Bengaluru: Supreme Court Advocate Brijesh Kalappa and former KAS Officer K. Mathai’s names have been included in the first list of 80 candidates released by Aam Admi Party (AAP) yesterday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election. While Brijesh Kalappa, who was with Congress earlier, will contest from the BJP-held Chikpet, Mathai will contest from Congress-ruled…
Brijesh Kalappa joins AAP
September 6, 2022Bengaluru: Former Congress leader from Kodagu Brijesh Kalappa joined Aam Admi Party (AAP) here on Monday. Brijesh Kalappa, who is a senior Supreme Court Lawyer, had served as a Congress Spokesperson for a couple of years, before he quit the party a couple of months ago. Speaking after joining AAP at an induction programme organised…
Brijesh Kalappa resigns from Congress party
June 1, 2022Cites lack of passion after 25 years New Delhi: In another jolt to the Congress in Karnataka, senior leader and Supreme Court Advocate Brijesh Kalappa has resigned from the primary membership of the party. Kalappa, who joined the Congress in 1997, said his decision stemmed from the fact that he has been “lacking in passion”…
Grant Rs. 1 lakh relief to livestock killed by wild animals: Brijesh Kalappa
March 13, 2021Madikeri: Supreme Court advocate and Congress Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa has urged the State Government to announce a compensation of Rs. 1 lakh for the livestock killed by wild animals. In a press release, he has said that the Government gives paltry sum as compensation for the death of animals in Kodagu and to obtain this…
Why RSS took no part in freedom struggle, questions Brijesh Kalappa
December 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: AICC Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa wanted to know why Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), which claims itself as patriots, did not take part in the country’s freedom struggle. He was speaking at the 136th Foundation Day of Indian National Congress (INC) which was celebrated as ‘Samarpan Diwas’ at the Congress Bhavan here on Monday. Kalappa said…
AICC Spokesperson hopeful of RJD-Cong. alliance romping home in Bihar
October 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing confidence that the Mahagathbandhan, led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-Congress alliance, will romp home comfortably in the upcoming Bihar Assembly Polls, All India Congress Committee (AICC) Spokesperson and senior Supreme Court advocate Brijesh Kalappa said that the people of the country are fed up with the false promises and claims made by Prime…
Press any button on EVM, vote goes to ‘Lotus’!
May 13, 2018Bengaluru: Press any button on the EVM at a polling booth in Hebbal Constituency and the vote was going to lotus symbol (BJP), alleged Congress Spokesperson Brijesh Kalappa. Five polling booths were set up at an apartment in RMV II Stage. At the second polling booth the aforementioned mistake was happening forcing many voters to…
BSY depressed as BJP denied Varuna ticket to his son: Brijesh Kalappa
April 27, 2018Mysuru: All India Congress Committee (AICC) Spokesperson and Supreme Court Advocate Brijesh Kalappa yesterday claimed that BJP State President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) was depressed as his son B.Y. Vijayendra missed the party ticket from Varuna Assembly segment due to internal bickering in the party. Speaking to reporters at the Congress party office in city yesterday,…
Madikeri Congress candidate’s ticket put on hold
April 20, 2018Madikeri: After the Congress released its first list of 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election, the party has put its contentious pick for the Madikeri seat on hold. The lawyer for absconding businessman Mehul Choksi, H.S. Chandramouli, had originally been given a ticket by the party to contest the election from Madikeri. Sources…
Brijesh Kalappa questions why he was denied ticket
April 17, 2018Mysuru: Congress leader and senior advocate Brijesh Kalappa took to social media to express his disappointment at being looked over for a ticket from Madikeri. Kalappa, also a Supreme Court advocate and who had recently been appointed as the media coordinator for Congress in Karnataka, wrote a dramatic post on Facebook, alleging that this was…
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