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Close to 90, Deve Gowda covers 38 constituencies and addresses 68 rallies

The indomitable spirit of the former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in electoral politics has been on display this elections as he criss-crossed the Assembly constituencies campaigning for the Janata Dal (Secular) candidates over the last fortnight.

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Have you ever heard a PM say ‘chant Jai Bajrangbali and vote’, asks JD(U) chief

Janata Dal (United) national president Rajiv Ranjan, alias Lalan Singh, hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 8 over his call to voters in Karnataka to chant ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ while casting their votes in the Assembly election on May 10.

The Hindu

Local officials failed to deliver funds, schemes to people of Srinivasapura: G.K. Venkatashiva Reddy

JD(S) candidate in Srinivasapura Assembly constituency, in Kolar district, G.K. Venkatashiva Reddy, promises to fight corruption, failure of local governance in delivering government funds and schemes for the underprivileged, and farmers.

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Vote of Vokkaligas is the most keenly watched factor in 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections

The ruling BJP seems to be on the edge with its traditional Lingayat vote base amid a turmoil of sorts in the Mumbai-Karnataka region.

The Hindu

Outrageous and untrue: Vasundhara Raje on Ashok Gehlot’s claim that she saved his govt. in 2020

Vasundhara Raje said Ashok Gehlot was creating fabricated stories to avoid the “historic defeat” to be faced by Congress in the 2023 Assembly polls, but his tricks would not be successful.

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Narendra Modi winds up his campaign for Karnataka Assembly polls with rallies and a roadshow

Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed off his high-voltage campaign for the Assembly elections in Karnataka with a roadshow in Bengaluru, and two public rallies at Aynur in Shivamogga and at Nanjangud in Mysuru district

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ECI asks political parties to not publish advertisements in print media on or day prior to Karnataka polls

Ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on May 7 asked political parties to not publish any advertisement in the print media on the day and a day before the elections without prior certification.

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Congress accuses EC of ‘proactive zeal towards Opposition’ in reply to notice on ad; asks why PM, HM are not questioned

A day after the Election Commission sought evidence from Karnataka Congress over its “corruption rate card” advertisements published in newspapers targeting the BJP ahead of the Assembly elections, the party on Sunday hit back accusing the EC of taking action in violation of Articles 14 and 21 of the Constitution…

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Oldest legislator, at 92, is confident of support from young voters

“Appaji is coming to your doorstep to seek your votes… please come out,” a loudspeaker blared, while an electric buggy carrying the 92–year-old industrialist-turned politician Shamanur Shivashankarappa, slowly moved in a narrow lane of a residential colony in Davangere Cotton Mills area.

The Hindu

Congress questions timing of I-T raids in Kalaburagi

Condemning Income Tax raids on the houses and business outlets of Congress leaders and supporters on Saturday, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson and former Minister Priyank Kharge questioned the timing of the raids ahead of Assembly Elections in the State.

The Hindu

Fear of defeat haunting Congress: Ambaraya Ashtagi

Ambaraya Ashtagi, State vice-president of BJP SC Morcha, has alleged that fear of defeat in the Assembly elections is haunting Congress and its leaders.

The Hindu

Why elections being delayed in Jammu and Kashmir, asks Farooq Abdullah

Veteran politician and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday wondered why there was a delay in holding Assembly elections in the Union Territory and said it was time to have an elected government.

The Hindu

People won’t reject a leader who does good work: N.A. Haris

Three-time MLA from Shantinagar constituency N.A. Harish speaks to Mini Tejaswi in an exclusive interview ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections 2023

The Hindu

Karnataka Assembly polls: Rahul Gandhi rides pillion on delivery boy's scooter to reach Bengaluru hotel

Rahul, who is scheduled to hold public meetings in the state capital ahead of May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, rode pillion on the delivery boy's scooter to reach his hotel..

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Dreams shattered, Kanasinakatte bars political parties from entering

The village is about five kilometres away from Hole Honnur, a town that falls under the Shivamogga Rural Assembly constituency, and reaching this village is not easy.

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PM holds roadshow in Bengaluru amid much fanfare

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took out a 26-km-long roadshow in Bengaluru on Saturday ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls on May 10. There will be one more on Sunday, though for a shorter distance.

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Gangavati Assembly constituency: Mining baron’s entry into the fray here has stirred up traditional poll equations

Gangavati Assembly constituency in Koppal district, which has seen a triangular battle between the Congress, BJP, and JD(S) in the last four Assembly elections, has a new entrant in the Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha (KRPP), replacing the JD(S) in the fight.

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Congress calls Modi 'master of distortion' as he embarks on roadshow in poll-bound Karnataka

“Have you ever seen a PM this desperate,” Jairam Ramesh asked.

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New City Hall Tory chief: Ulez is ‘bewildering’ to outer Londoners

Neil Garratt, the newly-elected leader of the Conservative group on the London Assembly, said he wants to see more homes built and for improvements to London’s nightlife

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NI Council Elections 2023: Alliance candidate hoping for ‘groundbreaking’ first Fermanagh council seat

The party does not currently have any elected representatives in the county

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Karnataka Assembly Election | BJP stands for promotion of all languages, says Amit Shah

Dismissing the allegation that the BJP and the Union government were trying to impose Hindi in the southern State, Mr. Shah said the Narendra Modi government had put in systems to conduct various recruitment tests in all languages in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution.

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Northern Ireland budget will ‘decimate public services’ – Alliance Party leader

In the absence of a devolved government Secretary of State Chris Heaton-Harris was responsible for setting the budget for Northern Ireland.

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Alliance leader Naomi Long hits back at Northern Ireland secretary over Stormont budget remarks

She said that "rather than lecture and ignore his own flaws", Chris Heaton-Harris should work with Stormont parties

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Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary may be party’s CM face in 2025 Assembly poll

Bhartiya Janata Party’s Bihar unit president Samrat Choudhary alias Rakesh Kumar may be the chief ministerial face of the party in 2025 State Assembly elections

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