Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over the outcome of the recently held Mayoral polls, former Congress Mayors have demanded disciplinary action against the MLA Tanveer Sait for what they called violation of the party’s stand. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, two former Congress Mayors Arif Hussain and Ayub Khan accused Sait of joining hands with former Chief…
Bengaluru: Even as the rift in the Congress over the Mysuru Mayoral polls is yet to calm down, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who is reportedly upset over N.R. MLA Tanveer Sait’s action of handing over the Mayor’s post to JD(S) in his hometown of Mysuru, in a breach of agreement between the…
Anwar Baig is Deputy Mayor Mysore/Mysuru: Despite tough talk by former Chief Minister and JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy that Congress leader and former CM Siddharamaiah was responsible for a break in the power-sharing alliance between the two parties in the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), the JD(S) stuck to its alliance partner Congress in the Mayoral…
BJP, Congress rally behind ‘king-maker’ JD(S); cards close to chest after late-night meeting Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of the city of Mysuru voting to elect its 23rd Mayor and Deputy Mayor, it was clear that the contest is a one-on-one fight between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress while the Janata Dal (Secular) is taking…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Mayoral polls this time was suspenseful even a day before the voting. This time the political scene was different over the strained relationship between Congress and JD(S), especially former Chief Ministers Siddharamaiah and H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK). Both the leaders have indulged in mud-slinging and have been washing their dirty linen in full…
Mysore/Mysuru: The decks for the city Mayoral polls is said to have been cleared, with the Karnataka High Court (HC) learnt to have refused to grant a stay order on the Mayoral polls scheduled for tomorrow. Challenging the Government’s reservation for Mysuru Mayoral polls, Samiullah, an independent Corporator, had moved Karnataka HC seeking scrapping of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that Congress should get the Mayor post this time as per an understanding reached between the Congress and JD(S) following MCC polls in 2018, Opposition Leader and former CM Siddharamaiah maintained that JD(S) should honour the agreement if alliance between the two parties were to continue. Speaking to presspersons at his Ramakrishnanagar residence…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the Government announcing the date for Mayoral polls, the Regional Commissioner of Mysuru Revenue Division Dr. B.C. Prakash on Tuesday issued the notification on the schedule of Mysuru Mayoral polls to take place on Feb.24. According to the notification, the polling process will commence with the filing of nomination papers from 8 am…
Mysore/Mysuru: With exactly a week to go for the Mayoral polls and still no clear signs of continuing their ruling alliance, Congress MLA Tanveer Sait met JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh this morning at his Office near Ramavilas Road and held discussions for more than an hour. Later speaking to press persons, Sait said that he…
BJP to ally with JD(S) to wrest Mayor’s post for the first time: MLA Nagendra Mysore/Mysuru: In a changed political scenario, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) is likely to end alliance with Congress in the forthcoming Mayoral elections of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and align with the Opposition BJP. “The election will be held on Feb. 24…
Lokayukta Police raid four officialsNovember 21, 2024
MUDA 50:50 sites scam: Original owner of Kesa...November 21, 2024
City BJP to protest against Waqf Board tomorr...November 21, 2024
3-day Banana Festival in city from tomorrowNovember 21, 2024
Recent Comments