In an indication of how seriously the BJP’s national president is taking the power struggle within the Karnataka state unit, Nitin Gadkari dispatched his trusted aide Sanjay Joshi —the very same man h

Red-faced senior central leaders of BJP on Monday summoned former chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda to quiz him about cross-voting by his supporters, a move which helped Mr Pranab Mukherjee garner 1

If anyone thought that the Yeddyurappa era in state politics is over with the former CM facing a string of land and mining scam cases, they could be terribly wrong. By getting his loyalist and housing

New Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has been advised by the BJP top brass to carry all factions—the state unit has quite a few—with him which they party feels, is the best way to quell dissidence and

D.V. Sadananda Gowda, once a shy contender for the post of Chief Minister, has come full circle and is set to emerge as a mass leader in his own right in the BJP. To start with, Mr Gowda will hold a l

National general secretary of the BJP, H.N. Ananth Kumar has stated that new Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will lead the party in the 2013 Assembly elections. Speaking to Deccan Chronicle soon a

Wih the BJP facing a tough task in finalising the list of ministers to join Jagadish Shettar in the new government, it is likely that only a dozen ministers will take oath along with the new CM if the

With one Vokkaliga leader set to exit from the top post in the state, another is trying his best to fill the vacuum. Now that it is almost certain that Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda will have to make

Top BJP leaders of Karnataka who have been involved in a no-holds barred battle to secure an edge in the battle for the CM’s post, received a dressing down from the party top brass for what it termed

The withdrawal of resignations by B.S. Yeddyurappa loyalists in the state ministry, was preceded by some hard talking at Sunday’s meeting between Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda, party state presi