Kalburgi: In a major setback to the BJP and its nominee from Afzalpur in the imminent Assembly polls Malikayya Guttedar, over a 100 party activists, including office-bearers of the party structure at various levels and elected representatives, have resolved to quit the BJP to join the Congress.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah believes that the Assembly election in the State on May 12 is a battle between communalism and secularism, and will set the agenda for 2019.

 Bengaluru: Two women employees of customer management multinational Convergys have lodged police complaints alleging sexual harassment at workplace. They said senior male colleagues sought sexual favours from them in exchange for salary increment and promotion.

Bengaluru: BJP National General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka P Muralidhar Rao, who knows the party inside out by the virtue of his position, has said that forming government is crucial for BJP in Karnataka.

Gangavathi: The poll authorities seized the car belonging to BJP District Unit Chief Singanal Veerupakshappa for displaying the party symbol and the nameplate with ‘BJP District Unit President’ words on the car.

Bengaluru: In a massive setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party, former Union minister and CM of Karnataka S M Krishna, who had joined BJP last year, is likely to return to Congress.

Bengaluru: Announcement of the first list of 72 candidates by the BJP late on Sunday for the Assembly elections triggered heartburn among disappointed ticket aspirants in different parts of the State.

BENGALURU: A day after the BJP announced its first list of 72 candidates, the Congress screening committee on Monday cleared the names of ‘undisputed’ candidates for 130 constituencies for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections.