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Karnataka assembly elections: BJP's first list has 8 women, 52 new faces

In this list, tickets have been given to Lingayat-51, Vokkalinga-41, Kuruba-7, SC-30, ST-16 and 32 from the OBC community.

BJP leaders Dharmendra Pradhan and Mansukh Mandaviya release the party's first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly polls on Tuesday. (PTI)(HT_PRINT)

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Published on Apr 12, 2023 09:11 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

BJP to focus on curbing internal tussle, promoting govt schemes

A senior BJP leader said, that while the state government’s work and policies will be part of the election pitch, the delivery of “Modi government schemes” will be a focus area.

Allegations of corruption and irregularities in work related to infrastructure development have emerged as a concern for the BS Bommai-headed government in the state. (PTI)

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Updated on Apr 11, 2023 12:09 AM IST

BySmriti Kak Ramachandran, New Delhi

Sushma Swaraj to Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Leaders BJP lost in a year

While some of them had retired from active politics, a few died while in office.

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Updated on Aug 07, 2019 01:05 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByKumar Uttam

‘See clear mandate for Modi govt’: Nirmala Sitharaman on Lok Sabha polls round 2

The BJP has fielded a 28-year-old lawyer Tejaswi Surya from the constituency represented previously by late Ananth Kumar. Surya’s candidature was finalised amid speculation that Ananth Kumar’s wife Tejaswini might be named as the party candidate from the seat.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday exuded confidence that the Narendra Modi government will be voted back to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2019 12:51 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Lok Sabha 2019 constituency: Karnataka’s Bangalore South seat is BJP’s bastion

The BJP had fielded young leader Tejasvi Surya and he will fight Congress’ senior leader BK Hariprasad, A Raju of Bahujan Samaj Party among others from the Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat this year.

The BJP had fielded young leader Tejasvi Surya from the Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat.(PTI)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2019 02:02 PM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Ananth Kumar’s wife Tejaswini who missed out on LS ticket gets BJP post

Tejaswini was sulking after the BJP announced political greenhorn Tejasvi Surya as the Bangalore South candidate, leaving her supporters angry and agitated.

The party’s earlier decision had led to disappointment among Tejaswini’s supporters as it was widely expected that the BJP would field her from Bangalore South.(ANI)

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Updated on Apr 02, 2019 06:06 PM IST

Bengaluru | ByPress Trust of India

Bubbles of dissatisfaction are bursting across political parties

This is why many leaders are seen changing their parties, constituencies or groups at the eleventh hour

It’s clear that Murli Manohar Joshi wanted to convey that he has not been given the party ticket and he will not accept this bitter truth as silently as Lal Krishna Advani(PTI)

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Published on Apr 01, 2019 07:43 AM IST

ByShashi Shekhar

Lok Sabha elections 2019: ‘OMG, OMG’: Tejasvi Surya tweets after BJP picks 28-year-old for Bengaluru South seat

In a series of tweets, an elated Surya said the decision to pick a novice like him could only be taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party as he thanked several people, including Ananth Kumar, Tejaswini, and the RSS among others for believing in him.

Tejasvi Surya, the general secretary of the BJP’s youth wing, is the nephew of BJP MLA Ravi Subramanya and joined the party four years ago.(Twitter)

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Updated on Mar 26, 2019 01:01 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | ByVikram Gopal

Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after paying homage to Atal Bihari Vajpayee

The house also mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, former Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, and former Rajya Sabha members RK Dorendra Singh, Kuldip Nayar, Karma Topden, and Nandamuri Harikrishn.

