Farooq Yousaf, from Pakistani Centre for Research and Security Studies says that whatever be Saturday's outcome be, the violence will not end. According to the researcher, as soon as the US military troops leave Afghanistan, the violence will return to Afghani...
Pakistan's political parties held their final election campaign rallies as the country gears up to transition from one democratically elected government to another. This significant step in Pakistan's democracy, however, has been marred with violence across th...
The Congress high command will take a call on who will be the Karnataka Chief Minister. The top three contenders for the post are Siddharamiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and Veerappa Moily.
The general elections of Pakistan will be held tomorrow. Pakistan's Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan, who is currently admitted in a hospital, recovering from a freak accident, is riding on a nation-wide sympathy wave. Yesterday night, he addressed 30,000 s...
Centrestage | As the elections near, Pakistan has fallen into deep turmoil. Abductions, attacks and threats have bloodied the political landscape of the country. Bombings have intensified, people have been asked to stay away from voting and the terrorists have...
The son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, Ali Haider Gilani, has been kidnapped from the Punjab province during a campaign rally. Unidentified gunmen killed Ali Haider's personal secretary and a bodyguard as well. Ali Haider was participat...
The people of Karnataka taught the corrupt BJP a deserving lesson, says Congress leader Siddaramaiah. The leader also had a landslide victory in his constituency - Varuna in Mysore district - where he won by a margin of 20,000 votes. Siddaramaiah is a possible...
Congress gets a landslide victory in Karnataka and is all set to form a government without any support. However, there is heavy competition amongst the leaders for the CM's post. It is expected that a high-level meeting will take place later today to decide on...
After a resounding victory in Karnataka state elections, the next big step for Congress is to find a chief minister acceptable to For now, Mallikarjuna Kharge and K Siddaramaiah are the front-runners for the post.
Centre Stage | Congress has managed to pull off a resounding victory in Karnataka, proving all its detractors wrong. The party is all set to form the government in the state. Nonetheless, this victory hasn't been all that sweet for Congress as the Supreme Cour...
Newshour | Will Congress consider early elections to capitalise on the victory of Karnataka? Was it Rahul Gandhi's win or Narendra Modi's loss in Karnataka? Congress secured a thumping majority with 121 seats in the 224-seat strong Karnataka Assembly. This vic...
News Night | BJP has suffered a huge setback in Karnataka as the party managed to come only third in the Assembly elections in the state. Does this victory of Congress in the state sound the death knell of BJP in the South? What exactly has caused the downfall...
BJP has suffered a humiliating defeat in Karnataka as the party has managed to come only third in the state, behind JD(S). Outgoing Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar lists the possible reasons for the failure of his party in the state.
Though there are several contenders for the chief minister’s post in Karnataka, including central ministers Mallikarjun Kharge and M Veerappa Moily, the leading contender is Siddaramaiah, who was Leader of the Opposition in the state. Congress has secured a ...
Although Congress has managed to pull off a commendable victory in Karnataka Assembly elections, Supreme Court observations into the coal block allocation scam has taken away much of the glory from the victory. Will the government demand Law Minister Ashwani K...
The Supreme Court observations into the coal block allocation scam has taken away much of the joy of Congress which has managed to win convincingly in the Karnataka Assembly polls. Can Congress really celebrate when it has lost its credibility owing to the ape...
BS Yeddyurappa's KJP split BJP votes and made a dent in the saffron party's vote bank, resulting in its massive defeat. BJP could only garner 40 seats. Congress secured a thumping majority with 121 seats in the 224-seat strong Karnataka Assembly. This victory ...
A confident Congress, after the convincing victory in Karnataka, take on BJP at the centre, mocks them and says that BJP would face a similar fate in the Lok Sabha polls in 2014. BJP's loss has also put a question mark on Narendra Modi's effectiveness as a nat...
Appreciating the victory of Congress in the Karnataka Assembly polls, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that Congress scion Rahul Gandhi played a crucial role in the victory. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has termed the victory of the party as the victory o...
BJP has lost even the chance to play principal opposition party in Karnataka Assembly as the party came only third, behind JD(S). The election results in Karnataka appears to be precursor to what is awaited in the general elections in 2014. BJP's projection of...
Congress has managed to pull off a convincing victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls, upsetting the ruling BJP and JD(S). The party has managed to win even in BJP strongholds.
Corruption allegations, quitting of BS Yeddyurappa and anti-incumbency have worked against BJP in the Karnataka Assembly polls as the party has managed to finish only third, behind Congress, which has returned to power in the state, and JD(S).
