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Last Updated:June 15, 2026, 4:32 PM IST Supporters of former cabinet minister Zameer Ahmed Khan have taken to the street asking for the position of Dy CM and a cabinet berth for their leader in a bid to pressure CM DKS. Zameer Ahmed Khan’s supporters are protesting to demand a cabinet portfolio and Dy CM…
Last Updated:June 08, 2026, 18:39 IST The BJP’s choice of Prof. M. Nagaraj for Karnataka’s Rajya Sabha contest has left 94-year-old H.D. Deve Gowda staring at the end of his long parliamentary innings. Former PM and JD(S) veteran HD Deve Gowda. (Image: PTI/File) For nearly three decades after demitting office as Prime Minister, JD(S) supremo…
Last Updated:June 05, 2026, 12:04 AM IST Krishna Byre Gowda, 53, is one of the prominent Vokkaliga leaders in Karnataka. He most recently served as Revenue Minister in the Siddaramaiah-led government. Krishna Byre Gowda currently represents the Byatarayanapura Assembly constituency. (Photo: X) Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has entrusted cabinet minister Krishna Byre Gowda…
Last Updated:June 04, 2026, 10:48 IST Perhaps the biggest concern within BJP circles is that the leadership transition allows Congress to present itself as politically refreshed Shivakumar‘s elevation has complicated the party’s electoral calculations ahead of the 2028 assembly election. (X @DKShivakumar) When DK Shivakumar finally took oath as Karnataka’s chief minister on Wednesday, it…
DK Shivakumar, Congress’s longtime troubleshooter in the south and later an aspirant for the top post in Karnataka, will take oath today. The ceremony – which takes place at 4 pm at the Lok Bhavan — comes after a tussle with his predecessor Siddaramaiah that ran for more than a year. The tussle had its…
Last Updated:May 31, 2026, 10:56 PM IST Yathindra said nothing had been finalised yet about his inclusion in the new Karnataka cabinet and that he remained hopeful about his prospects. Congress leader Yathindra Siddaramaiah. (Photo: Instagram) Congress MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah, the son of outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, appeared confident of a place in the new…
Last Updated:May 31, 2026, 8:03 PM IST Karnataka CM swearing-in on June 3: There is speculation on whether DK Shivakumar’s facial hair vow is finally set to end DK Shivakumar. (X) Will DK Shivakumar, who took a famous personal vow in 2019 to not shave his beard until he became the Chief Minister of Karnataka,…
Last Updated:May 29, 2026, 08:10 IST Karnataka Governor accepts Siddaramaiah resignation, dissolves Council of Ministers, Siddaramaiah stays as caretaker as D K Shivakumar emerges frontrunner for Chief Minister Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah addresses a press conference after announcing his resignation (Photo: PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s resignation has been formally accepted by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot,…
The curtain fell Thursday afternoon. After eight years and eight days as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, spread across two non-continuous terms, Congress veteran and ‘leader of the masses’ Siddaramaiah stepped down from the state’s top job. He will be replaced by his deputy – DK Shivakumar – perhaps as early as Saturday, and the…
Siddaramaiah said the Congress high command offered him a Rajya Sabha seat, but he declined. He said he has no interest in national politics. “The high command asked me to go to the Rajya Sabha, but I said no to it. I have no interest in national politics. I will be in active politics,” he…