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JD(S) stakes claim to Hiriyur bypoll ticket, Kumaraswamy says BJP brass will decide
JD(S) has made a strong pitch to contest the Hiriyur assembly bypoll as the NDA candidate, with Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy saying he will take the demand to the BJP's central leadership. The seat fell vacant after the death of former minister D. Sudhakar. The Congress is expected to field his son, Suhas Sudhakar.
61,059 deletion requests, not one with a reason: election officials filed Form-7 against voters
Electoral Registration Officers and Assistant EROs in Karnataka filed 61,059 Form-7 applications to strike names off the rolls, and none records why. Officials blame auto-generated forms. The final roll is due on October 27.
'In Karnataka, the Kannadiga is sovereign': CM warns IT firms over hiring, and Bengaluru picks sides
Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar warned private firms of action if they are found deliberately sidelining Kannadigas in recruitment, after a video alleging that Bengaluru IT companies reject candidates who list Kannada as their mother tongue went viral. The claims have not been independently verified and the government has not named any company.
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Dasara puja; chief minister orders probe
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Palace during the Nandi Dhwaja puja before the Dasara procession. Chief minister D K Shivakumar ordered an inquiry. The BJP and JD(S) alleged the ministers were singled out because they are Dalits; deputy CM Parameshwara urged caution.
Rebellion brewing in Karnataka Congress, claims BJP's Vijayendra
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has claimed that dissidence in the ruling Congress has reached a flashpoint and that senior leaders and MLAs are set to rebel against Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He also said the BJP would not try to unseat the government.
Two berths, zero women: Karnataka's cabinet puzzle becomes a Shivakumar vs Siddaramaiah flashpoint
Two ministerial berths lie vacant in Karnataka's 33-member cabinet and not one is held by a woman. Rival camps of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah are pushing competing names, and Soumya Reddy's resignation as state Mahila Congress chief has sharpened the row.
'The chair is shaking': Karnataka BJP chief sees revolt inside Congress
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra claimed that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's position is under threat from a rebellion within the ruling Congress, and said his party will decide on joining an all-party delegation to Delhi on the sugarcane farmers' issue.
Rebellion brewing in Congress, claims BJP's Vijayendra
BJP State unit president B.Y. Vijayendra says dissidence in the ruling Congress has hit a flashpoint and leaders and MLAs are set to revolt against Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He, however, rules out any BJP attempt to topple the government, and keeps the door open on joining the all-party drought delegation to Delhi.