Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has conceded defeat of BJP as the Congress sailed past the halfway mark at 2.30 pm, leading in 136 seats (winning 29 seats). The ruling BJP is leading in 63 seats (winning 13 seats) and H.D. Kumaraswamy’s JD(S) is ahead in 21 seats (winning 4 seats) while others led…
Media, staff glued to TV screens like a nail-biting cricket match
May 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were taken out from the strong rooms at the Counting Centre at Maharani’s Women’s College of Commerce and Management, Paduvarahalli (Vinayakanagar) in the city at 8 am, in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, Election Observers and the agents of…
Siddu Vs DKS: Congress ready with 50:50 formula for CM’s post
May 13, 2023Bengaluru: Buoyed by the election results, the Congress camp is witnessing hectic activities. Sources revealed that the High Command is ready with a ‘50:50 formula’ for the post of Chief Minister. According to sources, Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah (Siddu) and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) are the prominent contenders for the CM’s post. Considering the intense…
Will politics play out in resorts like in 2018?
May 12, 2023BJP to start ‘Operation’ with High Command’s guidance if it does not win majority: R. Ashoka Bengaluru: With most exit polls throwing up the prospect of a fractured verdict, both Congress and BJP have commenced backroom operations to strike an alliance with JD(S) to form a Government in the event of a hung Assembly. The…
Traffic diverted around counting centre in city
May 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The vote counting for all 11 Assembly segments in the Mysuru district is scheduled to take place tomorrow (May 13) at Maharani’s College of Commerce and Management for Women, located at Valmiki Road Junction in Paduvarahalli. In view of this, the City Police have issued a notification stating that vehicular movement on all roads…
One arrested for destroying ballot control unit at Hootagalli polling booth
May 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested a man for destroying a ballot control unit at a polling booth in Hootagalli, coming under Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency on the day of polling. The arrested has been identified as 48-year-old Shivamurthy, a resident of Hootagalli. Shivamurthy, who entered Booth No. 40 to vote, signed the register and obtained the…
Melukote the epicentre of betting scene in Mandya
May 12, 2023Mandya: Cash, agricultural fields, tractors, two-wheelers, cattle, poultry, sheep… Punters invest money in Nagamangala, Srirangapatna, K.R. Pet, Maddur but no enthusiasm for Malavalli This is not an array of exhibits we are speaking about but the betting stakes with people in rural areas too not behind when it comes to betting that is making more…
Post-election Relaxation !
May 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A day after Mysuru voted along with the rest of the State, candidates were back in the office, meeting voters and visitors at their residences/ offices and thanking the party cadre. A few spent time with their families or took time off to rest. With the key Assembly elections over, leaders seem to be…
Three-tier security for EVMs at strong rooms
May 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With the fate of candidates securely sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and the VVPAT systems (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail), the machines were brought to the mustering centres and after de-mustering, the machines were shifted to the Maharani’s College of Commerce and Management for Women on Valmiki Road in Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli). It…
Yeligehundi villagers cast vote after boycotting polls for 6-and-a-half hours
May 11, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Villagers of Yeligehundi in Mysuru taluk, coming under Chamundeshwari Constituency, who had boycotted polls yesterday citing lack of civic amenities in the village, finally exercised their franchise after the authorities promised to address the issues raised by them. Alleging that Yeligehundi was lacking in basic amenities and infrastructure, the villagers stayed away from voting,…















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