20-year BJP run ends as Congress wins both seats Madikeri: The hilly Kodagu district, which has two Assembly Constituencies — Madikeri and Virajpet — that has been a bastion of the BJP for the last two decades with Hindutva being an important plank, has been wrested by Congress. Congress candidate Ajjikuttira S. Ponnanna (Virajpet) and…
Siddharamaiah wins Varuna, his home turf Mysuru/Chamarajanagar: In a huge setback to the BJP, which had rested hopes on Housing Minister V. Somanna, the Congress triumphed in both Varuna Assembly segment of Mysuru district and Chamarajanagar, from where the Minister had contested on a BJP ticket. Somanna lost by a margin of about 40,941 votes…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were taken out from the strong rooms at the Counting Centre at Maharani’s Women’s College of Commerce and Management, Paduvarahalli (Vinayakanagar) in the city at 8 am, in the presence of Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, Election Observers and the agents of…
Bengaluru: As the Assembly poll results started pouring in and the ruling BJP faced a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Congress, the BJP has accepted the loss. During a press conference at the party office in Malleswaram this afternoon, State BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel said that the BJP has accepted defeat. The…
Bengaluru: Buoyed by the election results, the Congress camp is witnessing hectic activities. Sources revealed that the High Command is ready with a ‘50:50 formula’ for the post of Chief Minister. According to sources, Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah (Siddu) and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) are the prominent contenders for the CM’s post. Considering the intense…
Hassan: In a rude shock to the ruling BJP, the party lost the prestigious Hassan seat with its candidate and sitting MLA Preetham Gowda losing the seat to H.P. Swaroop of the JD(S), while the Congress came a poor third. The Constituency has gained all the more attention as BJP’s Preetham Gowda had challenged JD(S)…
New Delhi: Celebrations started in the Congress headquarters at Delhi this morning as the party shot past the halfway mark in Karnataka by mid-morning leads. A number of Congress workers were seen dressed as Bajrang Bali Hanuman, in a pointed jibe at the BJP and the right wing. “Bajrang Bali BJP ke nahi Congress ke…
Mysore/Mysuru: Leader of Opposition in Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah flashed a victory sign during his visit to the counting centre at Maharani’s Women’s Commerce and Management College at Paduvarahalli (Vinayakanagar) in the city this morning. Even as the counting of votes was underway and the early trends were in favour of the party, Siddharamaiah, the Congress…
New Delhi: The Congress, within touching distance of victory in Karnataka, started ring-fencing its MLAs as it crossed the halfway mark in leads early today. The Congress triggered the race to power and party sources said the top leaders have planned to take its MLAs to Tamil Nadu (TN) and is in touch with the…
Mysore/Mysuru: Despite the extensive efforts of the District Administration and District Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee to boost up the voting percentage in the district, the voters of three Assembly segments in Mysuru city have continued to show their apathy resulting in nullifying the well intentioned efforts of the District Administration. The…
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