Mysuru – The public campaign for the forthcoming by-election for Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly Constituencies to be held on Apr. 9 will come to an end tomorrow (Apr. 7) at 5 pm. Beyond that no political party will be allowed to hold public rallies and meetings. The candidates can, however, indulge in low-pitch door-to-door campaign…
Hic ! No liquor from tomorrow evening; bar owners unhappy
April 6, 2017Mysuru – Liquor will not be available in the city from tomorrow from 5 pm till the midnight of Apr. 9 as the Mysuru District Administration has banned its sale across the district in the wake of voting for Nanjangud by-election scheduled for Apr. 9. Speaking to Star of Mysore, Excise Deputy Commissioner Jagadish Naik…
Hotels, lodges, florists make good business
April 6, 2017NANJANGUD BY-ELECTIONS AND DODDA JATHRA MAHOTSAVA SOM on political beat at N’gud to feel the pulse of people Nanjangud -The temple town of Nanjangud is a beehive of political activities with the by-election scheduled on April 9. The election has come as a best time for hoteliers, fruit vendors and florists who are making the…
‘I know every village because I have served them well’
April 6, 2017Congress is a sinking old ship, opines V. Sreenivasa Prasad Spending all day in election rallies meeting thousands of people, breakfast, lunch and dinner with his supporters and at night chalking out next day’s campaign strategies along with party leaders and campaign strategists, former Minister and BJP candidate for the prestigious Nanjangud by-election V. Sreenivasa…
Both Congress and BJP bank on sympathy votes in Gundlupet
April 5, 2017Top leaders of Congress and BJP are literally sweating it out for one-upmanship in the forthcoming by-election to Gundlupet Assembly (General) constituency that will be held on Apr. 9 along with Nanjangud (Reserved) constituency. Even the hot sun and a humid weather do not matter for campaigners as both the parties have taken it as…
BJP, Congress stage protest in front of Gundlupet Police Station
April 5, 2017Alleged distribution of cash for voters Accusing the Congress of distributing money among the electorate for Gundlupet by-polls, BJP workers staged a protest in front of Gundlupet Police Station on Tuesday. Soon as the BJP workers launched the demonstration, the Congress staged a counter demonstration accusing the BJP of attempting to banish the State Government’s…
I have taken Deeksha to strengthen BJP: S.M. Krishna
April 3, 2017Maintaining that any by-poll results are not a pointer to General Assembly Elections, former Chief Minister and senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna has said that by-polls are generally fought on local issues and between individual candidates. Speaking to press persons at the BJP office here this noon, S.M. Krishna, who is on his first visit…
BJP holds road show at Nanjangud
April 3, 2017Stepping up the party’s campaign ahead of Apr.9 Nanjangud by-poll, top BJP leaders of the State held road shows across the town yesterday. The BJP took out an impressive rally from Chintamani Ganesha Temple on Ooty Road. The rally passed through Rashtrapathi Road, Bazar Road, Bus Stand Road and M.G. Road before culminating at a…
CM on hectic campaign trail in Gundlupet
April 3, 2017With the Gundlupet by-poll fast approaching, both the Congress and the BJP are leaving no stone unturned to make sure their respective candidates emerge victorious. They have taken the by-poll as a prestige issue and have been conducting hectic campaigns in the constituency over the past couple of weeks. CM Siddharamaiah, who stayed overnight in…
BJP accuses Congress of distributing money
April 2, 2017Even as the by-polls campaign by the Congress and BJP getting bitter by the day, with leaders of both the parties trading charges against each other, the BJP yesterday charged Congress leaders of distributing money to the voters. After getting information that Congress leaders were distributing money to Nanjangud voters at a Kalyana Mantap on…
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