nityanand Rai.

This is the BJP chief's first visit to the state since the dramatic political realignment of last year when Kumar, the JD(U) national president, walked out of the Grand Alliance which included the RJD and the Congress, and returned to the NDA.

Refusing to take queries from journalists, Shah drove straight to the state guest house where he met Kumar, in presence of Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, BJP's national general secretary in-charge for Bihar Bhupendra Yadav and Rai, over a simple breakfast of "poha", Bihari dishes made of "sattu", fruits, lassi and buttermilk.

Shah is scheduled to hold meetings with party functionaries during his day-long visit and meet Kumar again over dinner before retiring for the day.

The BJP chief's visit to Bihar and his interactions with Kumar is expected to bring about a broad understanding between the saffron party and the JD(U) over the issue of seat-sharing for the Lok Sabha polls. (PTI)

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Hello Jammu News at 6:20:00 PM 0

Patna, July 2: RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav has said he intended to put up a "no entry" board at his mother's house here for Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, in line with his partys stand that the door is closed for return of JD(U) president to the Grand Alliance which also comprises Congress.

Reacting to the maverick RJD MLAs deriding remark, JD(U) spokesman and MLC Neeraj Kumar today hit back, saying theirs is a house which is frequently raided by CBI, Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate. Who would like to enter it in the first place?

I wish to put up a board proclaiming No Entry for uncle Nitish Kumar here, at this bungalow, Yadav, elder son of Lalu Prasad, had told reporters yesterday outside the 10, Circular Road residence allotted to his mother and former Chief Minister Rabri Devi, a stones throw from the Chief Ministers official residence 1, Anney Marg.

Yadav was replying to queries about the statement made last week by his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav, whom the party has named its Chief Ministerial candidate for the next assembly polls, that the door is closed for Nitish Kumar who is said to be growing uncomfortable in the BJP-led NDA.

Tejashwi Yadav, who is also the leader of the opposition in the state assembly, had made the statement in the backdrop of reports that the RJDs ally in the state, the Congress, was willing to take Kumar back in the alliance upon his breaking ties with the BJP.

Tej Pratap Yadav, whose family has been targeted many times by Sushil Kumar Modi over alleged irregular land transactions, said the Bihar Deputy Chief Minister should sit at home and drink teathe people are going to give him a befitting reply in the next elections.

Replying to a query, the former health minister made it clear I am not going to contest the Lok Sabha polls as I have no desire to move out of Bihar. I will contest the next assembly polls.

When asked about Tej Pratap Yadavs remarks, Neeraj Kumar told PTI the language used by the RJD leader reflects the values he has grown up with. He also seems to be frustrated over having to play second fiddle to his younger brother.

Moreover, his entire family is facing corruption charges.

Theirs is a house which is frequently raided by CBI, Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate. Who would like to enter it in the first place, Kumar said.

Notably, the Grand Alliance had come into being after Nitish Kumar and his arch rival RJD supremo Lalu Prasad sank their differences and joined hands, in the wake of the drubbing received by them in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.

The three-party alliance swept the assembly elections held a year later, causing the biggest setback to the BJP-led NDAs winning spree. Tejashwi, then just 26 years old, was made the Deputy CM. However, after money laundering cases were lodged against him last year, relations begun to sour between the RJD and Nitish Kumar.

