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KPCC questions police over Sankeertana Yatra route in Srirangapatana

KPCC spokesperson questions Mandya district administration & police for allowing Sankeertana Yatra near mosque & wants CM to take action.

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Davangere meet brought focus on demands of Veerashaiva Lingayat, says Shettar

Jagadish Shettar clarifies Veerashaiva Lingayat unity, no division of community & no comment on BJP's hijab issue.

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Shettar celebrates 68th birthday

Seers from various maths & religious institutions gather to celebrate 68th birthday of former CM Jagadish Shettar. Free medical check-ups, surgeries & blood donation camps organised.

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It is always a hit-and-run case with Kumaraswamy, says Shettar

Jagadish Shettar mocks H.D. Kumaraswamy, saying he has habit of making allegations without proof. Shettar says BJP's inability to appoint State president shows failure of national party. He defends D.K. Shivakumar's statement on bringing Kanakapura under Bengaluru, saying it's already part of Bengaluru Rural area. Shettar says Congress govt. will…

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Awareness rally on eye donation taken out in Hubballi

Professionals & students from various institutions took part in a walkathon in Hubballi to create awareness on eye donation. Former CM Jagadish Shettar flagged off the rally & urged everyone to pledge for eye donation. Joint Medical Director of Dr. Agarwals Eye Hospital spoke on reducing corneal blindness & participants…

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Several BJP leaders are in touch with me, says Jagadish Shettar

Jagadish Shettar (Congress) claims several BJP leaders are planning to join Congress due to mismanagement of State unit leadership. Govind Karjol (BJP) accuses CM Siddaramaiah of neglecting Badami, Bagalkot & Vijayapura districts & not releasing funds for Upper Krishna project. Lingayat leaders not in Congress frontline since Indira Gandhi's time.

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Pradeep Shettar condemned for making false charge against BJP leadership

BJP condemns MLC Pradeep Shettar for criticizing party over lack of respect to Lingayat leaders. BJP Rural district unit president Basavaraj Kundgolmath criticized Shettar for making allegations and admitted forgetting to invite him to a felicitation programme. Kundgolmath said BJP has given ticket to six Lingayats for seven seats in…

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Pradeep Shettar says most Lingayat leaders will soon move out of the BJP

Pradeep Shettar, Belagavi MLC and BJP leader, says Lingayat leaders incl. ex-Ministers, MLA, and former MLA likely to quit BJP due to lack of respect. He denies quitting, but will try to convince senior leaders to give more ticket to Lingayat leaders in LS polls. He believes BJP is neglecting…

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Out of power, BJP leaders have no work: Congress MLCs

After ushering in big ticket schemes during the first 100 days in power, the Congress MLCs on Tuesday questioned the BJP’s “chargesheet” against the Siddaramaiah-led government and alleged that “out of power, BJP leaders have no work, except levelling baseless charges against the government.”

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Ex-Minister rules out joining Congress for now

In the wake of rumours about him joining Congress party, former Textile Minister and BJP leader Shankar Patil Munenakoppa on Monday clarified that for the time being he was neither joining Congress nor contemplating contesting the next Lok Sabha election.

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Karnataka BJP leader Shankar Patil Munenakoppa defers his political decision till January

HUBBALLI: Responding to speculations of joining Congress, former minister and BJP leader Shankar Patil Munenakoppa has deferred his political decision till January.

The Times of India

Muttiah Muralitharan to set up manufacturing unit at Mummigatti FMCG Cluster in Dharwad

Muttiah Muralitharan's company to set up plant in Dharwad's FMCG Cluster with ₹439.18 crore investment, creating 500 jobs. Sri Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan's company to invest ₹439.18 crore in FMCG Cluster in Dharwad, creating 500 jobs. Construction to begin soon. In-principle approval given by State govt. for 20 lakh LPD…

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Congress fields Shettar, Boseraju, and Thippannappa for Council polls

Ending speculation over nomination of party’s candidates for the Legislative Council election, the Congress on Monday announced Minister for Minor Irrigation N.S. Boseraju, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, and former MLC Thippannappa Kamaknoor as its nominees in the byelection to be held on June 30.

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BJP under the clutches of a handful of people, says former Karnataka CM

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Jagadish Shettar, who recently joined the Congress, said here on Saturday, June 10, that the BJP was under the clutches of a handful of people and it would reap the same results in the Parliamentary elections as in the Assembly elections.

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Opposition unity, an imperative to dethrone BJP in 2024 elections: Shettar

Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit BJP and joined the Congress before the Assembly elections in Karnataka, said that Opposition unity was vital if the BJP was to be thwarted in the neat year’s general elections.

The Hindu

Intense lobbying in Congress Legislative Council seats

Intense lobbying has begun in the ruling Congress in Karnataka as eight seats have fallen vacant in the Legislative Council. The Congress is all set to secure six of the eight seats.

The Times of India

Teacher suspended for sharing post on FB criticising Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah for his 'freebie' schemes

CHITRADURGA (KARNATAKA): A government school teacher has been suspended in Karnataka for allegedly sharing someone's post on his Facebook page criticising Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for burdening the state with debts during his previous tenure from 2013 to 2018.

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The Ahinda advantage for the Congress

The Lingayats supported the BJP, while the rest supported the Congress

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In its best since 1989, 34 Veerashaiva-Lingayat legislators win from Congress

The confusion among the Veerashiava-Lingayats, especially in Kittur Karnataka region, following the exits of Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi weeks before the elections, is being seen as the precipitating factor for the community’s perceived shift to Congress from BJP.

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Money power defeated Shettar, says Savadi

Money power and BJP’s concerted efforts have led to the defeat of Jagadish Shettar, Laxman Savadi, Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, said in Belagavi on Sunday.

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Jagadish Shettar leaves for Bengaluru

The former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP just before the elections to join the Congress and lost in Hubballi-Dharwad Central, on Sunday left for Bengaluru to meet AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge and other senior Congress leaders.

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Karnataka election results 2023 | Everyone who served as Speakers of Assembly lost elections

Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and three former speakers, who were members of the outgoing members of the Assembly, were defeated in the Karnataka Assembly elections 2023.

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Karnataka elections: Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar suffers humiliating defeat

In the election to Hubballi-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency, a contest referred to as a fight between the ‘Lingayat hurt sentiment’ card of former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar and the ‘betrayal card’ of the BJP, Mr. Shettar has been handed out a shocking and humiliating defeat

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Congress trumps BJP and JD(S) across all regions, except coast

In what is perceived as a wave election, Congress has trumped its opponents Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (Secular) across all regions, except in Coastal Karnataka where BJP has been successful in holding on to its fort.

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Karnataka election results 2023 | Here are the top 10 developments

The results are out for an intensely-fought electoral battle in Karnataka. Here are the key developments from the day

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