Bengaluru: The crucial meeting called to discuss the BJP’s poll debacle in Nanjangud and Gundlupet was skipped by many leaders signalling all is not well within the party. Other than Union minister H.N. Ananth Kumar, Yeddyurappa’s confidants Shobha Karandlaje, Aravind Limbavali and V. Somanna, and defeated candidates V. Sreenivasa Prasad and C.S. Niranjan Kumar, no…
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By-polls victory: Congress to hold thanksgiving meet on Apr.26
April 21, 2017Bengaluru: Buoyed by the by-polls victory the ruling Congress has scheduled a thanksgiving convention on Apr.26 to thank voters for the party’s victory in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls. The meet will be held at Gundlupet at 11am and at Nanjangud at 4pm on Apr.26. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, KPCC President Dr.G.Parameshwara, senior Ministers Dr.H.C. Mahadevappa, M.B….
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Congress by-polls victory is only temporary success: B.S. Yeddyurappa
April 18, 2017Accusing the Congress Government of rampant misuse of administrative machinery in the Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls, former CM and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa said that the Congress victory in the by-polls was only a temporary phase. Speaking at a thanksgiving programme organised by the BJP at Yatri Bhavan on Ooty Road here yesterday, Yeddyurappa…
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Siddu is . . . King Cong
April 15, 2017The Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-election has been a good preliminary exam for Karnataka politicians. While it gave Congress party, which is suffocating under bad leadership, a gasp of air, the BJP choked…and if it does not change strategy it will drown in 2018. But the most dramatic part of the election was that V. Sreenivasa…
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Congress Wins:Retains both Nanjangud and Gundlupet seats
April 13, 2017Nanjangud – The ruling Congress has won both Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly constituencies against its arch rival BJP in the by-elections. The counting of votes was held this morning at the JSS First Grade College on Ooty Road in Nanjangud and at St. John’s School in Gundlupet. While Congress candidate Kalale Keshavamurthy defeated BJP candidate…
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I will not contest again, but will be in active politics: Prasad
April 13, 2017Mysuru – Nanjangud BJP candidate former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, who was defeated by Kalale Keshavamurthy of the Congress, told reporters in Mysuru that though ‘Swabhimana’ has lost, it had gained the respect of the people. “People know who is a ‘Swabhimaani’ and I made them realise this,” he said. “The defeat will not mean…
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BJP has to learn from past mistakes: Yeddyurappa
April 13, 2017Bengaluru – State BJP President and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa has said that the BJP will have to learn from the past mistakes. He was reacting to the defeat of BJP both in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections the results of which was announced this morning. “We have to learn from our mistakes in this…
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Counting: Over 3,000 Cops guard Temple Town to ensure peace
April 13, 2017Special squads tour sensitive and hyper-sensitive areas, meet village elders to prevent clashes Nanjangud – The Temple Town of Nanjangud resembled a fortress today for the counting of votes for the by-election that was held on Apr. 9. More than 3,000 personnel from Civil Police and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were deployed in the…
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Bandh-like atmosphere in Nanjangud
April 13, 2017People glued to TV screens to know instant results Nanjangud – A bandh-like atmosphere prevailed in Nanjangud today as the counting of votes began. Streets were deserted and people stayed indoors watching TV. The entire town that was a hub of activity during the Nanjangud Dodda Jathra Mahotsava last week was curious to know the…
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By-election counting turns into IPL-like event
April 13, 2017Mysuru – With curiosity building over the results of Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls, the political enthusiasts in the city were glued to their television sets watching the results telecast live in the news channels just like cricket enthusiasts during IPL matches. TV sets were mobbed in tea stalls in and around city. Hotel Siddharta, located…
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