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The making of DK Shivakumar: From party troubleshooter to Karnataka CM

DK Shivakumar has just become the new Chief Minister of Karnataka, and the Congress party is getting ready to steer its way to the 2028 Assembly elections with its long-time crisis manager at the helm.

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Rise of D K Shivakumar from student leader to Chief Minister of Karnataka

D K Shivakumar's political journey spans four decades. He rose from student activism to become Karnataka's Chief Minister. His path involved electoral wins, setbacks, and legal challenges. Shivakumar's dedication to the Congress party was unwavering. He is now tasked with strengthening the party for future elections.

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Will the ‘rebel’ candidate impact the election outcome?

Shivamogga, a place known for lush green landscapes and tourist attractions including the world-famous Jog Falls, is witnessing an interesting contest in the current Lok Sabha elections. Besides candidates from two national parties — the BJP and the Congress — a former BJP Minister is in the fray as an…

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Madhu Bangarappa criticises Eshwarappa for remark on Congress candidate

Minister for School Education and in charge of Shivamogga district, Madhu Bangarappa, criticized former BJP Minister K.S. Eshwarappa, who is contesting as an Independent candidate, for his comments on Congress candidate Geetha Shivarajkumar.

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Madhu Bangarappa says sister’s win in Shivamogga will be our reply to father’s defeat in 2009

Karnataka’s Minister for School Education Madhu Bangarappa said, “S. Bangarappa joined the BJP in 2004 and won. However, he left that party within a few months, and won the by-election in 2005 as well.”

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Will Eshwarappa being in the fray help or hurt BJP in Shivamogga Lok Sabha constituency?

K.S. Eshwarappa's decision to contest against BJP in Shivamogga Lok Sabha seat creates uncertainty in upcoming elections.

The Hindu

Idiga community should stand firmly by Hariprasad, says seer

Idiga community seer Pranavananda Swamy compares B.K. Hariprasad to late S. Bangarappa, urges community to stand behind their political leaders. Swamy believes Hariprasad is victim of political conspiracies and calls for rally in Bengaluru to show community strength.

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Anand Asnotikar hints at going back to the Congress

His proximity to Congress leader Madhu Bangarappa, his severed ties with the Janata Dal(S) and the reluctance of the saffron party to take him back seem to have made the former Minister Anand Asnotikar to openly declare that he canvassed for the Congress during the recent Assembly elections, indicating his…

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DKS harks back on Veerendra Patil episode

Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday claimed that he was the one who informed about the illness of the then Chief Minister, the late Veerendra Patil, to the then Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi, in 1989.

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Karnataka election results | How did political heirs and families fare?

Ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls, BJP leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa gave up his stronghold seat of Shikaripura in favour of his son B.Y. Vijayendra. We look at how candidates from influential families fielded by political parties performed in this year’s state Assembly election.

The Hindu

Kumar Bangarappa seeks votes for Modi, while his younger brother claims PM no longer a vote-puller

S. Kumar Bangarappa and his younger brother S. Madhu Bangarappa, sons of former Chief Minister S. Bangarappa, are fighting against each other for Sorab, the constituency that the family has held in 12 of the 13 elections held since 1967.

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Mulayam made efforts to sink SP roots in Karnataka, but in vain

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MLA Kumar Bangarappa lashes out at brother-turned-rival Madhu Bangarappa for comments against BJP

Calls brother Madhu Bangarappa corrupt, inefficient and a party-hopper

The Hindu

Arya Ediga Rashtriya Mahamandali sets June 19 deadline to lift ban on toddy tapping

‘If the Karnataka Government fails to fulfill our pending demand by June 19, we will go on an indefinite hunger strike outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Kalaburagi from June 20 and block the State Highways across Kalyana Karnataka and north Karnataka region on June 21’

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