Ramu Patil

The ruling Congress, the BJP, Janata Dal (Secular), and other parties have begun laying the groundwork for the civic polls in Bengaluru, which could be held in

The Congress government in Karnataka will complete three years in office on May 20. The celebrations marking the milestone are being held a day early in Tumakuru, to put the spotlight on the government's performance and assert Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's leadership.

The situation in Congress seems to be quite messy. The party legislators are demanding a cabinet reshuffle and openly setting a deadline, while the central leadership appears to be caught in a dilemma over the leadership issue. Senior leaders, including many ministers, believe change is on the cards. But they are not certain what that change would be.

Watch the video on the latest and biggest development from Karnataka as CM Siddaramaiah tendered his resignation on May 28, where TNIE senior journalists Ramu Patil and Bansy Kalappa delve into the story from the ground up. What comes next in the state where the Congress high command made Deputy CM DK Shivakumar the successor, just as Siddaramaiah denied the offer of a Rajya Sabha seat?

BENGALURU: With Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar set to take over as the next Chief Minister of Karnataka, Congress ushered in a generational shift within the party and state politics.

Karnataka will soon have a new CM in DK Shivakumar. The outgoing CM Siddaramaiah had proposed his name in the Congress Legislature Party meeting held in Vidhana Soudha on May 30. With the new CM set to take oath on June 3, what is really going to change in the state?

Congress leader DK Shivakumar is an avid cricket fan. He is a lifetime member of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) and often makes time in his busy schedule to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) matches. In many ways, his two-year tenure as Chief Minister will be like a T20 contest that is high-stakes, fast-paced and action-packed.

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Earlier this week, Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's government completed one month in office. Although it is a short period to judge a government's performance, the change of guard seems to have brought fresh energy to the administration, which looked jaded, especially in the last few months of Siddaramaiah's tenure.

After the leadership change in the government and the party’s state unit, Congress is going full steam ahead in Karnataka. It is building on the initiatives lau