The Chief Minister finally walked out of the alliance in July last year, formed a new government with the BJP and returned to the NDA, which he had quit in 2013 following differences over projection of Narendra Modi, then the Gujarat Chief Minister, as the Prime Ministerial candidate. (PTI)
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Bengaluru, Apr 21: Even as the campaigning for the May 12 Assembly elections in Karnataka is hotting up, the ruling Congress is asserting that both its main opposition parties, the BJP and the JD(S) have arrived at a tacit understanding to defeat Congress.
The secular coat of the Janata Dal (S) has been ripped apart when it joined the BJP to form a government and judging by the manner in both the parties have approached the current assembly elections, it is quite evident that the two parties have a secret deal a senior Congress functionary told.
The JDS has been too soft on the BJP during the campaign so far and none of his meetings saw JD(S) State President and party Chief Ministerial candidate H D Kumaraswamy targeting more on the Congress without making any attempt to criticise the Narendra Modi government, let alone the misdeeds of the BJP when it ruled the State. On several issues its slant swung more against the Congress rather than the BJP and similar was the case with the BJP too which had never attempted to brush the BJP on the wrong side,Congress spokesperson and national convenor for communications of AICC Priyanka Chaturvedi said.
Another weapon the two parties are adopting is to name a soft candidate in some of the constituencies to avoid split in opposition votes and ensure the defeat of the Congress in such constituencies. Both the parties were overtime to find a suitable candidate and waited for the Congress to come out with its comprehensive list before the could come out with their full list.
The operation to defeat Chief Minister Siddaramaiah came out in the open when the BJP nominated a soft candidate Gopal Rao against Mr Siddaramaiah in Chamundeshwari. Though not a rank outsider, Mr Rao is fighting his first assembly election and is said to be a RSS functionary, according to a congress local leader in Mysuru.
Ms Chaturvedi said the hidden agenda of the BJP was to project Mr B S Yeddyurappa as the front of the party election strategy, but later on change him with another leader who was a core Hindutva leader. But the BJP has not realised that the people of Karnataka would not allow such tactics to work.
Even in the campaign style howsoever Prime Minister Narendra Modi attempted to raise applause from the audience through his remarks, he has not been able to build a personal touch with the people and this is more important. In this Congress President Rahul Gandhi had made an impact, she claimed.
She said BJP President Amit Shah had been repeatedly bringing to the fore old issues and misleading the people with lies. The Party has not been able to come out with a proof or documentary evidence on corruption charges, though for public consumption it had called the Siddaramaiah government a ten per cent government, she said.
She was confident that the party would come out with a clear majority and ruled out a hung assembly. UNI
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Hello Jammu News at 3:56:00 PM 0


