Bengaluru: Ever since Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s emotional remark last December that “political posts are not permanent”, the change of guard in Karnataka became a talking point in political circles. It has also fuelled speculation of leadership change. The BJP High Command is said to be seriously thinking of appointing Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje as…
BJP to stage Statewide protest against Congress on Feb. 27 and 28
February 26, 2022Bengaluru: Accusing the Congress Party of wasting the Legislature Session and playing petty politics over non-issues, the ruling BJP will stage a Statewide protest against the Opposition Party on Feb. 27 and 28. Announcing this at a press meet here on Thursday, State BJP General Secretary N. Ravikumar said that the BJP will stage a…
BJP’s public squabbling due to commission interest: Congress
February 1, 2022Hidden agenda is to privatise cooking gas distribution; prices to be burdensome Mysore/Mysuru: The ‘direct to home’ piped gas project is not an ambitious and people-friendly project launched by the Centre. Rather it is a project that comes with a handsome commission for which the BJP elected representatives are squabbling in public, alleged Karnataka Pradesh…
City-based international oil expert writes to PM
February 1, 2022Need to look into why some BJP leaders are opposing piped gas project in Mysuru Respectful Prime Minister Shri Modiji, I write this letter with the utmost urgency to draw your attention to the gross injustice that is being done to Mysuru city by your own party MLAs and Corporators of the city. They are…
MLAs, MP not owners but public servants, chides Vishwanath
January 31, 2022‘We seek votes to serve people, not rule’ MysoreMysuru: Joining the Piped Natural Gas project debate, BJP MLC A. H. Vishwanath today chided his party MLAs and the MP and said, “MLAs and MP are not the owners of their respective Constituencies and they are not rulers. Rather they are public servants and have been…
‘Direct to home’ piped gas project: Row over road-digging deepens
January 31, 2022Why is MP Pratap Simha in a tearing hurry to pass bills, asks MLA Nagendra; Miffed MLA rakes up Mysuru missing on Smart City, MLC election debacle Mysore/Mysuru: The public squabbling between the BJP elected representatives — Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, MLAs L. Nagendra and S.A Ramdas — over the Piped Natural Gas (PNG) project…
Political parties in State may witness defection of leaders post Sankranti
January 11, 2022Bengaluru: Even though the State Assembly elections are over a year away, the State may witness a series of defection of political leaders after Sankranti festival this year, which is just four days away. Political pundits say that a political polarisation may take place like never before and also like no one could anticipate. Legislators…
Mekedatu Padayatra: BJP accuses Congress of political gimmick
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Terming the Congress party’s Mekedatu Padayatra as a mere political gimmick aimed at fetching votes in the Assembly polls, BJP MLA L. Nagendra charged the Congress Government in Punjab of failing to provide security to Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he visited the State recently. Addressing a press meet at the BJP office in…
I take responsibility for my defeat, but will wage a legal battle: Raghu Kautilya
December 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Raghu R. Kautilya, BJP candidate for the MLC election in the Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat, who lost the post in the last minute said that he would accept defeat and own up responsibility. “But I will wage a legal battle,” he said. Raghu lost the elections during the elimination round and that round paved the victory…
BJP, Cong. win 11 each, JD(S) 2, Independent 1
December 15, 2021Bengaluru: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress shared equal honours by winning 11 seats each in the polls to the 25 Legislative Council seats in the biennial elections held from 20 Local Authorities Constituencies in the State, that took place on Dec. 10. The counting of votes of all the 25…
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