Mysore/Mysuru: The nomination-spree continued on the fifth day today, with many candidates representing different parties and independent contestants filing their nomination papers across the district. The deadline for filing of nomination papers is Apr. 20. As the last day (Thursday) is considered as inauspicious due to Amavasya (New Moon Day) coupled with solar eclipse, candidates…
Musings on Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023
April 19, 2023Karnataka is now in birth pangs of a new government — May 2023. The fight is between the incumbent BJP and desperate Congress but JD(S) is the challenge to both Congress and BJP. H.D. Kumaraswamy of JD(S) is confident that in case of a fractured mandate he can act as a catalyst in forming the…
Kaveesh Gowda and B. Harshavardhan of BJP, K.V. Mallesh of JD(S) file papers after mega road shows
April 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The nomination-spree, which gained momentum yesterday, continued today as well with candidates representing different parties filing their papers in the city and district. Chamundeshwari BJP candidate V. Kaveesh Gowda presented his nomination papers to Assistant Commissioner B. Kamala Bai, who is the Returning Officer (RO) for Chamundeshwari Constituency at the Taluk Office in Nazarbad…
Local flavour in Chamaraja with native leaders battling it out
April 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Chamaraja Constituency has become a battleground for leaders hailing from K.G. Koppal (Kannegowdana Koppal), one of the most densely populated areas of the city, with candidates from all three major parties — BJP, Congress, and JD(S) — being natives of the locality. The sitting MLA and BJP candidate L. Nagendra, Congress candidate K….
Despite Shettar and Savadi’s exit, BJP will increase stake in North K’taka: CM Bommai
April 18, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said the BJP is going to increase its stake in North Karnataka, despite the exit of senior leaders Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi. “Mark my words. Nothing is going to change. We are going to increase our stake in North Karnataka and we will come back with a…
‘I am confident of winning from both Varuna and Chamarajanagar’
April 17, 2023BJP Minister V. Somanna calls on former Congress MLA Vasu Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the people of Varuna and Chamarajanagar Constituencies would vote for him if they want development like in Bengaluru’s Govindarajanagar, which is currently represented by him, Housing Minister V. Somanna said he has full confidence of winning from both the Constituencies which he…
Don’t use children for poll campaigns: DC
April 16, 2023‘No spurt in virus cases in Mysuru; Medical teams, officials ready to tackle situation’ By S.B. Devaraj Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a serious note of the involvement of children under the age of 18 years in the Assembly election campaigns, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, said that strict action…
17 nominations filed on Day-2
April 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The filing of nomination papers for the May 10 Assembly polls gained momentum on the second day yesterday with as many as 17 candidates filing their nomination papers. The filing of nomination papers began on Apr. 13 and there was no nominations on day-1, as it was a public holiday for Dr. B.R. Ambedkar…
JD(S) releases second list of candidates
April 15, 2023Bhavani Revanna misses out on Hassan ticket; Y.S.V. Datta gets Kadur ticket Bengaluru: After a watchful wait, the JD(S) on Friday released its second list of 49 candidates for the May 10 Assembly polls. The party had announced the names of candidates for 93 segments last month even before the poll schedule was announced. The…
‘SVEEP’ action intensified in areas of poor voting
April 14, 2023From candle light rally, route marches and street rangolis, Mysuru looks to boost voter turnout Mysore/Mysuru: The committee looking after activities under Systematic Voter Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) for the coming Assembly elections in Mysuru district has set a goal of carrying out voter awareness campaigns in each village for bringing maximum number of…
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