Bengaluru, Apr 17: The first list of 218 candidates announced by Congress has given a shot in the arm to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as most of his demands were conceded by the party high command while his detractors like Leader of the Congress in Lok Sabha Malikarjun Kharge had little to cheer about.
The ticket distribution hardly left another camp led by former Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily also aggrieved as Congress president Rahul Gandhi acceded to Siddaramaiah’s nominations and accommodated lot many turncoats who defected only recently to the Congress.
Over 100 of sitting Congress MLAs and Chief Minister's proteges have been renominated and the ticket distribution decided by Central Election Committee headed by Rahul Gandhi also rejected state unit president G Paremshwara’s suggestion of one family – one ticket.
Rebellion surfaced across the state including in Siruguppa, Lingsugur, Tarikere, Tipkur, Byadgi and Hangal forcing several Congress leaders in Bengaluru and in districts to wonder whether Congress is ready to pay the price.
Contrary to Mr Paremeshwara’s suggestion, Congress issued tickets to the chief minister (Chamundeshwari) and his son Dr. Yathinder for Varuna, the state Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy will be party nominee for BTM Layout and his daughter Soumya Reddy will contest from the Jayanagara constituency in Bengaluru.
Law minister T B Jayachandra's son Santosh Jayachandra has been fielded from the Chikanayakanhalli seat in Tumkur region while the Minister will be Congress candidate from Sira.
As a matter of fact, senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge was given a ticket for Chitapur (Reserved) seat in Gulbarga district.
“This is a more pragmatic approach from the Congress high command wherein winnability factor has been encouraged. Moreover, Siddaramaiah has been almost given free hand in deciding tickets for many new entrants whom he had given assurance,” a Congress district office bearer from Bagepalli assembly segment told here.
Many disgruntled Congress men and women from Bagepalli had gathered at KPCC office on Monday and staged noisy protest against ticket distribution to a new entrant S N Subbareddy, also a Siddramaiah loyalist. In the process the claims of N Sampangi was turned down.
Congress sources also said that all seven JD(S) defectors were also given tickets while the party’s central election committee negated the recommendation of Mr Kharge in deciding the candidate for Pulakeshinagar assembly seat. While Mr Kharge reportedly backed the claims of four-time MLA B Prasanna Kumar, the party opted for Akhanda Srinivasmurthy, whom the Chief Minister is said to have given a word Mr Kumar had won the Pulakeshinagar in 2008 by a huge margin of over 17,000 but had lost the seat to JD(S) nominee Srinivasmurthy in 2013.
In fact, for Mr Moily, party MP from Chikaballapur, the going was tough from very beginning.
“I have decided, my son (Harsha) has also decided that he will not contest the election this time. We have decided to work for the victory of Congress party,” a visibly upset Mr Moily had announced last month itself.
So much has been the influence of Siddaramaiah factor in deciding the Congress tickets that even controversial and scam tainted leaders – including former BJP leaders – have been entertained.
AICC spokesman Brijesh Kalappa ventilated his anguish over Madikeri assembly ticket allocation to H S Chandramouli, an advocate who once represented fugitive diamond merchant Mehul Choksi.
In Bellary district, Mr Rahul Gandhi did not mind fielding ‘scamsters’ of illegal mining – B Nagendra (from Bellary) and Anand Singh (from Vijaynagar) – turncoats from BJP.
They both are opponents of BJP leader B S Sreeramalu and hence the Chief Minister will be banking on these two leaders to sway “additional votes” into the Congress kitty.
The Congress leadership also entertained the claims of Siddaramaiah faction and allotted ticket to Ashok Kheny for Bidar South constituency. Mr Kheny also lately faced corruption charge for a major developmental project.
Mr Kharge and Mr Moily right from beginning were strongly opposing party tickets to these individuals. In fact, sources say the Twitter row related to Mr Moily, which he later denied, that ticket distribution was linked to money bags related to these constituencies only.
Among those decisions wherein protestors resorted to arson at party offices were in Mandya, where Congress fielded actor-turned-politician M H Ambareesh. The decision seemed to have angered local Congress leaders like Ravi Kumar for being denied the ticket.
