Bengaluru: Geetha Shivarajkumar, wife of popular Kannada actor Shivarajkumar, joined the Congress at the KPCC Office here on Friday. She was given the Congress flag by KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar. Geetha, who is the daughter of former Karnataka Chief Minister late S. Bangarappa, is also the eldest daughter-in-law of thespian Dr. Rajkumar. Geetha had contested…
Victory is ours: Three confident of becoming Chamaraja MLA
April 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Three prominent parties in the Chamaraja Assembly Constituency have listed their own merits that they believe will bring them victory in the upcoming election on May 10. During an interaction organised by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Pathrakarthara Bhavan this morning, Congress candidate K. Harishgowda spoke first and predicted his victory based…
KR candidates interact with media
April 27, 2023* BJP’s Srivatsa *Congress’ Somashekar *JD-S’ Mallesh Mysore/Mysuru: The candidates of all the three prominent political parties — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) — in the fray for election to Legislative Assembly from Krishnaraja (KR) Assembly Constituency on May 10, have promised to address the long-pending demand of clearing 7 lakh…
Daughters, daughter-in-law jump into campaign trail
April 27, 2023Bengaluru/Mysuru: Braving the scorching heat, the family members of candidates of various political parties, have jumped into the hustings this election season. While Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai’s wife Chennamma has already begun campaigning at Shiggaon in Haveri district, former CM and now Congress candidate Jagadish Shettar’s wife Shilpa Shettar is campaigning at Hubli-Dharwad Central Constituency…
Sandesh Swamy seeks votes from traders and merchants
April 26, 2023NR BJP candidate Sandesh Swamy visited various markets in the Constituency on Tuesday and sought votes from traders and merchants. He undertook padayatra in N.R. Mohalla, Kesare, Kurimandi and Veeranagere, met traders and also listened to their grievances. He appealed them to support the BJP this time to bring a change in the Constituency and…
M.K. Somashekar of Congress and Kaveesh Gowda of BJP hit streets
April 26, 2023With voting for the Assembly election to take place on May 10, candidates of various political parties have intensified their campaigning to convince voters to cast their votes in their favour and ensure their victory. Pic. right: KR Assembly segment Congress candidate M.K. Somashekar, along with his supporters, went around MCC Ward No. 65 coming…
Campaign blitz in Old Mysuru region
April 25, 2023Priyanka Gandhi addresses rally in T. Narasipur Mysore/Mysuru: With just over a fortnight remaining for the May 10 voting in the Karnataka Assembly elections, all the major political parties like BJP, Congress and Janata Dal (S) are going all guns blazing against rival candidates in a campaign blitz. National-level party leaders are addressing back-to-back public…
DKS’ yaga for ‘CM’ post
April 25, 2023Udupi: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar’s temple run for Chief Minister’s gaddi, ahead of the Assembly polls on May 10, has continued with the latest religious ritual at Sri Kollur Mookambika Temple in Byndoor taluk, Udupi district being top of all. Shivakumar along with his wife Usha participated in Nava Chandika Yaga…
‘Dalits, Backward Classes should reject BJP’
April 25, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Minister B. Somashekar has given a call to the people to teach a lesson to BJP by defeating the party in this election, as the party has been tactful in using dalits and backward classes before pushing them to a corner. Addressing a media conference at Congress party office in city yesterday, Somashekar,…
Traffic-jammed!
April 24, 2023City headed for severe traffic jams as VVIPs come visiting to canvass Mysore/Mysuru: It’s raining VVIPs in the city as the Assembly election campaign is heating up. While the Police are facing a tough time on both the law and order and traffic management front as the city is being flooded with campaigners who have…
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