The BJP will return to power with "full majority" in Karnataka under the leadership of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and his predecessor B S Yediyurappa, Union minister Pralhad Joshi asserted on Wednesday after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the state polls.

The ruling BJP is confident of returning to power in Karnataka with absolute majority, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday.

Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held in a single phase on May 10 and the votes counted on May 13, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday, setting the stage for a key BJP versus Congress electoral fight ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha showdown.

The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections on Wednesday.

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday quashed a petition filed by former Minister and political secretary to Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, M P Renukacharya seeking quashing of a disproportionate assets proceeding against him before the Lokayukta.

New Delhi: Actor-turned-Politician Prakash Raj on Tuesday expressed solidarity with senior Congress leader and disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi and asserted that every home in the country wishing to save the country from tyrants was Rahul’s home.

Madikeri: A 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at home in a new residential layout here on Tuesday.

BELAGAVI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday charged the State Congress chief D K Shivakumar for luring BJP MLAs offering them tickets in constituencies where the grand old party is yet to announce its candidates for Assembly polls, due by May.