In an emotional obituary reference to Ananth Kumar, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu said he has lost a personal friend.(PTI (representative image))

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Updated on Dec 11, 2018 01:11 PM IST

Indo Asian News Service | ByIndo Asian News Service

Mumbai civic body starts 10% water cut from today

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday declared a 10 per cent water cut across the city for residential, commercial and industrial purposes as well

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Updated on Nov 15, 2018 09:23 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Highlights: Ananth Kumar accorded state funeral, Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar pays tribute

Union minister for parliamentary affairs Ananth Kumar, who died on Monday at a private hospital in Bengaluru due to multiple organ failure, was accorded a state funeral with 21-gun salute and a guard of honour on Tuesday. The funeral was held at a crematorium in the city’s southwest suburb in accordance with Hindu rites.The veteran BJP lawmaker died at the Shankara Cancer Hospital early on Monday, three weeks after he was admitted on return from the US on October 21.Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew into the city on Monday night from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh and paid his last respects to Kumar at his residence in the city’s southern suburb by laying a wreath on the Tricolour-draped glass casket in which his body lay in waiting for public homage.On Monday, the Karnataka government declared a three-day mourning across the state and one-day public holiday for Monday as a mark of respect to Kumar.Highlights:

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Updated on Nov 13, 2018 03:04 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Ananth Kumar: A strategist who anchored BJP’s growth in Karnataka

A staunch Advani loyalist in his early years , he was part of the party’s quartet of strong leaders, the others being Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu

Union minister Ananth Kumar passed away in Bengaluru on Monday. He was undergoing treatment for cancer.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Nov 12, 2018 11:43 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByVenkatesha Babu

Ananth Kumar, a staunch RSS man, known for political adroitness

Ananth Kumar had even demonstrated against the then Indira Gandhi government’s imposition of Emergency and had also got imprisoned for it for about 30 days.

Union minister Ananth Kumar, who died in Bengaluru on Monday, was a six-time parliamentarian who won all elections he contested since 1996.(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 12, 2018 02:02 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | ByVikram Gopal

PM Narendra Modi likely to chair special cabinet meeting to condole demise of Union minister Ananth Kumar

A six-time Member of Parliament, Ananth Kumar Kumar had climbed the political ladder steadily from being an RSS worker to becoming a Union minister in his thirties.

BJP leader and Union minister Ananth Kumar died on Monday at a hospital in Bengaluru, his office has confirmed(Sonu Mehta/HT PHOTO)

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Published on Nov 12, 2018 10:27 AM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

‘Remarkable administrator, valued friend’: Leaders offer condolences for Union minister Ananth Kumar

President Ram Nath Kovind led condolences for Union minister Ananth Kumar, who died early on Monday, as political leaders remembered him as an “able administrator” and “seasoned politician”.

Political leaders offer condolences for Union minister Ananth Kumar.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 12, 2018 09:32 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

PM Narendra Modi pays last respects to Ananth Kumar in Bengaluru

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar died in Bengaluru on Monday after battling lung cancer for several months.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his last respects to Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar in Bengaluru on November 12.(PTI Photo)

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Updated on Nov 13, 2018 12:05 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Prime Minister condoles demise of union minister Ananth Kumar

Kumar was suffering from cancer and had come back from the US in October after treatment at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York.

Union Minister Ananth Kumar(HT File Photo)

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Published on Nov 12, 2018 07:23 AM IST

Press Trust of India | ByPress Trust of India

Union minister Ananth Kumar dies at 59, Karnataka declares 3-day mourning

Union minister Ananth Kumar, 59, passed away in the wee hours on Monday, his office confirmed. He was undergoing treatment for cancer at a hospital in Bengaluru.

Ananth Kumar , a six-time member of Parliament from the Bengaluru South constituency, held various portfolios in the governments headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and now in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.(PTI)

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Updated on Nov 12, 2018 06:10 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | ByVikram Gopal

Aero India will not be moved out of Bengaluru, says Union minister Ananth Kumar

The Karnataka government had reacted strongly to reports that the 12th edition of Aero India would be shifted to Lucknow.

