The Rediff Election: Karnataka

October 26, 1999
• BJP determined to nip dissidence in the bud

October 25, 1999
• Violence exposes fissures in Karnataka BJP

October 19, 1999
• Krishna blesses devotees

October 15, 1999
• S M Krishna's cabinet will be constituted at 10, Janpath

October 14, 1999
• Karnataka BJP pleased to be rid of JD-U
• JD-U breaks off ties with BJP in Karnataka

October 11, 1999
• 'If I make mistakes, correct me. But please stand by me'
• Krishna is 16th Karnataka CM
• Krishna sworn in as Karnataka CM

October 11, 1999
• S M Krishna is Karnataka CM

October 09, 1999
• Krishna is frontrunner in Karnataka CM race
• 'Victory brings its own set of problems'

October 08, 1999
• In Karnataka many bigwigs bite the dust
• Bad show for BJP in Karnataka
• Jaffer Sharief throws hat in Karnataka ring
• Anti-incumbency rules in Karnataka

October 7, 1999
• J H Patel, Yediyurappa defeated as Congress wins majority in Karnataka
• Congress wins 10 LS seats in Karnataka, set for more gains

October 6, 1999
• EC acts on complaints about EVMs in Bangalore seats

September 28, 1999
• 'The future chief minister of Karnataka will be my leader Yediyurappa, the man who built the BJP brick by brick...'

September 22, 1999
• 'Manipulators get exposed in due course'

September 19, 1999
• BJP, JD-U deny split in Karnataka

September 17, 1999
• Rift between BJP and JD-U in Karnataka before counting begins

September 12, 1999
• Despite being Karnataka's biggest revenue earner, Coorg is in a mess
• The writing is on the wall for Wodeyar

September 11, 1999
• The Fathers & Sons Inc, Karnataka

September 10, 1999
• Deve Gowda finds Hassan is no pushover
• Will the Gods of Somanahalli smile on S M Krishna?
• BJP fights to retain advantage in Dakshina Kannada

September 9, 1999
• Deve Gowda Hubli se kyon darte hain?
• Muslims will decide Muraleedharan's future
• 'We've seen Congress and JD chief ministers. They've been horrible characters'

September 8, 1999
• Political rivalry, another shrine controversy dominates election scene in Dakshin Karnataka

September 7, 1999
• 'People don't realise Sonia has charisma'
• Bellary registers 69.8 per cent voting
• Elections pass peacefully in Bellary

September 6, 1999
• 'Twinkle twinkle little star, Jeevaraj Alva superstar'
• About 60% voting in Bellary

September 5, 1999
• J H Patel stoops, yet may not conquer
• Bellary goes under security blanket

September 4, 1999
• Rebel gives J H Patel a contest to remember
• Despite the odds, backward Bellary may back Sonia

September 3, 1999
• Jaffer Sharief and his Mitsubishi motorcade

September 1, 1999
• BJP man will be CM if combine is voted in, says Yediyurappa

August 29, 1999
• 'To be frank, people in Bellary do not know that Soniaji is originally from Italy'
• Deve Gowda still eyes the top slot

August 28, 1999
• Poll panel turns down JD-S plea on AIR, DD timings

August 27, 1999
• 'Deve Gowda's Janata Dal will disappear after the Lok Sabha elections'
• JDU-BJP cracking under internal strains

August 25, 1999
• 'There are no constituents coming up to me to say, But you never did this or that'

August 24, 1999
• Sonia holds a slight edge in Bellary
• Reality bites in Bellary

August 23, 1999
• Sushma targets Sonia's foreign origin

August 22, 1999
• The Sons Also Rise in Karnataka
• 'Ravana's Representative' brings swadeshi flock together
• Bellary contestants down to three

August 21, 1999
• Caste will play a vital role in Bellary

August 20, 1999
• Sushma, Sonia nominations found valid

August 19, 1999
• Sonia, Sushma file papers for Bellary
• Backward Bellary hits big time with Sonia-Sushma clash