Known as 'Mr rebel-star' of Kannad films Mr Ambaresh had scored a huge victory in Mandya in 2013 when he defeated sitting JD(S) legislator M Srinivas by a margin of 42,937 votes.
There is already dissidence in C V Raman Nagar constituency in Bengaluru wherein party leader P Ramesh has revolted and is set to contest on JD(S) ticket.
The Congress leadership has decided to nominate Sampath Raj for the seat.
In the ultimate analysis, however, leaders like Mr Moily and Mr Kharge are unhappy as the lion’s share of first round battle went to Mr Siddaramaiah.
“It is win-win situation for Chief Minister. Rahul Gandhi has kept his words and allowed the necessary liberty to Chief Minister to prepare his battle strategy. The formula had worked earlier in Punjab and will work again,” said one AICC general secretary over phone trying to make light of the dissension. He pointed out that four crisis management teams have been set up to look into the grievances of disgruntled leaders.
Among the new entrants to Congress B R Patil, Satish Sail, Mankala Subba Vaidy, G Manjunath and Anil Kumar have been given Congress tickets. UNI 
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Bengaluru, Apr 16: The process for one of the most fierce electoral battles that Karnataka has ever witnessed will be set in motion on Tuesday with the issue of notifications in 224 constituencies for the May 12 election to the 15th Karnataka Assembly, triggering filing of nominations.
The key contenders for governing the state for the next five years were the ruling Congress under the leadership of Siddaramaiah that will be seeking another term and its main challenger is the Bharatiya Janata Party which is flexing all muscles to return to power and continue its campaign of Congress Mukth Bharat. Challenging both of them is the Janata Dal (Secular) which decried that it will not be a king maker, but be the king this time around. The JD(S) is expecting support from other National and 
Regional parties in its quest.
Even before the Election Commission could zero in on the dates, the major contenders had completed one round of electioneering with National leaders Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah covering the entire state in various rounds of rallies and public meetings, while Mr Rahul Gandhi, facing the first election as Congress President also undertaking intense road shows and public meetings to put Congress stand clear ahead of the election.
The campaigning had been acrimonious so far with the clashing parties hurling acquisitions against each other and the BJP terming the Siddaramaiah Government as ten per cent (commisison) government alleging that corruption was rampant. 
The Congress while browbeating its achievements also highlighted about the non-performance of the Modi Government.
Encashing on the division of Bharatiya Janata Party into three splinters had witnessed the return of the Congress to power in the 2013 election. BJP Chief Ministerial nominee B S Yeddyurappa who had to step down on corruption charges quit the BJP to float a separate Party KJP and vowed to finish off his parent Party at the hustings in 2013 and managed to do so. But subsequently realising its folly the BJP central leadership brought him back and has now made him the key campaigner in the state.
Mr Siddaramaiah will captain the Party electioneering and will fight from Chamundeshwari constituency from where he had won five times before. He had won from Varuna last time. Mr Yedddyurappa, now an MP will fight from Shikaripur in Shivamogga district, while Mr H D Kumaraswamy leading the JD(S) campaign will be fighting from Ramanagara. Mr Siddaramaiah had been offered to fight from Badami in North Karnataka, but the Congress high command had negated the offer stating that it would send wrong signals.
An estimated 4.96 crore voters with 2.23 crore of them being women will cast their franchise in nearly 58,000 polling boths across the state with the Election Commission taking all necessary arrangements for a free and fair polls.
Nominations will close on April 24 and after scrutiny the next day, the last date for withdrawal is April 27. Counting is slated for May 15 and the election process has to be completed by May 18.
Ruling Congress, which is making a determined bid to retain the power, has released a list of 218 candidates, while the BJP has already named candidates for 72 constituencies. The JD(S)has announced a list of over 120 candidates.