A French fighter aircraft Rafale takes off during the 11th biennial edition of Aero India 2017 at Yelahanka Air base in Bengaluru.(PTI file photo)

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Updated on Aug 14, 2018 11:24 AM IST

Bengaluru, Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

Sonia Gandhi’s maths is weak, says Ananth Kumar ahead of no-confidence motion

The Congress and TDP were among the opposition parties that moved the motion on Wednesday, the first day of the monsoon session. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed the motion to be taken up on Friday.

On the no-confidence motion coming up in Lok Sabha on Friday, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said, “We have the numbers.”(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jul 19, 2018 06:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Ahead of monsoon session, PM Modi seeks cooperation of all parties for smooth functioning of Parliament

The Monsoon session will begin tomorrow and end on August 10

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar at an all-party meeting ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday, July 17, 2018.(PTI Photo)

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Updated on Jul 17, 2018 05:11 PM IST

New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Govt eyes a ‘fruitful’ monsoon session; Triple talaq bill, OBC Commission top agenda

The last session got washed out following uproar over Andhra Pradesh special status and the Cauvery water issues. The monsoon session will take place from July 18 to August 10.

The Parliament House at Sansad Marg in New Delhi.(Pradeep Gaur/ Mint File)

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Updated on Jul 17, 2018 09:31 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New DElhi | ByHT Correspondent

Uttarakhand gets plastic engg institute, two more units soon

Union chemicals and fertilisers minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology at Doiwala on the outskirts of the state capital

Union minister Ananth Kumar (3rd from L) and CM Trivendra Singh Rawat inaugurat CIPET in Doiwala on Tuesday.(HT Photo)

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Published on Jul 10, 2018 09:28 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Dehradun | ByDeep Joshi

Triple talaq bill, OBC Commission top govt agenda for monsoon session of Parliament starting July 18

The NDA government aims to legislate the bills to criminalise instant triple talaq and to form a National Commission for Other Backward Castes in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament.

The monsoon session of Parliament that will be held from July 18 to August 10.(HT File Photo)

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Updated on Jun 25, 2018 08:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | BySaubhadra Chatterji

Modi speaking at low level: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah also mocked the Karnataka BJP, saying it solely depended on the prime minister as regards the May 12 state Assembly polls as it had no leader with a “face value”.

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah during an event at the Press Club in Bengaluru on Sunday.(PTI)

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Updated on May 06, 2018 07:36 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Bengaluru | ByPress Trust of India

Yeddyurappa files nomination papers from Shikaripura

The BJP in Karnataka is targeting 150 out of 224 assembly seats in the state.

BJP’s chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa.(HT/File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 19, 2018 07:13 PM IST

Press Trust of India, Bengaluru | ByHT Correspondent

PM Modi tells BJP MPs to spend a night in villages with high SC/ST populations

In a bid to reach out to the Dalits and Adivasis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked BJP ministers, MPs and senior leaders of the party to spend a night in villages with over 50% population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs).

All MPs will spend a night in these villages while ministers will spend two nights in different parts of the country, a BJP leader quoted PM Modi as saying.(PTI File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2018 11:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByKumar Uttam

PM Modi says BJP MPs will fast on April 12 to protest Parliament impasse

Modi said BJP MPs and other leaders will spend a night between April 14 and May 5 in over 20,844 villages with over 50% population of scheduled castes and tribes to inform the masses about the Centre’s various measures aimed at their welfare.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a gathering in New Delhi on Wednesday.(PTI)

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Published on Apr 06, 2018 01:12 PM IST

Press Trust of India, New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Highlights: Parliament adjourned sine dine, BJP MPs to fast in protest of impasse ‘caused’ by Congress

Friday was the last day of the second half of the Parliament’s Budget session.

Opposition members protest during the on-going Budget Session of Rajya Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi.(PTI File Photo)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2018 03:09 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Sena rejects NDA’s decision to forgo salaries for washed out Budget session

Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant says his party was “not on the same page” with the BJP on the issue, while the RSLP said it was unaware of the move.