With just days to go before Pakistan goes to polls to elect its next government, violence and fiery rhetoric marks the campaign trail. A mass rally, held in Karachi, was a platform for the candidates to spew vitriol against United States' drone attacks across ...
BJP has been badly defeated in Karnataka. Anti-incumbency, teamed with bad governance and corruption allegations against senior leaders in the party, led to the downfall of the party in the Karnataka Assembly elections. What will be the fate of BJP in the Sout...
Congress returns to power in Karnataka after eight years by winning 117 seats in the state. It is also after 10 years that Congress forms a government on its own without support from other parties. JD(S) won 41 seats making it the largest party in the Oppositi...
The Congress party is happy with the elections results in Karnataka. After 2004 this is the first time that a party will form the government without support from others. The split with Yeddyurappa is being touted as one of the main reasons behind the huge loss...
After a gap of nearly 10 years the Congress party will form their own government without any help from other parties in Karnataka. As expected the Congress leaders fell over themselves in giving the credit to the Gandhi family for the victory in the state. Thi...
According to lawyer Ram Jethmalani BJP lost Karnataka because they expelled Yeddyurappa from the party. He also said that Yeddyurappa was innocent and the High Court crushed the case of corruption against the leader.
Congress has come to power in Karnataka after 10 years. The results clearly indicate that the people of Karnataka want a stable government and do not want coalition rule in the state. Congress will form the government with 116 seats. JD(S) edged its way past B...
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy along with political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, JD(S) general secretary Kunwar...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, Samajwadi party leader Kamal Farooqui and journalists Vivek, Rupali, N...
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, DV Sadananda Gowda talks about whether he could have changed BJP's current situation in the state Assembly elections and taken it to a better position, if he were still the chief minister. The Congress is leading in the stat...
BJP leader GVL Narsimha Rao and Congress leader Rashid Alvi, along with journalist Navika Kumar debate on whether a national leader can make an impact in state elections. They also debate on who is more corrupt. Is really corruption an issue?
It is becoming clear that BJP is losing its foothold in South. The results point to the fact that BJP has slid to the third spot with just 38 seats. Another cause of worry for the right wing party is that JD(S) has sneaked up to the second slot with 42 seats w...
In cluster by cluster analysis, BJP hasn't been completely wiped off from Bangalore as it is still somewhere close to the half-way mark of Bangalore seats. Which just goes to show that the urban population's voting has been affected by the scams at the Centre....
In the Karnataka Assembly election results so far, it is observed that the Congress is slowly eating into the BJP and JD(S) seats, but it also shows that the party might fall short of a majority mark in the state. However, it emerges a clear winner with 103 se...
How has BJP's vote share reduced and will KJP form an alliance with the Congress, as the party is leading in the Karnataka Assembly elections? Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi says this is a resounding victory, while BJP leader says Congress is yet to win...
Congress has won 105 seats as of now and it is just seven seats away from the magical mark of 112 to form its own government in Karnataka. On the other hand, BJP and JD(S) are running neck to neck with 42 and 43 seats respectively. While Yeddyurappa managed to...
The battle for the Karnataka state elections have begun. The latest figures indicate that the Congress has leads in 39 seats while BJP is trailing behind at 25. Yeddyurappa's KJP has predictably performed not so well and has leads only in three seats.
As the counting continues, Congress is becoming the single largest party with majority in Karnataka and BJP's woes continue as they slip to the third spot in numbers. Congress, though leading, might not be able to form the government on its own and it may have...
Congress leader Manish Tewari in his address to the media said that he is a lawyer by profession and he has not studied astrology so he can not predict the outcome of the elections. He also added that he would only comment on the results once the counting proc...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, JD(S) general secretary Kunwar Danish and journalists Vivek, Rupali, N...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, JD(S) general secretary Kunwar Danish and journalists Vivek, Rupali, N...
The BJP has decided to hold a Parliamentary board meet in Delhi, to analyse the results of the Karnataka Assembly Election results. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi is likely to attend the meeting. Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Pri...
Early trends in the counting for the Karnataka elections indicates that Congress might return to power in the state. Out of 138 seats, Congress has leads in 65 seats while BJP is trailing with just 36 seats.
The Congress is by far leading in the Karnataka Assembly elections, however, the JDS is leading in the Vokkaliga region. Catch the overall tally and the detailed poll analysis of the coastal region, Hyderabad-Karnataka region, old Mysore region, Mangalore regi...
