Former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, who launched his breakaway Karnataka Janata Party at a massive rally at Haveri on Sunday, set out on a collision course with the Jagadish Shettar government in the state by getting 14 BJP legislators to join him on the dais.

Seven ministers of the Shettar Cabinet, three MPs, five MLCs and 21 MLAs attended the breakfast meeting of Yeddyurappa loyalists at party MLC Shivaraj Sajjan’s residence on Sunday but none of the ministers turned up at the public rally, an indication that despite his posturing in public, Mr Yeddyurappa was still in two minds whether he should topple the government and earn a bad name.

A trained chartered accountant, K. Rahman Khan has proved to be shrewder than his contemporaries in the Congress. Many consider it a rare feat for him to get a fourth term in the Rajya Sabha and subse

A few days ago, he was sacked from BJP to test the reaction of his mentor, B.S. Yeddyurappa. The four-time MP from Mangalore, V. Dhananjay Kumar remained unfazed and has been elected interim presiden

Rajya Sabha MP Ayanoor Manjunath was in the limelight recently after his hard hitting remarks against transport minister R. Ashok, which led to his ignominous exit from the post of BJP spokesperson. N

After remained away from the limelight for a short while due to health reasons, former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda is back in action. The JD(S) supremo appears subdued but retains his cheerful co

Former Union minister C.M. Ibrahim, a prominent Muslim politician from the state, had a stint at the national level, serving as the country’s civil aviation and information and broadcasting minister i

With unlikely names like those of industries minister Murugesh Nirani cropping up for the post of BJP state president, party bigwigs have realised that the task of choosing someone acceptable to all i

Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar who is the minister in charge of Bengaluru city, seems to be more keen on changing the face of his hometown, Hubli, than doing anything to improve the state of affairs

External affairs minister S.M. Krishna may give up his high profile portfolio during the cabinet reshuffle sometime in mid-September and may be drafted for party work in Karnataka. If the buzz in the