As witnessed in the earlier elections, the dissident activities have started following the announcement of candidates. The major one being protest by sitting BJP MLA Thippeswamy who was denied ticket from Molakalmuru and selecting MP and former Minister B Sriramulu, a close aide of Mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy. After the mining scam and Reddy spending some time in jail, BJP has not only denied him a ticket but National President Amit Shah had announced that the party had distanced from him.
The rebellion in JD(S) was going on since last Rajya Sabha election as seven of its members violated whip and voted in favour of Congress candidate. All the seven MLAs were suspended from the party and a petition was filed with the Assembly Speaker K B Koliwad to disqualify them. However, the issue remained static and elections were announced.
All the seven suspended JD(S) MLAs joined Congress in the presence of Mr Rahul Gandhi at Mysuru and all of them were given ticket in the list, which is released last night. UNI
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Dharwad (Karnataka), Apr 13: The “Dhongi Baba (pseudo religious) politics” of BJP has frustrated Hindus in Karnataka and this is one major reason that will lead to the success of Congress in the coming elections, Karnataka Geology and Mines Minister Vinay Kulkarni has said here.
“The BJP earlier won Hindu votes by talking about Hindutva issues and committing for Hindu renaissance. Now it is all about Dhongi Baba politics. Hindus have been frustrated and that is why Congress will do well in the elections,” Mr Kulkarni told.
Taking a break from his hectic electioneering, Mr Kulkarni maintained that the effective implementation of the welfare schemes of the Siddaramaiah government and its firm commitment to secularism would ensure success of Congress candidates in the Dharwad district and also the rest of the state.
Answering questions, he said in his district like others, job is another major issue before the electorate. But he maintained when it comes to employment related issues, the people are more “frustrated” with the BJP. “BJP had promised four crore jobs. In last four years, they probably created hardly a four lakh jobs,” he said.
On farm distress in the region, he said the Congress government has taken adequate steps to help people solve their problems.“We are in the process of marketing amenities for the farmers,” he remarked. 
Mr Kulkarni said that in fact “secularism and communal harmony” are important facets of his electioneering this year and all secular-minded people need to come together and defeat the “communal forces” from the district to the national level. “Therefore, we say, Congress has to come back to power in Karnataka,” he said.
He dismissed suggestion that Lingayat voters could tilt the balance in favour of BJP and said in 2013, both KJP (floated by B S Yeddyurappa) and BJP could poll only 34,000 votes.
“In 2013, I had polled 53453 votes as against 35,000 by my nearest rival from JD(S). This time too I am going confident into the fray,” he said.
Five years back Amrut Ayyappa Desai of JD(S) had finished second in the election. However, in 2008, Vinay Kulkarni was humbled by BJP’s Seema Ashok Masuti. 
However, earlier this month Ms Masuti resigned from the party and announced that she would
contest as an Independent from Dharwad constituency. 
BJP sources make light of her rebellion and say in 2013 the former MLA (Masuti) had polled only about 16,000 votes. "Instead this time, we have a formidable candidate in Amrut Ayyappa Desai, who belongs to Sadar Lingayat.This caste group has formidable presence in Dharwad," says BJP worker in the town Rajiv Tavanappa. UNI
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Mysuru, Apr 11: Despite their names yet to be cleared by their respective High Commands to contest, the ticket aspirants of BJP and JDS have already started campaigning for May 12 election to Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
Though JD(S) has already announced its candidates for most of the seats in Mysuru, the Congress and BJP are yet to disclose the name of their candidates.
The Congress in all likelyhood will be fielding Chief Minister Siddaramaiah from Chamundeshwari from where he has won five times and he himself has announced that he will contest from this constitutency as it has given him political birth.
The BJP’s ticket move on Krishnaraja constituency is being closely watched in the political circles with former Minister S.A. Ramdas making a strong bid along with H.V. Rajeev, a loyalist of BJP State President B S Yeddyurappa. The party may keep the aspirants waiting since it does not want to take chances. It was perhaps waiting for a consensus as it is eyeing to wrest the seat from the Congress.
According to BJP Sources the candidates for Mysuru District may be named in the second list which is likely to be released with in a couple of days.
Mr B Y Vijayendra, son of Mr Yeddyurappa, has started meeting people of Varuna constitutency with hope of getting BJP ticket. He may take on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s son Dr Yatindra who was one of the aspirant.
Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy alias S. Satish, who quit the JD(S) and joined the BJP recently, has started campaigning in Mysuru constituency. “I’m introducing myself to the wards since I am new to the party. It’s true I’m aspiring for the ticket and also confident of getting it. Before the formal announcement, I am going around the constituency to tell people that I am not with the JD(S) any more and will be contesting the elections as the BJP candidate,” he told UNI.
