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Jagadish Shettar - from semi-final loser to final winner

For 56-year-old Jagadish Shivappa Shettar, political life has come a full circle, in less than a year.

In August last year, he lost the contest for Chief Ministership to D.V. Sadananda Gowda, h

Yeddyurappa shows he still calls the shots

Showing that he still calls the shots, Karnataka BJP strongman B.S. Yeddyurappa has played the caste card to the hilt, bringing in fellow Lingayat Jagadish Shettar to replace D.V. Sadananda Gowda a

Another one bites the dust

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Barring a last minute hitch, Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda is set to make way for Jagadish Shettar as the 22nd chief minister of Karnataka on Sunday, with BJP leaders in New Delhi taking a deci

BJP core group to meet on replacing Karnataka CM Sadananda Gowda

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The BJP core group will meet on Saturday to take a decision on replacing Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda with Lingayat leader Jagadish Shettar and finalise the strategy for the Vice presid

Jagadish Shettar set to become new K’taka CM

Jagadish Shettar, the Yeddyurappa loyalist and rual development minister, is all set to become the new chief minister of Karnataka.

Gowda hints it’s all over for him

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Amid strong indications emerging from the BJP HQ in New Delhi that Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda may have to make way for rural development minister Jagadish Shettar, the Lingayat leader from Hubli i

Karnataka CM hints that his exit might be imminent

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For the first time after the B.S. Yeddyurappa faction demanded his scalp, Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda hinted on Wednesday that his exit might be imminent even as he sought to highlight the achievements of his 11-month rule.

RSS douseS fire

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

Rebellion fizzles out?

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Nine ministers owing allegiance to former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa withdrew their resignations at a time when the crisis in the ruling party was threatening to spiral out of control, setting of

Shettar, face of rebels or weak link?

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The latest political crisis in the state, triggered by the resignations of nine ministers, has headed for a major showdown on July 5 with supporters of rural development and panchayat raj minister Jag

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