Jagadish Shettar sworn is as Karnataka CM

Last Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 08:39

Jagadish Shettar was sworn in at the head of a 34-member Ministry retaining all 21 outgoing ministers and creating posts of two deputy CMs.

The BJP and ‘cosmetic’ change in Karnataka

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 13:02

The K`taka crisis has weakened BJP’s claim of being a credible alternative to Congress.

K’taka: Shettar stakes claim to form govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 09:24

Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar is set to take oath as Karnataka’s new CM on Thursday after his formal election as leader of the BJP legislature party amid high drama over demands from warring factions.

BJP govt in Karnataka faces fresh crisis

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 11, 2012, 00:26

Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Tuesday faced a fresh crisis after outgoing Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda placed a set of demands in a last minute.

K’taka: Jagadish Shettar elected BJP legislature party leader

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 10, 2012, 11:36

Jagadish Shettar will be the new CM and will be sworn in on July 12 after he was elected leader of ruling BJP legislature party.

Crisis in Karnataka BJP its own internal matter: Nitish

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 19:41

A day earlier, the JD(U) national President Sharad Yadav had taken potshot at the BJP for making Gowda a scapegoat for keeping its flock together for the Presidential polls.

I have nothing to do with Sadananda: Deve Gowda

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 15:41

JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda on Monday rubbished allegations levelled by BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa and his supporters.

BJP grapples with govt formation, lobbying for ministry berths

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 15:14

With the dust settling over the leadership issue in Karnataka, the focus is now on government formation under Chief Minister-designate Jagadish Shettar.

Shettar to take oath as Karnataka CM on July 11

Last Updated: Monday, July 9, 2012, 08:32

Jagadish Shettar, the Lingayat community leader backed by BS Yeddyurappa, will be formally elected as the BJP legislative party leader on Tuesday to formally replace DV Sadananada Gowda as the state’s new Chief Minister.

Sadananda Gowda supporters seek state party chief post

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 23:39

Supporters of Sadananda Gowda, including some MLAs, demanded that the BJP central leadership make him the chief of the state unit of the party.

BJP supporting caste-based politics: Moily

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 19:33

BJP`s decision to replace DV Sadananda Gowda as CM has sent out a message that the party`s central leadership is backing corruption and caste-based politics in Karnataka.