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The rift between Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) has been widening recently as both parties have tried to outdo each other to grapple as much as power in the coalition government.

In 2017, the Siddaramaiah government had brought this proposal to build a steel flyover but had to stop the project after facing severe protest from citizens and green activists.

The state is facing drought even as farmers continue to commit suicide despite farmer loan waiver.

Congress-JDS coalition govt in Karnataka is on edge, as senior BJP leader Umesh Katti claimed that he is in touch with at least 15 disgruntled MLAs

As soon as the video went viral, CM Kumaraswamy claimed that his statement was an emotional outburst as he was reacting to the death of a party worker.

The Karnataka government had recently admitted that their 44,000 crores farm loan waiver has helped only 800 farmers so far.

The Congress party's promise of loan waiver in Karnataka seems to be a hoax as farmers are being constantly harassed with notices to repay the loans.

Interestingly, the highest number of irregularities have been discovered in Channapatna and Kanakapura taluks of Ramanagaram district, from where both HD Kumaraswamy and DK Shivakumar have been elected.

An audio-clip containing a conversation between an associate of BJP leader B Sriramulu and a Dubai-based businessman allegedly trying to get few Congress- JDS MLAs to switch sides to BJP.

The CBI issued a statement on Friday said that such an attitude by the state government will make the fight against corruption “difficult”.