Former MUDA Chairman L Nagendra, a strong contender for the BJP ticket from Chamaraja constituency, has started his campaign. Posters of him appealing for voters’ blessings are prominently visible in the constituency where he had unsuccessfully contested on the BJP ticket in the 2013 polls.
The candidates of JDS, whose names were announced in the first list have started campaigning and they claimed “We are ahead of rival candidates in reaching out to voters since we began our campaign early, said K V Mallesh candidate for Krishnaraja constituency.
The tickets to sitting JD(S) MLAs have also been announced by the party, which is making a strong bid to capture more seats in Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s home turf. Sitting MLAs G.T. Deve Gowda and Sa. Ra. Mahesh have also stepped up their campaign.
The early announcement of tickets in the case of Chamaraja constituency resulted in the rebellion in the JD(S) with ticket aspirant Harish Gowda entering the fray as an Independent and starting campaigning in the constituency. UNI
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Davanagere, Karnataka, Mar 27: BJP National President Amit Shah welcomed the announcement of date for election to Karnataka Legislative Assembly to be held in a single phase on May 12 and expressed confidence that the BJP will gain majority and come back to power in the Southern state.
Speaking to reporters here, Mr Shah, who is currently on tour in three districts of Karnataka, said people’s response towards BJP was positive and the party was confident of bagging over 150 seats in the 224-member Assembly.
In Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat on Tuesday announced that the Assembly election in Karnataka will be conducted on May 12 and counting will take place on May 15. The new government would be installed by May 28.
Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, KPCC President G Parameshwara welcomed the announcement of date for Assembly poll by CEC and said the party was 'ready for the election'. 'Congress is confident of surpassing its performance during 2013 election and gain a comfortable majority to retain power,' he said.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, speaking in Bengaluru welcomed the CEC announcement.
'Congress is ready to face the election. It (ECI announcement) was expected little late, but since CEC has announced the date, we welcome it.'
JD(S) Supremo H D Deve Gowda said in Bengaluru that his party welcomes the decision of the ECI. 'Party will not have alliance with either Congress or the BJP and fight the election alone,' he said. UNI
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Bengaluru, Mar 15: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has convened a meeting of MPs from the state at New Delhi on March 16, in the backdrop of Supreme Court directing the Union Government to set up the Cauvery Management Board (CMB), to monitor release of water from river Cauvery.
According to CM office sources on Thursday, Mr Siddaramaiah will urge upon the MPs to bring pressure on the Centre not to constitute the CMB, as it would allegedly take away the state's control on the river.
The move comes in the wake of Opposition parties pressuring him to prevail upon the Centre not to constitute the Board and also appeal to the apex court, to reconsider its direction.
Former Prime Minister and JD (S) National President H D Devegowda, commenting on the Supreme Court verdict and direction, had strongly opposed setting up of any separate Board, as it will deny the state its right on the River and directing release of 14 tmc extra was not a victory, as the state was eligible for 45 tmc.
Moreover, since the state government's review petition against the Cauvery Water Tribunal is still pending for disposal, direction for setting up a separate board is not correct and the state government should take a firm stand against it.
The state government is also in consultation with Legal Advisers on the direction and meanwhile the Chief Minister has convened a meeting of MPs in Karnataka Bhavan at 6pm on.
Mr Siddaramaiah will be leaving for New Delhi on March 15 to discuss with party High Command and senior leaders, about the decisions of KPCC Selection Committee meeting, held in the city to finalise the list for the election to the Legislative Assembly, due in May.
Meanwhile, the Centre had recently held a meeting of Chief Secretaries of riparian states at New Delhi on the issue, following direction by the apex court to form the Board within six weeks. UNI
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New Delhi, Feb 21: Rebel JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav on Tuesday demanded a SIT under a Supreme Court judge to probe the multi crore Nirav Modi-PNB Scam.
Talking to a TV channel, he alleged that a scam as huge as this cannot take place without government’s knowledge. 
Mr Yadav on Monday alleged that the Government has helped some people make money and to swindle bank loans, but expect the youth of today to earn livelihood by selling pakoras.
“But who will buy pakoras also when there is no money in the hands of people after notebandhi, GST, Aadhaar for no ration for poor”, he tweeted.
Mr Yadav also alleged that the PNB scam would not have happened without the help of ‘higher level’.
He said, regular occurrence of cyber crimes, including withdrawal of money through ATMs and PNB fraud, is the result of this. 
“Government is insisting on digitisation which I am not in favour since beginning. Everyday cyber crimes taking place including withdrawal of money through ATMs by miscreants. PNB fraud is the result of this only but it is for sure not happened without support of higher level”, he tweeted. UNI
