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13 May 2023, 10:26

Congress ahead of BJP in initial counting trends for K'taka Assembly polls

Congress ahead of BJP in initial counting trends for K'taka Assembly polls

Congress ahead of BJP in initial counting trends for K'taka Assembly polls

Opposition Congress in Karnataka forged ahead of its rival, the ruling BJP, according to the initial trends of counting of votes polled for the ...

NCP junks Sharad Pawar's resignation, wants him to remain President
05 May 2023, 15:38

NCP junks Sharad Pawar's resignation, wants him to remain President

On expected lines, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Friday unanimously rejected the resignation of party's national President Sharad Pawar and requested him in one voice to continue in his post.

Age no bar, elections baar baar: 91 year old galloping horse ready to contest Karnataka state polls
Katya Naidu
20 Apr 2023, 16:11

Age no bar, elections baar baar: 91 year old galloping horse ready to contest Karnataka state polls

At 91, Congress party has nominated Shamanuru Shivashankarappa, the oldest sitting legislator, as a candidate from Davangere South. The five-time MLA, former Lok Sabha member and an educationist, Shivashankarappa is also a Lingayat heavyweight, a politically strong community in Karnataka, holding interests in sugar distilleries, and a producer of a Kannada movie. He is confident of winning with the highest margin in the coming election as the BJP party tries to hold its only bastion in the South.