The High Court of Karnataka has stayed the criminal proceedings against BJP national president J P Nadda relating to certain remarks made at an election rally in April this year.

City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth, who held an emergency press meet at his office on Thursday to speak about the prohibitory orders in the city during the 'Mahisha Dasara' celebrations told reporters that the city police would take action against BJP MP Pratap Simha for his controversial statement against 'Mahisha Dasara' as advised by legal experts.

Months after the Bharatiya Janata Party lost Karnataka assembly elections, Former Chief Minister and BJP MP D.V Sadananda Gowda expressed grief over the party’s failure to unite its members together and stated that, “following a defeat in the assembly elections, we have failed to take everyone together and build a party.” He was addressing the press here at the V.V Tower office , on Thursday.

Dr. GM Siddeshwara, the BJP MP from Davanagere, met Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at his Sadashiva Nagar residence on Thursday, giving rise to curiosity in the political circle in Karnataka regarding a meeting between senior leaders of opponent parties a few months before the Lok Sabha elections.

Although the Congress leaders have been regularly denying any political 'operation' by the party to get members of other parties to join the Congress, in what would seem an outcome of the alleged 'Operation Hasta' by the grand old party, former BJP legislator from Shirahatti Ramappa Lamani joined the Congress here on Thursday, a few months before the Lok Sabha elections.

Vijayapura: Seven corporators officially joined the Congress party in the presence of District In-charge Minister MB Patil and his brother, MLC Sunilgouda Patil, on Tuesday. This move marks a notable shift in the political landscape of Vijayapura.

Income Tax officials held raids in relation to income tax violation on Thursday and held an investigation at the houses and offices of gold jewelers in more than 10 places of Bengaluru city.

Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said Karnataka will appeal against the direction of Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) once again recommending the state to release river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu.