Belagavi: Seniormost MLC Basavaraj Horatti of the BJP was elected as the Legislative Council Chairman for the third time at the ongoing winter session of the State Legislature at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here on Wednesday. Horatti, who is also a former Minister, was elected unopposed as he was the only MLC who had filed nomination…
Hurrah Horatti!
June 15, 2022Wins for the record 8th time Bengaluru: Basavaraj Horatti of the BJP won from the West Teachers Constituency, the counting of which was taken up today. The Constituency comprised four districts of Uttara Kannada, Dharwad, Haveri and Gadag. Horatti, who recently quit JD(S) and joined BJP, created a record of sorts by winning for the…
Basavaraj Horatti of JD(S) joins BJP
May 4, 2022Bengaluru: Bringing to an end all speculations on ‘will he or won’t he,’ Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Tuesday joined BJP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Bengaluru. Horatti, a JD(S) member, who was elected to the Legislative Council from West Teachers Constituency for a record seven consecutive terms, had…
Will contest next polls from BJP: Basavaraj Horatti
April 4, 2022Hubballi: Announcing that he will contest the forthcoming Legislative Council polls from West Teachers Constituency on a BJP ticket, Legislative Council Chairman and JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti said that he will join the BJP after the poll schedule is announced. Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Horatti said that BJP National President J.P. Nadda and former…
Legislature session begins with Governor’s address
February 14, 2022Governor Gehlot takes Vidhana Soudha’s grand steps to enter Legislative Assembly Bengaluru: The joint session of the Karnataka Legislature began at Vidhana Soudha this morning. The 10-day session that will go on till Feb. 25, got started with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot addressing the joint sitting of members of both Legislative Assembly and the Council. In…
Weekend curfew is inevitable, says Legislative Council Chairman
April 25, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that the Government is doing what it can to contain the spread of the second wave of the deadly COVID-19 virus, Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti said it had become inevitable for the Government to impose weekend curfew as the situation was going out of control. Speaking to presspersons after taking part in…
Basavaraj Horatti elected Legislative Council Chairman
February 9, 2021Bengaluru: Senior JD(S) MLC Basavaraj Horatti was today elected as the new Chairman of the Legislative Council. Soon as the Council Session began, Congress members staged a protest in the Well of the House claiming that their demand for a division of vote on the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Bill was overlooked. But the BJP…
Extension of all Govt. facilities to aided school teachers on the anvil: Minister
December 16, 2020Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister S. Suresh Kumar said that a proposal will be submitted to the Chief Minister seeking extension of all Government benefits, including Jyothi Sanjeevini Scheme (a health scheme) to teachers of aided schools as well. Speaking to presspersons after holding talks with MLC Basavaraj Horatti and representatives of Teacher Associations…
Merge primary, secondary education with higher education, says Horatti
June 7, 2018Mysuru: Senior JD(S) MLC and former Minister Basavaraj Horatti said there should be a merger of Departments of Primary and Secondary Education with the Department of Higher Education in Karnataka. Speaking to newsmen recently, Horatti, a former Minister, claimed that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy had already advised the Secretaries of the two Departments to explore…
No political motive behind demand for separate Lingayat Religion tag: Basavaraj Horatti
December 26, 2017Mysuru: Senior MLC and former Minister Basavaraj Horatti, who is also the President of Swatantra Lingayat Dharma Vedike, has asserted that there was no political motive behind the demand for separate Lingayat religion tag. Speaking after inaugurating the Lingayat Cultural Committee at Nataraja Sabhabhavan, Hosamutt, Agrahara in city yesterday, Horatti said that one should not…
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