Mysore/Mysuru: With the deadline for filing of nomination papers for the Legislative Council poll for the dual-member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat from Local Authorities Constituencies ending yesterday, eight candidates have filed a total of 14 sets of nomination papers. The candidates, who have entered the poll fray, are Raghu R. Kautilya of BJP, Dr. D. Thimmaiah of…
Mysuru-Chamarajanagar MLC polls: Congress, JD(S) and BJP candidates file nominations
November 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: With today being the last day for filing the nomination papers for the dual member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar MLC polls, candidates of all the three major parties — Congress, JD(S) and BJP — filed their nomination papers at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) office here this morning. Soon after the nominations began for the day today, Independent…
If Opposition BJP rules MCC, who will oppose?
September 30, 2021Council fails to resolve row over Opposition Leader; Issue now before legal experts Mysore/Mysuru: The MCC Council meeting, which took place this morning, failed to solve the row over who should be the Opposition Leader as BJP — which was in the Opposition all these days — is now governing the civic body with the…
JD(S) keeps ‘bag scam’ alive; seeks action against IAS Officer
September 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Days after K.R. Nagar MLA Sa.Ra. Mahesh stoked a controversy against IAS officer accusing the officer of Rs. 6 crore scam in the purchase of cotton bags when she was the Deputy Commissioner of Mysuru where she had approved to buy 14 lakh cloth bags from Karnataka Handlooms Development Corporation (KHDC), his supporters and…
‘No tie-up with JD(S) in Assembly polls’
August 31, 2021State BJP in-Charge in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Categorically ruling out any tie up with the JD(S) for the next Assembly polls, BJP Party in-Charge of Karnataka Arun Singh said that the BJP was strong enough to gain a majority of its own in the 2023 Assembly polls. He was speaking to press persons after visiting Sri…
Congress party’s adamant stand responsible for Mayor post going to BJP, says JD(S) MLA Mahesh
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three days after Sunanda Palanetra was elected as the first BJP Mayor of the city, JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh blamed the adamant stance of Congress leaders for the Mayor post going to BJP. Addressing a press meet at his office near Ramavilas Road here on Saturday, S.R. Mahesh, the JD(S) MLA from K.R. Nagar,…
2023 election will be my last fight: Ex-CM Kumaraswamy
August 25, 2021Bengaluru: The 2023 State election will be the last fight of my life, said former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy while addressing a party rally at Hirekerur yesterday. Taking a dig at Congress, Kumaraswamy said the grand-old-party was the reason for the BJP to form such a bad Government. The BJP Government, he…
MCC by-poll for Ward 36: Shobha Ramesh is BJP candidate
August 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Just a day before the deadline of nomination papers for the MCC by-poll for Ward 36, the BJP on Sunday announced that it was fielding Shobha P. Ramesh as its candidate. Shobha Ramesh’s name was announced at a BJP meeting held at the party office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday evening, which was attended by…
MCC Ward 36 by-poll: JD(S) finalises its candidate
August 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a lead ahead of its rivals BJP and Congress, the JD(S) on Monday announced that S. Leelavathi, a dedicated party worker, will be the candidate for the MCC by-poll from Ward 36 (Yaraganahalli and Ambedkar Colony), the polling for which will take place on Sept. 3. The seat is reserved for Backward Class…
BJP, Cong, JD(S) locked in verbal war on vaccination
August 4, 2021Stormy debate in MCC Council over jab shortage, misinformation campaign Mysore/Mysuru: Instead of its regular business-as-usual meetings, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council yesterday debated lack of vaccine availability in Mysuru and this led to heated exchanges between BJP, Congress and JD(S) Corporators. While the BJP was accused of favouritism in the constituencies ruled by…
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