The counting for the state elections in Karnataka has begun. Good news is coming in for Congress which is leading with 19 seats to its name. BJP has suffered a major setback with the party losing leads on 13 key seats. All eyes are on Yeddyurappa whose party h...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, BJP leader Sambit Patra, Congress leader Rajeev Gowda, JD(S) general s...
The leads of 18 seats have come out. Congress has emerged as the single party with the maximum number of seats at six and they are closely followed by BJP who have leads in five seats so far. JDS with just one less than BJP stands at four and Yeddyurappa's par...
The counting for votes obtained in the Karnataka Assembly elections has begun in the Hassan region of Karnataka. Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagop...
The counting for the votes obtained in the Karnataka Assembly elections will begin shortly. This will show whether the Congress can form a government in a southern state and gain a momentum at the national level, whether he BJP will form a government in spite ...
The counting of the votes begins in Karnataka today. The results will determine which party would reign the state for the next five years. Will BJP retain its hold on the state or will Congress edge out their arch political rivals? Will Yeddyurappa play an imp...
Today looks to be an important day in the world of politics for both BJP as well as Congress. Even as the Supreme Court will hear the CBI affidavit on coal scam probe report, vote counting for 224 constituencies in the state of Karnataka. Counting begins in an...
Ahead of the counting, security has been increased in all 223 constituencies of Karnataka. The state elections are expected to be cut throat with Congress and BJP struggling to get a hold amongst a slew of regional parties.
In the wake of one more Taliban attack on a campaign rally in Pakistan, candidates in the election fray have been pushed to abandoning their campaigning. According to the candidates, being on the Taliban's hit-list doesn't really encourage them to actively pur...
It is now only a few hours' wait to know who will have the last laugh in Karnataka as the state prepares for vote count which is set to take place tomorrow. 34 centres have been organized for vote count. Exit polls have revealed that Congress is heading back t...
Congress may be in the dock at the Centre, dodging allegations of multiple scams, but in Karnataka the mood is quite the opposite. If the exit poll results are anything to go by, the BJP might be at the receiving end of public ire here. Clearly, Yeddyurappa's ...
Karnataka is the first major state to go to polls in the pre-election year. At 10 am the voter turnout stood at 12%. The Assembly elections would be a litmus test not just for the Congress, but also for the BJP, which no longer has its long-term poster boy BS ...
After days of intense campaigning, Karnataka is voting in a high-stakes Assembly polls amidst elaborate security arrangements. The main players -- Congress, BJP, JD(S) and KJP -- were involved in massive campaigning for the last few days.
People of the state are tired of the misrule of the BJP and are looking for a stable and accountable government, says Congress leader Veerappa Moily, after casting his vote in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
Karnataka is the first major state to go to polls in the pre-election year. At 10 am the voter turnout stood at 12%. The Assembly elections would be a litmus test not just for the Congress, but also for the BJP, which no longer has its long-term poster boy BS ...
Euro sceptics across Britain will have more things to be happy about as the UK Independence Party, reputed for its anti-European stance, stole the show at yet another British by-election. The party that has been seeking UK's withdrawal from the European Union ...
The campaigning for the state assembly elections in Karntaka, to be held on May 5, ends today. The voting will be done in one phase for the 214 seats, while the vote counting will happen on May 8.
It's the first state to go to polls in the pre-election year and the Karnataka results could set the tone for 2014. Whichever party wins the polls in the state will get the momentum for next year's general elections.
BJP's poster boy Narendra Modi accuses the Congress of deep-rooted corruption. Campaigning at Bangalore, ahead of the May 5 elections in the state, Modi requested the people to not get swayed by Congress' false promises and elect BJP back into power.
The elections are barely a week away in Karnataka, and the Bangalore political action committee is trying to create awareness among the educated crowd. A recent report suggested that most of the educated and informed crowds do not vote. To encourage the young ...
According to a pre-poll survey conducted ahead of the state assembly elections in Karnataka, Congress will return to power in the state. The estimated vote share for Congress according to the survey is somewhere between 117 and 120 seats to win the majority.
Bellary in Karnataka has always been Congress' strong point. In the recent urban local body elections, the Congress won 26 out of the 35 seats in Bellary, leading the party to think that it might do well in the Assembly elections as well. However, the choice o...
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is on campaign trail in poll-bound Karnataka, takes several digs at the BJP government in the state. He claims that the BJP government has failed Karnataka voters.
