Bangalore: Three topics dominated Karnataka in 2010 political instability which are scandals over land, mining and sex.
The 2010 winter dawned with Yeddyurappa's land deals rolling out - he allotted a residential site in an upscale Bangalore locality to his Lok Sabha member son B.Y. Raghavendra, who gave a false declaration that he did not have residential property in the city while owning one.
Then came a series of allegations that Yeddyurappa favoured his other son, daughters, a son-in-law, a sister, her daughter and son-in-law with land.
The Governor has also been demanding that the chief minister take action against powerful mining barons and ministers Reddy brothers and their associate Health Minister B. Sriramulu over alleged illegal iron ore mining.
Self-styled Hindu godman Nityananda Swami did his time in jail for his alleged romps with his women disciples. He is out on bail but facing charges of raping women and even boys.
The year was also witness to a high-profile resignation episode - Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde, a retired Supreme Court judge, quit as he was upset with Yeddyurappa's handling of the illegal mining issue.
Hegde was, however, persuaded to stay by senior BJP leader L.K. Advani. Later, BJP president Nitin Gadkari muddied the waters further by saying the ombudsman was behaving like an opposition leader.
Karnataka was hit by the worst air tragedy in 10 years in the country when Air India Express flight from Dubai crashed at Mangalore airport May 22, killing 158 of the 160 passengers and six crew members.
Despite the downslide in the political plane, the nation's IT hub hosted two high-profile diplomatic visits - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy But US President Barack Obama skipped Bangalore on his first official visit to India.
The 2010 winter dawned with Yeddyurappa's land deals rolling out - he allotted a residential site in an upscale Bangalore locality to his Lok Sabha member son B.Y. Raghavendra, who gave a false declaration that he did not have residential property in the city while owning one.
Then came a series of allegations that Yeddyurappa favoured his other son, daughters, a son-in-law, a sister, her daughter and son-in-law with land.
The Governor has also been demanding that the chief minister take action against powerful mining barons and ministers Reddy brothers and their associate Health Minister B. Sriramulu over alleged illegal iron ore mining.
Self-styled Hindu godman Nityananda Swami did his time in jail for his alleged romps with his women disciples. He is out on bail but facing charges of raping women and even boys.
The year was also witness to a high-profile resignation episode - Lok Ayukta (ombudsman) N. Santosh Hegde, a retired Supreme Court judge, quit as he was upset with Yeddyurappa's handling of the illegal mining issue.
Hegde was, however, persuaded to stay by senior BJP leader L.K. Advani. Later, BJP president Nitin Gadkari muddied the waters further by saying the ombudsman was behaving like an opposition leader.
Karnataka was hit by the worst air tragedy in 10 years in the country when Air India Express flight from Dubai crashed at Mangalore airport May 22, killing 158 of the 160 passengers and six crew members.
Despite the downslide in the political plane, the nation's IT hub hosted two high-profile diplomatic visits - British Prime Minister David Cameron and French President Nicolas Sarkozy But US President Barack Obama skipped Bangalore on his first official visit to India.
