Jd(s)-congress Alliance

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The MP asserted that being an independent candidate freed her from the burden of towing the line of a particular party and could raise the issues of her constituency independently. (Photo: PTI)

First independent woman MP from K'taka urges 50 pc reservation for women in LS

‘Why not 50 per cent? I would love to see half of the members in the House to be women,’ MP Sumalatha Ambareesh said.

23 Jun 2019 1:57 PM

Gowda said he had also asked the Congress to have a similar mentality during the seat-sharing discussions as there should not be any room for differences on seat-sharing between the parties, whose main aim was to halt the BJP's growth. (Photo: File)

'Will not be rigid': HD Deve Gowda on seat-sharing with Congress

According to party insiders, the grand old party is looking at limiting the JD(S) to six seats.

04 Mar 2019 9:26 AM

'Our MLAs are with us, we are answerable to the people of the constituency, they are not doing any dirty politics. BJP is trying to create a hype in the country on Mahagathbandhan,' Shivakumar told ANI. (Photo: File)

‘Our MLAs are with us,’ says DK Shivakumar over Karnataka poaching row

The charges of horse-trading were triggered after 3 Karnataka Congress MLAs visited Mumbai on Monday, reportedly along with some BJP MLAs.

15 Jan 2019 3:13 PM

Projecting the unity between both the parties ahead of the November 3 bypolls to three Lok Sabha and two assembly se

BJP our 'common enemy', declare Karnataka Congress, JD(S) leaders

JD(S)-Cong alliance in state sent message to secular parties across country to unite to defeat 'communal forces' in 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

20 Oct 2018 5:49 PM

In a Facebook post with a close-up picture of Kumaraswamy in tears, the saffron party flayed the coalition government for not issuing a single 'loan waiver certificate'. (Photo: File ANI)

Kumaraswamy worried if govt would survive: BJP slams Cong-JD(S) alliance

In a tweet in Kannada, the BJP said in 100 days, the only achievement was shedding tears everywhere even as development went for a toss.

30 Aug 2018 5:31 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday met Congress president Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Give nod for K'taka cabinet expansion: Kumaraswamy to Rahul Gandhi

In a brief meeting with Gandhi, Kumaraswamy also apprised him about 100-day performance of coalition government.

30 Aug 2018 1:35 PM

Reacting to this, HD Kumaraswamy said he was not aware of such gifts being given. (Photo: PTI)

Karnataka MPs get iPhone as gifts, BJP says ‘shame on democracy’

Gift was given to 40 Karnataka MPs ahead of meeting convened by Kumaraswamy in Delhi to discuss state-related issues, and Cauvery issue.

18 Jul 2018 12:16 PM

Coalition is safe, MLAs aren’t unhappy: Siddaramaiah

He said he had spoken to MLAs, M.B. Patil, B.C. Patil, Sangamesh, S.R. Patil, D Sudhakar and others and none of them were unhappy.

13 Jun 2018 1:26 AM

JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda has also admitted that he is not interested in contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and may hand things over to the younger generation. (Photo: File)

Alliance with Cong fully Kumaraswamy's decision: Father Deve Gowda

Deve Gowda said all secular forces must come together to save country from communal, undemocratic party.

22 May 2018 12:34 PM

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