Bengaluru: The BJP has appealed to Governor Vajubhai Vala to direct the Speaker to take up the voting on the confidence motion moved by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday itself fearing that the coalition partners Congress and JD(S) were indulging in delaying tactics.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar on Thursday afternoon called on Karnataka Home Minister MB Patil to contact MLA Shrimant Patil’s family immediately.

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and CLP Leader Siddaramaiah on Thursday appealed Speaker Ramesh Kumar to defer the trust vote and that it should be moved only after legality of the whip is decided.

Bengaluru: Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday added that he was concerned about his right to issue whip to his party’s MLAs in view of the Cupreme Court’s interim order.

Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy Thursday moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly with the 14-month old Congress-JDS government headed by him hanging by a thread after a rebellion by a section of ruling coalition lawmakers.

Bengaluru: In some relief to the embattled coalition government in Karnataka, Congress MLA Ramalinga Reddy Wednesday said he has decided to withdraw his resignation from the assembly and will vote in favour of the trust vote to be sought by Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

Bengaluru: Karnataka State Police has issued notification calling for applications for 216 positions of Police Sub-Inspectors (Civil), Karnataka State Reserved Police (KSRP) and District Armed Reserved Police (DAR).

Bengaluru: Karnataka Public Works Minister and H D Revanna, brother of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, Wednesday rejected allegations by some of the rebel Congress MLAs that he functioned as a "Super CM" and interfered in other departments.