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Several candidates, including former Ministers, file nominations

Many candidates file nominations for Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, including BJP MP P.C. Mohan and Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy.

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Eshwarappa will be persuaded to back out of poll race: Vijayendra

State BJP president confident of resolving internal party conflicts ahead of Lok Sabha polls, aiming for unity to support Narendra Modi.

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Narayansa Bandage gets BJP ticket for RS polls

The BJP has chosen the former MLC and Hindutva veteran from North Karnataka Narayansa Bandage as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka scheduled for February 27.

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Somanna asks to be accommodated in Rajya Sabha

Senior BJP leader V. Somanna, who met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Saturday, said he had appealed to the party’s Central leadership to accommodate him in the Rajya Sabha and make him in charge of three Lok Sabha seats considered tough to win. He said the…

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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

Welcome to the Karnataka Today newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories to follow today.

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K.S. Eshwarappa asks BJP central leadership to resolve issues related to MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and former MLA V. Somanna in Karnataka

Former minister K. S. Eshwarappa met BJP’s key strategist and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on January 11.

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Karnataka BJP to meet in Bengaluru on January 8 to chalk out Lok Sabha poll strategy, says V. Sunil Kumar

The party intends to highlight corruption, especially in transfers, and the anti-Hindu policies of the Congress government in Karnataka. In addition, the BJP will publicise the development projects and welfare schemes and other achievements of the Union Government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Somanna plans to meet BJP national leadership

Former Minister V. Somanna to meet BJP's national leadership in Delhi to decide future political course.

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V. Somanna inching closer to Congress?

Former Minister V. Somanna, who is apparently disappointed with the recent political developments in the Opposition BJP in Karnataka, seems to be inching closer to the Congress.

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No violation of law in giving consent to CBI probe into disproportionate assets case against D.K. Shivakumar: Ashwath Narayan

BJP leader C.N. Ashwath Narayan alleges Congress government hiding behind excuses to protect D.K. Shivakumar. He said the previous BJP government followed the law when giving consent for a CBI probe into disproportionate assets case against Shivakumar.

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Don’t oppose caste census based on hearsay, says Karnataka CM

About JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy’s allegation that a caste census would divide the society, the CM said that such claims were baseless. “Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has released the State caste census report. What were the implications? Did the society in Bihar get divided? No. We should have enough data…

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Kateel rubbishes rumours about his resignation as BJP chief

Bharatiya Janata Party’s Karnataka unit president Nalin Kumar Kateel on Saturday dismissed rumours of his resignation from the party post.

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V. Somanna pitches himself for BJP Karnataka chief’s post, raises eyebrows

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader V. Somanna, who lost against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the recently concluded Assembly elections, on Friday staked claim for the party chief’s post. Such an uncharacteristic self-pitch for the party post has raised eyebrows, setting the party circles abuzz.

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U.P., Gujarat poll experiments didn’t work in Karnataka: DVS

Former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Friday, June 23, admitted that the Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh models that were experimented in Karnataka elections did not work. He, however, denied that senior party leaders were neglected during polls and not taken into confidence which led to…

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Mahadevappa, Sait and Venkatesh among ministerial hopefuls from Mysuru

With the Congress bagging eight out of the eleven seats in Mysuru district, speculation is underway over who will make it to the Ministry in the new government.

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Karnataka elections | Bengaluru continues tradition of re-voting incumbents

As the 2023 State Assembly elections threw up some big upsets and victories, capital city Bengaluru failed to throw up any major surprises. Continuing its tradition of re-voting incumbents, the city voted back to power a majority of the candidates across the 28 assembly constituencies.

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Siddaramaiah registers comprehensive victory in Varuna

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Congress puts up impressive show in Chamarajanagar

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Karnataka election results 2023 | Are incumbent BJP Ministers winning or losing?

As Congress emerged as the leading party cruising past 120 seats by noon in the closely-watched Assembly elections, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conceded defeat. Here’s a look at how Ministers in the BJP’s incumbent Karnataka Cabinet are faring in the polls with close to 66% per cent of the…

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Karnataka election results 2023 | Key constituencies where political heavyweights are battling it out

The key constituencies to watch out for on the result day of the Karnataka elections 2023 are Varuna, Kanakapura, Shiggaon, Hubli-Darwad, Channapatna, Shikaripura, Chittapur, Ramanagara, and Chikmagalur. These are witnessing contests between the state’s political bigwigs will be influential in deciding the outcome of the largely three-way battle.

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Karnataka Election Results 2023 | Congress ahead in all constituencies of Chamarajanagar and Kodagu districts

The Congress party appears set to sweep the border district of Chamarajanagar while breaching the BJP’s fortress in Kodagu in the elections to the Legislative Assembly.

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Fate of candidates sealed in EVMs as polling process passes off peacefully in Mysuru

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Somanna questions Siddaramaiah’s contribution to Varuna Assembly constituency

Housing Minister V. Somanna, who is contesting from Varuna Assembly segment in Mysuru as a BJP candidate, has questioned former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s contribution to the constituency.

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Campaign Watch: Battleground Varuna is panning out to be the new Chamundeshwari in 2023

The BJPs fixation on Varuna to the near-exclusion of other constituencies in the Mysuru region and the intensive campaigning by the top party honchos underscores the prominence the constituency has acquired in the 2023 elections slated for May 10.

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KEY CONSTITUENCY: BJP attempts to queer Siddaramaiah’s pitch by fielding Somanna

Few Assembly constituencies in Old Mysore region have attracted as much public attention as has Varuna in Mysuru from where former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing an electoral challenge from Housing Minister V. Somanna.

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