BSP leader Mayawati releases the first list of candidates contesting the 2014 general elections in Uttar Pradesh. This time the party seems to be seeking brahmin votes, as more than 50% of the names announced belong to the community.
BJP has slammed Congress leader Shakeel Ahmed over his remark that the ruling BJP may benefit from the blast in Bangalore as the polls in the state are fast approaching. The Congress leader appeared to be suggesting that the blast may have been staged. This co...
BJP has refused to dismiss the blast that took place outside the party's office in Malleshwaram as a mere accident as today is the last day for filing nominations ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls. Reports reveal that 13 people have been injured in the bla...
Newshour | In case the elections are held today, based on results produced by the CVoter poll projections, it has been found that the Congress is losing ground, but despite that the BJP is failing to capitalise. CVoter projects a divided vote giving no clear m...
Both Congress and BJP have announced their candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections. Many prominent leaders have filed their nomination papers for the Assembly polls which is set to take place on May 5.
Even as the government finds it hard to survive on the outside support, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has hinted at the possibility of early polls, saying that the government is vulnerable now and therefore there is a need to be ready for early polls. The UPA governm...
Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan stirs up the 2014 general elections debate again, when he says that Manmohan Singh will become Prime Minister for the third time, if the UPA comes to power again. Khan's comments come at at time when his own party leader, Mulay...
Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been hauled up by the High Court for alleged corruption in the distribution of party tickets for Karnataka Assembly elections.
A private jet to Karnataka, carrying senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, was forced to make an emergency landing soon after the take off owing to technical glitches. The leaders reportedly are waiting for alternative arrangements ...
BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar has said that the party is ready and prepared for general elections anytime. BJP has also said that it will announce its Prime Ministerial candidate at the opportune time.
Pre-poll analysis suggests that BJP, which has lost it strongman BS Yeddyurappa, is likely to suffer a setback in Karnataka. Congress, as per the analysis, will come to power in the state. Yeddyurappa is likely to cause a dent to BJP although Congress may not ...
Centrestage | 15,000 voters covering all Assembly segments were surveyed for Karnataka's opinion poll. Catch the results of this poll. Also, political analysts - Swapan Dasgupta, Vir Sangvi, Shiv Vishwanathan and N Ram help analysis the result of the poll.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the Taliban leader could run for presidency in the 2014 elections, but the militants will have to renounce terrorism and violence first.
BJP president Rajnath Singh announces his core team for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in 2014. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has been inducted into the BJP's parliamentary board, while his right hand man Amit Shah has been named general secretary. Va...
BJP president Rajnath Singh meets senior party leader LK Advani for one last look at the new list of office bearers before announcing it to the media. According to sources, in the reshuffle within the party, Narendra Modi is all set to get a very plum role.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy gives the green signal for panchayat-level elections and informs public gathered at a rally in his hometown of Pileru, Chittoor. He tried to woo female voters by saying that 50 per cent of the seats are open to t...
Even as the Samajwadi Party hints at snap polls, to be held as early as November this year, Congress leader and spokesperson Rashid Alvi reiterates Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's stand that the government will complete its term and the elections will be condu...
CPI leader D Raja says that the Prime Minister's needs to clarify what he means by uncertainities with the government. However, Raja refuses to divulge his party's stand about an early election.
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said that the government will complete its term, even if Samajwadi Party pulls out, the party itself has reiterated its chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's claim of a third front possibility. Mulayam had earlier stated that the gene...
Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, in a interview on his return to Pakistan, says he is very proud of the Kargil operation. He is looking to make an entry into politics once again in the upcoming general elections in Pakistan.
Indian Premier League, which is set to begin on April 3, announced a change in its tournament schedule. Several matches, including four of Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been rejigged so that the matches do not clash with Karnataka Assembly elections. Also ...
At a press conference held in Karachi, former Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, who returned from a four-year exile on Sunday, says he was proud of the Kargil war which was a military victory turned into a political defeat. According to him, he hasn...
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is on a warpath with the state election commission over her government's decision on the panchayat polls. The state election commission has accused Banerjee of taking unilateral decision without heeding election commi...
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked its state leaders to send her a report with details of wealth and property assets of its all its state Congress leaders, including MPs and MLAs. Sources say it is a bid to use this information to keep the recalcitrant ...
Former Pakistan President General Parvez Musharraf was granted bail in several pending legal cases against him, paving way for his smooth return to his country without the risk of any immediate arrest. Musharraf will lead his party, All Pakistan Muslim League,...