Mysuru: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati arrived in city this morning. She will address a mega election rally at Maharaja’s College Grounds at 4 pm. The BSP leader, called “Behenji” by her followers, will campaign from today for the victory of her party and JD(S) candidates for the…
Scrutiny of nomination papers begins
April 25, 2018Mysuru: With the deadline for filing nominations ending yesterday, the scrutiny of nomination papers for four Assembly segments of Mysuru city began at three different offices here this morning. Scrutiny of papers for Chamundeshwari began at Room No. 107 in Taluk Office, Mini Vidhana Soudha, Nazarbad, at 11 am under tight Police security. The nominations…
Ambarish breaks silence; opts out of poll fray citing health
April 25, 2018Bengaluru: In a major setback to Congress, actor-turned-politician M.H. Ambarish rejected the party’s request to contest the May 12 Assembly polls from his hometown Mandya. His announcement came yesterday after he played hide-and-seek with Congress leaders for the last few days. He has decided to stay away from the party’s campaign on “health grounds.” Sixty-six-year-old…
K.G. Bopaiah of BJP files nomination from Virajpet
April 25, 2018Virajpet: Former Assembly Speaker and sitting MLA K.G. Bopaiah filed nomination as the BJP candidate from Virajpet Assembly segment yesterday. Bopaiah was accompanied by fellow BJP candidate from Madikeri Appachu Ranjan and other party leaders. Tuesday, the last day of filing nomination papers, also saw the filing of nomination of five other candidates who included…
K.P. Chandrakala files nomination as Congress candidate from Madikeri
April 25, 2018Madikeri: Suntikoppa ZP Member and senior Congress leader K.P. Chandrakala filed nomination as the Congress candidate from Madikeri constituency here yesterday, the last day of filing nominations. She presented her papers to District Deputy Electoral Officer Ramesh Konareddy. The Congress had earlier announced the candidature of senior Advocate H.S. Chandramouli. But as Chandramouli was part…
Ganiga Ravikumar files papers from Mandya
April 25, 2018Congress candidate from Mandya Ganiga Ravikumar, who was allotted the party ticket at the last minute, filed nomination at Mandya yesterday. He was accompanied by his wife Soundarya, District Congress President Gangadhar, former MLA H.B. Ramu and leader Halalli Ashok.
Battle for Varuna constituency: BJP fields Ananth Kumar’s aide Thotadappa Basavaraju
April 24, 2018Mysuru: In a surprise political development and unexpected twists and turns this morning, the BJP High Command has decided to field Thotadappa Basavaraju as its official candidate for Varuna Constituency to take on Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s son and Congress candidate Dr. Yathindra. In Badami Constituency of Bagalkot district, the BJP has fielded B. Sriramulu, MP…
M.K. Somashekar declares Rs.7.50 crore assetes
April 24, 2018Mysuru: K.R. Constituency Congress MLA and party candidate M.K. Somashekar has declared his assets as worth Rs.7.50 crore. Somashekar, in his asset declaration in nomination papers filed yesterday, has said that his wife L. Kusuma and daughters M.S. Meghana and M.S. Pranusha as dependents. Somashekar has said that he has movable properties worth Rs.34,35,433 and…
Boat Burners of BJP
April 24, 2018BJP will win Karnataka only if Amit Shah and B.S. Yeddyurappa work together to the exclusion of others with ambition Are we going to see in Varuna Constituency a replay of 2006 by-election in Chamundeshwari Constituency where Siddharamaiah contested as Congress candidate after quitting JD(S) and also his MLA seat? One S. Shivabasappa, a political…
BJP NR candidate Sandesh Swamy files nomination papers
April 23, 2018Mysuru: – S. Satish (Sandesh Swamy), who recently quit JD(S), filed his nomination papers as BJP candidate from N.R. Constituency this morning. Sandesh Swamy, who came in a mammoth procession after performing puja at Huliyamma Temple in Kyathamanahalli, submitted his papers to Returning Officer (RO) R.K. Kantharaj at Chamundi Vihar Stadium. Sandesh Swamy was accompanied…
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