Mandya: The Congress which was lying low in the sugar belt of Mandya district, has now risen like a Phoenix, winning 5 out of the total 7 seats, while the Sarvodya party candidate Darshan Puttannaiah, whom it had backed in Melukote Constituency, won. The JD(S) which had maintained a stranglehold in the district for nearly…
Mysore/Mysuru: In all, 13 Ministers and a many of the bigwigs irrespective of party, have bitten the dust in the recent Assembly elections, as per the results announced yesterday. The Ministers who lost the elections are Dr. K. Sudhakar in Chikkaballapur, B. Sriramulu in Kampli (ST Reserve), Govind Karjol in Mudhol, Murugesh Nirani in Bilgi,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the resounding victory of their home grown son former CM Siddharamaiah from Varuna Assembly segment, a pall of gloom engulfed the former CM’s native village Siddharamanahundi on Saturday as one of the close relatives of the former CM passed away yesterday morning, even as the counting of votes had begun. Siddu’s brother-in-law Ramegowda…
Mysore/Mysuru: With his sixth straight victory from Narasimharaja (NR) Assembly Constituency in the city, Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has equalled his late father and former Minister Azeez Sait’s record. Tanveer Sait, who forayed into politics after the death of his father, successfully contested the by-election held in 2002. Since then, Tanveer Sait has never looked…
Chamarajanagar: Congress candidate A.R. Krishnamurthy (ARK), who hit the headlines after losing by just one vote in the 2004 Assembly polls from the then Santemarahalli constituency, has finally triumphed, by registering a resounding victory from Kollegal (SC) Constituency of the district. Krishnamurthy who secured 1,08,363 votes, defeated his nearest rival N. Mahesh of the BJP,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Disgruntled BJP MLC and former Minister A.H. Vishwanath has said, “the results of Assembly elections is a referendum to the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2024 and the beginning of the end of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure from Karnataka.” Speaking to media persons outside the residence of former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at…
Mandya: Darshan Puttannaiah of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party (SKP) is the only farmer’s representative of the State entering the Vidhana Soudha this time. The SKP, founded in 2005, has seen 2 Legislators thus far. They are the father son-duo of K.S. Puttannaiah and Darshan. While Puttannaiah had won in 2013 and 1994 (from Pandavapura), his son…
Mysore/Mysuru: C.P. Belliappa’s latest book ‘Coorg Stories and Essays,’ published by Rupa Publications, was released recently. The blurb on the back cover summarises the contents of the book: A 360-degree perspective of history of the enchanting land of Coorg. In this deeply researched and evocative collection, C.P. Belliappa tracks the heartbeat of Coorg (Kodagu), portraying…
Chamarajanagar: The Congress registered a big win in its stronghold of Chamarajanagar district, winning three out of the Four assembly segments. While, A.R. Krishnamurthy won from Kollegal (SC Reserve), former Minister C. Puttarangashetty who was pitted against BJP candidate and Minister V.Somanna in Chamarajanagar registered victory and so did H.M. Ganeshprasad in Gundlupet. The JD(S)…
Bengaluru: The high profile Jayanagar Assembly constituency in Bengaluru, became the last result to be announced by the Election Commission, after several rounds of re-counting of votes was taken up following a complaint by BJP candidate C.K. Ramamurthy after his Congress rival and sitting MLA Sowmya Reddy was declared winner yesterday afternoon. Sowmya Reddy of…
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