Mysuru: The five crore people of the State will decide who is going to be the Chief Minister of Karnataka in the May 12 Assembly election, not the current Chief Minister Siddharamaiah or the former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa, said JD(S) State President and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK). He was reacting to questions…
N.A. Haris figures in Congress final list
April 23, 2018Bengaluru: The Congress on Sunday released its final list of candidates, bringing in change of candidates in 6 Assembly Constituencies, including Badami from where Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will contest. The Congress, brushing aside public outcry that erupted following the pub brawl involving his son Mohammad Nalpad, has fielded two-time MLA N.A. Haris from Shanthinagar Assembly…
Rahul to visit State again, Mysuru district on his itinerary
April 23, 2018Bengaluru: After undertaking the Janashirvada Yatra, AICC (All India Congress Committee) President Rahul Gandhi will visit the State again on Apr.26 and 27. Just like in the previous Yatra, Rahul will continue with his ‘temple run’ and visit Dharmasthala. In the two-day tour, he will visit Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Mysuru districts. He…
Pooja Gandhi re-joins JD(S)
April 23, 2018Ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls, sandalwood actress Pooja Gandhi re-joined the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) at the party’s office in Bengaluru yesterday in the presence of Party National Working President P.G.R. Sindhia. The actress had quit the party in 2012 to join Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP). She later quit KJP too, to join Badavara Shramikara Raitara…
Ramdas, Abdul file papers
April 21, 2018Mysuru: A day after Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and MLA G.T. Devegowda filed their nominations for the high-profile Chamundeshwari constituency amidst much fanfare, today it was the turn of former Minister S.A. Ramdas of BJP and Abdul Azeez (Abdulla) of JD-S to file their papers from Krishnaraja (KR) and Narasimharaja (NR) constituencies respectively amidst a festive…
BJP fields S.A. Ramadas from Krishnaraja, L. Nagendra from Chamaraja, Gopal Rao from Chamundeshwari
April 21, 2018Bengaluru: Former Ministers S.A. Ramdas and G. Karunakar Reddy, former Assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah and sons of three sitting Legislators, figure in the third list of 59 candidates announced by the BJP yesterday for the May 12 Assembly polls. With the announcement of the third list, BJP has so far named candidates for 213 seats…
Battle lines drawn as CM, GTD file papers for Chamundeshwari
April 21, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and JD(S) leader and incumbent Chamundeshwari constituency MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) filed their nomination papers yesterday for the prestigious Chamundeshwari segment that both parties are hell-bent on winning. Siddharamaiah’s high-profile nomination from Chamundeshwari, which he last represented in 2004, saw some drama. The procession accompanying him clashed with the followers of…
GTD waits for auspicious time to file papers, CM visits 3 temples
April 21, 2018Mysuru: Prominent among those who filed their nomination papers yesterday included CM Siddharamaiah and G.T. Devegowda (GTD) from Chamundeshwari assembly constituency, JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy from Ramanagaram and Channapattana, JD(S) leader H.D. Revanna from Holenarasipura, Minister Ramalinga Reddy from BTM Layout, BJP Leader Suresh Kumar from Rajajinagar in Bengaluru. Many candidates waited for Friday…
P.G.R. Sindhia to contest from Basavakalayan
April 21, 2018Bengaluru: After much dilly-dallying, the JD(S) yesterday announced its second list of 56 candidates for the Assembly polls. The second list has many political leaders who have hopped from their respective parties after they were denied tickets. The party has announced candidatures of senior leader P.G.R. Sindhia from Basavakalayan, Prakash Khandre, sitting BJP MLA who…
In five years, Chief Minister got richer by Rs.6.75 crore
April 21, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has declared assets to the tune of Rs.20.36 crore, an increase of Rs.6.75 crore, when compared to Rs.13.61 crore assets he had declared during 2013 elections. In Varuna, his son, Dr.Yathindra has declared a wealth of Rs.32 crore including movable properties worth Rs.4 crore and immovable properties worth Rs.8.89 crore. He…
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