Bengaluru: Five Parliamentarians from Karnataka including JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, BJP leaders Nirmala Sitharaman and Pralhad Joshi, who were part of the previous Cabinet, on Sunday took oath in the new NDA Council of Ministers headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Bengaluru: BJP leader V Somanna, who reluctantly and unsuccessfully contested against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Assembly polls a year ago, is now part of the new union council of ministers, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

New Delhi: JD(S) Karnataka President and former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday took oath as the Cabinet Minister in the NDA government.

Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader and Former Karnataka Minister V Somanna on Sunday said he will honestly work towards fulfilling the expectations of the party leadership on him as the minister in the Narendra Modi cabinet, which will be sworn in this evening.

JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given him an opportunity to serve as a Minister in the new Cabinet that will be sworn-in this evening, and credited the people of "Kannada Naadu" for it.

More than 20 passengers were seriously injured when a private bus traveling from Sagara to Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada district overturned at Mumbalu near Anandpur in Sagara taluk of Shivamogga district.

In a recent statement, Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwar said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has provided clear directives for assessing the Lok Sabha election results. Dr. Parameshwar noted that they are strictly adhering to Gandhi's instructions, particularly regarding identifying reasons behind poor performance in some districts.

Bengaluru: Ahead of the BJP led-NDA government's formation on Sunday, Karnataka's Minister for Commerce and Industries and Infrastructure, MB Patil called the upcoming government weaker stating, "Now Narendra Modi is becoming the Prime Minister for the third time. BJP is weaker this time than the last two times. Therefore, it is not possible to say how long his government will last this time. Especially, we know how difficult it is to run a government with a person like Nitish Kumar."