Ramu Patil is an Associate Editor and Chief of News Bureau at The New Indian Express. He specializes in regional interest and world news, with a strong focus on elections, government, politics, public policy, and sports, including the sports business. Ramu's work has been featured in various prominent publications, showcasing his expertise in these critical areas.
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Ramu Patil's articles predominantly cover local government and political announcements in the Indian state of Karnataka, particularly focusing on key players such as the Congress Party and BJP. He also highlights challenges faced by the government in this region.
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By: Bansy Kalappa, Ramu Patil
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?
By: Ramu Patil
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.
Reddy is a gentleman politician who has won Assembly elections from Bengaluru eight times on the trot since 1989. Updated on min read
By: Ramu Patil
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.
By: Ramu Patil
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
By: Ramu Patil
Byramangala village, about 30 km from Bengaluru on the southwest side, is emerging as the epicentre of one of the most consequential political battles for the new Karnataka government.
By: Ramu Patil
Fourteen years after the then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa famously arrived in Bengaluru with her ergonomically designed chair for talks with her Karnataka counterpart Jagadish Shettar, the Chief Ministers of two riparian states are likely to discuss the contentious Cauvery River water sharing issue on August 3.
Copious rains in Cauvery catchment areas seem to be providing the much-needed relief, though temporary, to the DK Shivakumar Government, which had landed in a quandary after a sudden flare-up in the river water-sharing dispute.
Little over two months after the Congress central leaders patted themselves on their own backs for effecting a smooth leadership change in Karnataka, the party now faces intense internal turmoil after the cabinet expansion. Strategic miscalculations have left many of its lawmakers discontented, forcing the party to consider corrective measures. The party has landed itself in such a predicament that any quick-fix solution could be worse than the problem.
Little over two months after the Congress central leaders patted themselves on their own backs for effecting a smooth leadership change in Karnataka, the party
