With prestige at stake for the Congress in the Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-poll, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has formed separate teams comprising of his Cabinet Ministers, to ensure the victory of Congress candidates in both the seats. While PWD Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has been entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring Congress candidate Kalale Keshavamurthy’s win…
By-polls: 11 in fray at Nanjangud and seven in Gundlupet
March 25, 2017With the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers for Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls ending yesterday, the stage is set for the by-poll with 11 candidates remaining in fray in Nanjangud and 7 candidates in Gundlupet. A total of 14 candidates had filed their nomination papers for Nanjangud (SC) by-poll while the nomination of two of…
Brisk campaigning by party leaders
March 25, 2017MP Shobha Karandlaje campaigning for BJP candidate V. Sreenivasa Prasad at Nanjangud yesterday; Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and MP R. Dhruvanarayan campaigning for Nanjangud Congress candidate Kalale Keshavamurthy; Gundlupet Congress candidate M.C. Mohankumari (Geetha Mahadevaprasad), along with her supporters and party workers, taking out a road show at Gundlupet yesterday.
S.M. Krishna will campaign during by-polls: BSY
March 23, 2017Maintaining that former Chief Minister and senior leader S.M. Krishna’s entry into the party will give much more strength to the BJP in the run up to next year’s Assembly polls, former CM and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) has said that he will personally welcome Krishna to the State BJP Headquarters once he…
Former Minister Ramdas hits campaign trail at Nanjangud
March 23, 2017Even as the poll campaign for the prestigious Nanjangud by-poll is getting hotter with each passing day, former Minister S.A. Ramdas hit the campaign trail early this morning by extensively touring various localities in the town, seeking votes for BJP candidate V. Sreenivasa Prasad. Speaking to press persons during the campaign, Ramdas said he saw…
Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly by-polls: Voting to be foolproof
March 22, 2017In order to bring in transparency in the electoral process and to prevent malpractices and electoral fraud, the Election Commission has decided to use Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for voting process in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections on April 9. VVPAT unit is a printer-like machine attached to…
Nanjangud-Gundlupet By-polls: 14 candidates file nomination in N’gud, 9 in Gundlupet
March 22, 2017Yesterday being the last day for filing of the nomination papers for the ensuing Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly By-elections, a total of 14 candidates have filed their nomination papers from the Nanjangud Assembly Constituency and 9 candidates from Gundlupet Assembly Constituency. The by-polls, which is being considered as a prestige issue for BJP and Congress,…
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