Opposition members protest in the well of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.(PTI photo)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2018 11:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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In this list, tickets have been given to Lingayat-51, Vokkalinga-41, Kuruba-7, SC-30, ST-16 and 32 from the OBC community.

A senior BJP leader said, that while the state government’s work and policies will be part of the election pitch, the delivery of “Modi government schemes” will be a focus area.

While some of them had retired from active politics, a few died while in office.

The BJP has fielded a 28-year-old lawyer Tejaswi Surya from the constituency represented previously by late Ananth Kumar. Surya’s candidature was finalised amid speculation that Ananth Kumar’s wife Tejaswini might be named as the party candidate from the seat.

The BJP had fielded young leader Tejasvi Surya and he will fight Congress’ senior leader BK Hariprasad, A Raju of Bahujan Samaj Party among others from the Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat this year.

Tejaswini was sulking after the BJP announced political greenhorn Tejasvi Surya as the Bangalore South candidate, leaving her supporters angry and agitated.

This is why many leaders are seen changing their parties, constituencies or groups at the eleventh hour

In a series of tweets, an elated Surya said the decision to pick a novice like him could only be taken by the Bharatiya Janata Party as he thanked several people, including Ananth Kumar, Tejaswini, and the RSS among others for believing in him.

The house also mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, former Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar, and former Rajya Sabha members RK Dorendra Singh, Kuldip Nayar, Karma Topden, and Nandamuri Harikrishn.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday declared a 10 per cent water cut across the city for residential, commercial and industrial purposes as well

A staunch Advani loyalist in his early years , he was part of the party’s quartet of strong leaders, the others being Sushma Swaraj, Arun Jaitley and Venkaiah Naidu

Ananth Kumar had even demonstrated against the then Indira Gandhi government’s imposition of Emergency and had also got imprisoned for it for about 30 days.

A six-time Member of Parliament, Ananth Kumar Kumar had climbed the political ladder steadily from being an RSS worker to becoming a Union minister in his thirties.

President Ram Nath Kovind led condolences for Union minister Ananth Kumar, who died early on Monday, as political leaders remembered him as an “able administrator” and “seasoned politician”.

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar died in Bengaluru on Monday after battling lung cancer for several months.

Kumar was suffering from cancer and had come back from the US in October after treatment at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York.

Union minister Ananth Kumar, 59, passed away in the wee hours on Monday, his office confirmed. He was undergoing treatment for cancer at a hospital in Bengaluru.

The Karnataka government had reacted strongly to reports that the 12th edition of Aero India would be shifted to Lucknow.

The Congress and TDP were among the opposition parties that moved the motion on Wednesday, the first day of the monsoon session. Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan allowed the motion to be taken up on Friday.

The Monsoon session will begin tomorrow and end on August 10

The last session got washed out following uproar over Andhra Pradesh special status and the Cauvery water issues. The monsoon session will take place from July 18 to August 10.

Union chemicals and fertilisers minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday inaugurated Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology at Doiwala on the outskirts of the state capital

The NDA government aims to legislate the bills to criminalise instant triple talaq and to form a National Commission for Other Backward Castes in the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament.

Siddaramaiah also mocked the Karnataka BJP, saying it solely depended on the prime minister as regards the May 12 state Assembly polls as it had no leader with a “face value”.

The BJP in Karnataka is targeting 150 out of 224 assembly seats in the state.

In a bid to reach out to the Dalits and Adivasis, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked BJP ministers, MPs and senior leaders of the party to spend a night in villages with over 50% population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SCs and STs).

Modi said BJP MPs and other leaders will spend a night between April 14 and May 5 in over 20,844 villages with over 50% population of scheduled castes and tribes to inform the masses about the Centre’s various measures aimed at their welfare.

Friday was the last day of the second half of the Parliament’s Budget session.

Shiv Sena MP Arvind Sawant says his party was “not on the same page” with the BJP on the issue, while the RSLP said it was unaware of the move.

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