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Bengaluru, Feb 15: In its bid to forge a third political force to fight against the BJP and Congress in Karnataka, Janata Dal(S) will tie up with other regional parties like Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Sharad Pawar-led National Congress Party (NCP).
JD(S) has already tied up with the BSP and its State unit President H D Kumaraswamy met NCP President Sharad Pawar in the city on Thursday and explored the possibility of having a truck during the elections to combat the two major contesting parties -- Congress and the BJP. 
JD(S) had indicated that it was ready to support NCP candidates in five to seven seats in North Karnataka region.
NCP has a minor presence in Mumbai-Karnataka region. Mr Pawar had also agreed to campaign for a week in support of JD(S) candidates where NCP had influence among the voters ahead of Assembly election likely to be held during first week of May. The talks were cordial and was successful, according to party sources.
JD(S) has already firmed up its alliance with the BSP assuring it 20 seats. The party, which is targetting to gain a majority on its own in the ensuing election, has also held talks with Left Parties on arriving at a seat sharing formula.
The Deve Gowda-led party, predominantly popular in the Vokkaliga belt in Southern Karnataka districts had not been in a position to win majority on its own in Karnataka and had acted as a braid's maid for short duration in coalition government with Congress and BJP, respectively, earlier.
JD(S) National Working President P G R Scindia and other leaders were present at today's meeting. UNI
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New Delhi, Nov 18: Sharad Yadav-led Janata Dal (United) on Saturday announced its decision to tie-up with the Congress party to contest election on eight to 10 seats in western Gujarat where the socialists have a presence. 
The faction has sought a new election symbol following the decision of the Election Commission on Friday to allow Nitish Kumar-led JD (U) to use the arrow symbol. Gujarat goes to polls in two phases on December 9 and 14.The decision to form an alliance with Congress for fighting elections in Jhagadia and adjoining constituencies was taken at a meeting here between Mr Yadav, sitting JD (U) MLA from Jhagadia Chotubhai Vasava and Congress election in-charge for Gujarat Ashok Gehlot and State President Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki. The Congress was in the grand alliance with Nitish-led JD (U) but the alliance broke after the Bihar Chief Minister tied up with the BJP to run his government.Mr Yadav said the Election Commission’s decision to allot ``arrow symbol” to Nitish-led party was ``incomplete’’ and can be challenged in the Court. "It was a decision taken under pressure,' he said.He said Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Global Ratings agency, Moody’s approval ratings shows that the party is on the back foot in Gujarat and is pulling out all stops to influence people. UNI
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Patna, Aug 19 :  Amid high voltage drama of a parallel convention organised by estranged JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav, his alleged supporters attacked leaders and workers of JD(U) outside 1 Anne Marg, the official residence of Bihar Chief Minister, where national executive meeting of the party is being held today. An unruly cluster of supporters of estranged JD(U) leader Mr Yadav, attacked leaders and workers waiting outside 1 Anne Marg, where national executive meeting of JD(U) was under progress.They were waiting to enter the venue during national council meeting which was to be held soon after national executive meeting, as some of them were district JD(U) presidents, who were also members of national council. Heavy deployment of security forces were made in view of national executive meeting at official residence of Chief Minister where presence of adequate policemen is a routine affair. Policemen deployed there,controlled the situation from taking its ugly turn. Some of the scribes and cameramen of various news channels present there to cover the event, also sustained minor injuries in the attack. Meanwhile, RJD spokesman Mritunjay Tiwary said it was government of Chief Minister Mr Kumar who is known for rule of law. Where the commitment of "Sushashan Babu" had vanished, he said making a veiled attack on Chief Minister and described it as complete failure of administration. He also condemned the incident dubbed it as an attack on democracy.There was no place for violence in democracy, he remarked. UNI

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Patna, Aug 19 :  After four weeks of deserting grand alliance, JD (U) today formally joined NDA and passed a resolution to this effect at its national executive meeting here today. A proposal was placed in national executive meeting of JD (U) being held at 1, Anne Marg, the official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, which was approved unanimously. It was also ratified at its national council meeting which was held soon after national executive meeting. Chief Minister had dumped grand alliance on July 26 and joined hands with BJP led NDA to form a new government. Even after formation of a new government, formal joining of JD (U) in NDA was awaited as such proposal was to be approved at its national executive meeting. During the recent visit of Chief Minister Mr Kumar to New Delhi, BJP president Amit Shah had formally invited JD (U) to NDA and he had accepted the invitation saying a proposal would be approved by the party at an appropriate forum. With decision of JD (U) to join NDA, the formalities have now been completed and there is possibility of JD (U) joining the NDA government at the Centre as well. UNI

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