Gonikoppa (Kodagu) Apr. 25- With the filing of nominations ending on Tuesday, AICC President Rahul Gandhi is hitting the campaign trail in the State once again for the May 12 Assembly polls. In the wake of Rahul Gandhi’s visit, Kodagu SP Rajendra Prasad, SPG team and other officials visited Gonikoppa and inspected the venue. Rahul…
Ambarish breaks silence; opts out of poll fray citing health
April 25, 2018Bengaluru: In a major setback to Congress, actor-turned-politician M.H. Ambarish rejected the party’s request to contest the May 12 Assembly polls from his hometown Mandya. His announcement came yesterday after he played hide-and-seek with Congress leaders for the last few days. He has decided to stay away from the party’s campaign on “health grounds.” Sixty-six-year-old…
K.G. Bopaiah of BJP files nomination from Virajpet
April 25, 2018Virajpet: Former Assembly Speaker and sitting MLA K.G. Bopaiah filed nomination as the BJP candidate from Virajpet Assembly segment yesterday. Bopaiah was accompanied by fellow BJP candidate from Madikeri Appachu Ranjan and other party leaders. Tuesday, the last day of filing nomination papers, also saw the filing of nomination of five other candidates who included…
K.P. Chandrakala files nomination as Congress candidate from Madikeri
April 25, 2018Madikeri: Suntikoppa ZP Member and senior Congress leader K.P. Chandrakala filed nomination as the Congress candidate from Madikeri constituency here yesterday, the last day of filing nominations. She presented her papers to District Deputy Electoral Officer Ramesh Konareddy. The Congress had earlier announced the candidature of senior Advocate H.S. Chandramouli. But as Chandramouli was part…
Ganiga Ravikumar files papers from Mandya
April 25, 2018Congress candidate from Mandya Ganiga Ravikumar, who was allotted the party ticket at the last minute, filed nomination at Mandya yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife Soundarya, District Congress President Gangadhar, former MLA H.B. Ramu and leader Halalli Ashok.
Battle for Varuna constituency: BJP fields Ananth Kumar’s aide Thotadappa Basavaraju
April 24, 2018Mysuru: In a surprise political development and unexpected twists and turns this morning, the BJP High Command has decided to field Thotadappa Basavaraju as its official candidate for Varuna Constituency to take on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s son and Congress candidate Dr. Yathindra. In Badami Constituency of Bagalkot district, the BJP has fielded B. Sriramulu, MP…
It’s official: Vijayendra will not contest from Varuna
April 24, 2018Mysuru: It’s now official. The sons of two political veterans running for Karnataka Chief Minister’s post will not face off in Varuna constituency. Varuna, with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah as its current MLA, was prepping for weeks for a showdown between Siddharamaiah’s son, Dr. Yathindra and B.Y. Vijayendra, the son of BJP’s Chief Minister candidate, B.S….
Tanveer Sait’s assets see rise of nearly Rs.5 crore in five years
April 24, 2018Mysuru: Minister and NR Constituency Congress candidate Tanveer Sait’s assets has risen by Rs.4.94 crore in the past five years. Tanveer Sait had declared assets worth Rs.5.08 crore in 2013 and now his assets has reached Rs.10.02 crore, an increase of Rs.4.94 in five years. Tanveer Sait, a graduate, has property worth Rs.4.10 crore, his…
BJP leaders holed up in city hotel; hold talks since 6 am
April 24, 2018Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road out of bounds for public and party workers Mysuru: The President Hotel near Sub-Urban Bus Station on the Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road became a beehive of activity this morning where a meeting between BJP National General-Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Karnataka in-charge K. Muralidhar Rao and BJP’s election-in-charge for Karnataka, Union HRD Minister…
M.K. Somashekar declares Rs.7.50 crore assetes
April 24, 2018Mysuru: K.R. Constituency Congress MLA and party candidate M.K. Somashekar has declared his assets as worth Rs.7.50 crore. Somashekar, in his asset declaration in nomination papers filed yesterday, has said that his wife L. Kusuma and daughters M.S. Meghana and M.S. Pranusha as dependents. Somashekar has said that he has movable properties worth Rs.34,35,433 and…
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