Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has appealed to the electorate to elect Congress candidate M. Lakshmana, a Vokkaliga, in the Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency as the party has fielded the candidate of the community after a gap of 47 years. Addressing the gathering during a campaign meeting organised ahead of filing the…
Elect Yaduveer unopposed: MLC
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Senior BJP MLC A.H. Vishwanath, despite his recent anti-BJP stance, appealed to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and other Congress leaders, urging them to facilitate the unopposed election of Mysuru-Kodagu BJP LS candidate Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. Yaduveer, the titular head of the erstwhile Mysore Royal family, is contesting as the…
GTD dares Siddu for poll fight in Chamundeshwari
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Former Minister and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda has dared Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to resign and contest the elections against him in the same Chamundeshwari Constituency. He was speaking to media persons at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel on M.G. Road in the city on Wednesday, in reply to the disdaining remarks made by Siddaramaiah recently,…
Sunil Bose declares assets worth Rs 7.84 crore; owns no vehicle
April 4, 2024Chamarajanagar BJP candidate S. Balraj’s wife owns more properties than him Chamarajanagar: Congress candidate Sunil Bose, son of Social Welfare Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, contesting from the Chamarajanagar (SC reserved) Lok Sabha Constituency, has declared assets worth Rs. 7.84 crore. Intriguingly, he does not possess any vehicle registered in his name. The 42-year-old Sunil Bose…
Dr. C.N. Manjunath files nomination from Bangalore Rural seat
April 4, 2024Ramanagara: Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha Constituency BJP candidate Dr. C.N. Manjunath, renowned Cardiologist and a former Director of Bengaluru’s Jaydeva Hospital, filed his nomination papers at the DC office here this morning, with the deadline for filing of nomination papers ending today. Dr. Manjunath was accompanied by his wife Anasuya, MLAs Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, M….
Siddu’s new-found love for Vokkaligas ridiculed
April 4, 2024Siddaramaiah made disrespectful remarks against Vokkaligas for many years: HDK Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) ridiculed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his sudden display of affection towards the Vokkaliga community, despite making disrespectful remarks about them for years. Addressing the media at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Kumaraswamy sarcastically questioned Siddaramaiah’s newfound affinity for the…
Rahul Gandhi files papers, seeks re-election from Wayanad
April 4, 2024Wayanad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination on Wednesday seeking re-election from Wayanad Constituency in Kerala for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Kerala will be going to elections in the second phase on Apr. 26 along with Karnataka. Rahul Gandhi, the sitting MP of Wayanad, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and All India…
‘Go Back’ posters target Sunil Bose in Chamarajanagar
April 4, 2024Chamarajanagar: Hours before Sunil Bose submitted his nomination papers for the Chamarajanagar Constituency, ‘Go Back’ posters surfaced in various parts of Chamarajanagar town. These posters targeted Sunil Bose, accusing him of involvement in the sand mafia. The ‘Go Back’ posters labelled Sunil Bose as the ‘king of the sand mafia’ and were found pasted at…
Prathap Simha’s comment on KSOU ‘Vokkaliga Certificate’ angers academicians
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Incumbent Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha’s re-mark directed at Congress candidate M. Lakshmana, questioning and likening his ‘Vokkaliga caste certificate’ to those issued by KSOU, has drawn criticism from academicians. Speaking to the media after BJP candidate Yaduveer Wadiyar filed his nomination yesterday, Simha criticised Lakshmana’s candidacy. He highlighted Lakshmana’s habit of making uncivilised comments,…
16 file nomination papers as deadline ends today
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With just under an hour left for the deadline for filing of nomination papers for 14 Lok Sabha seats in the State which are going to the polls on Apr.26, as many as 16 candidates have filed their nomination papers for Mysuru-Kodagu LS constituency, when we went to the press this afternoon. On the…
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