Topic: Siddharamaiah
OpIndia Evening Dispatch: Monday, 28th January 2019
Selected stories of the day for your evening reading.
Karnataka crisis: Congress summons MLAs to identify dissenters, warns absentees of expulsion
Animosity between the three principal parties in the state has been at a fever pitch
Yeddyurappa locks horns with Kumaraswamy: ‘You’re seen as an illegitimate child born out of an unholy alliance’
Yeddyurappa claimed the CM had promised to waive loans worth Rs 53,000 crore and he should explain how he will arrange funds
Lingayat minority status granted by Congress ahead of Karnataka elections challenged in High Court
The primary grounds for the challenge is that Veershaivas and Lingayats fall under the Hindu religion
Congress has nothing to go to the voters with in Karnataka except Siddaramaiah’s misgovernance
As Karnataka is ready to go for polls this summer, Congress will face its biggest electoral test as it is the only large state where it is in power. While Rahul Gandhi may have latched on to the agenda of questioning development under the Modi government, governance seems to be the Congress’ Achilles heel in Karnataka. With almost 5 years of a stable government, Congress had failed to deliver on almost all fronts and will most likely face the ire of the electorate over the missed opportunities.
For all the Congress’ rhetoric on farmer welfare, farmers in Karnataka have benefitted...
Karnataka elections : 5 broad themes that the Congress seems to relying on to retain power
The road to power in 2018 will be paved with unclean politics
The Lingayat separate religion demand – why is it being revived again
A politically motivated movement?
Siddharamiah Government ‘corrects’ letter on withdrawal of cases against minorities
It is now being called a 'clerical error'
