First came the EC decision to halt the 28th instalment of the KCR government’s flagship Rythu Bandhu scheme benefitting Telangana farmers, a day ahead of the polls in the state. Then, the EC declared that the Karnataka government ads flaunted as its achievements to be replicated in Telangana were a violation of the model code of conduct
The Election Commission of India (ECI), in the two-page order, asked the Karnataka government to immediately stop such advertisements and sought a response on it by 5 pm on Tuesday.
The time has come for Shudra-OBC leaders across the nation to unite and lead the country with positive democratic welfarism and putting a firm end to communalism in the name of OBC politics.
The Congress is yet to make a choice between DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah for the post of Karnataka chief minister. The party seems to be swaying in the favour of the latter, but the KPCC chief is still digging in his heels. However, his legal woes – criminal cases related to money laundering and tax evasion – are a worrying factor for the leadership
Karnataka chief minister tussle: Hectic discussions are on in the Congress as to who will be the next Karnataka chief minister. The decision seems to sway in veteran leader Siddaramaiah’s favour because of his experience and his popularity among the masses and party MLAs. But state party chief DK Shivakumar is in no mood to relent