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The counting of votes for the Karnataka by-polls commenced at 8 am on Monday and the results are expected post noon. Currently, the BJP is leading in 10 out of the 15 assembly constituencies that went to poll. With 105 seats in the assembly, the BJP needs to win at least 6 six to win a majority.

Apart from dashing electoral hopes of BJP in polls in Karnataka, senior leaders of JD(S) have another task at hand- galvanizing cadres to work with Congress, their coalition partner. On Friday, upset JD(S) cadres shouted pro-Modi slogans at a meeting, which was called by minister GT Devegowda, reports News18. While Devegowda tried hard to persuade them, it seems cadres haven't outgrown the traditional rivalry.

In what marks as a new twist in the drama of Karnataka politics, a rebel Congress MLA was on Monday detained at Bengaluru airport whilst he was allegedly on his way to Mumbai to join other disgruntled legislators. Roshan Baig was stopped by sleuths from boarding a special flight.

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday stayed the telecast of tapes featuring Swami Nityananda believed to be with a woman in a room. A Division Bench, comprising Justices V. Gopala Gowda and B.S. Patil, passed the order on a public interest litigation petition by K.N. Subba Reddy, advocate and for

Rajya Sabha Election: BJP won 12 out of 26 seats - BJP won 9 seats in UP, 1-1 seats in Karnataka, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.

At a time when steep traffic fines have given sleepless nights to offenders, Karnataka's Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol blamed good roads for accidents. Karjol, one of the three deputy CMs, made these remarks a day after his boss BS Yediyurappa indicated that the state might slash fines.