Bengaluru: Expelled BSP MLA N Mahesh said Wednesday his expulsion from the party for abstaining from voting in favour of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy was an outcome of a "communication gap" between him and the party leadership because he does not know anything about Twitter.

Bengaluru: The Bengaluru police has cut short the 36-hour liquor ban in the city from Tuesday 6 pm, imposed amid the political turmoil in the State, and lifted it Wednesday evening.

Bengaluru: Bengaluru Police on Wednesday afternoon withdrew the prohibitory orders which were imposed in the city on Tuesday evening due to growing political tension ahead of the trust vote in state assembly.

A day after the coalition government headed by him collapsed, outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday remained non-committal on the future of his party JDS' alliance with the Congress, saying both parties have not yet discussed it.

Hassan: Protest against low wages by the garment laborers in Hassan turned violent on Wednesday as police were left trying to control the violent protesters here. The police is currently trying to bring the situation under control.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar on Wednesday expressed satisfaction over his actions during the political turmoil in the state over the last few weeks ever since several MLAs of ruling coalition government resigned from the assembly.

Bengaluru: BJP MLA J C Madhuswamy on Wednesday added that the state leaders were waiting for the instructions from BJP President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to go ahead with the Legislature Party Meeting in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru: BJP State President BS Yeedyurappa is reportedly bracing up to become the next Chief Minister of the state as his party is all set to claim stakes on formation of the government after the coalition government collapsed following defeat in the confidence motion on Tuesday evening.