Chamarajanagar: Congress MLA C.Puttaranga Shetty of Chamarajanagar Assembly Constituency has scored a hat-trick by defeating BJP candidate K.R. Mallikarjunappa, a first of its kind in the Constituency. Interestingly12 other candidates from the Constituency have lost their deposits and Vatal Nagaraj of Vatal Prakash has earned the dubious distinction of losing the deposit for the third…
Pride goes before the Fall: Musings on Congress defeat in Karnataka
May 15, 2018The man of Power is ruined by Power. The man of Money by Money. The Submissive man by Subservience. The Pleasure-seeker by Pleasure. – Hermann Hesse, Nobel Laureate for Literature As I watched the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018 results this morning on TV, I could not help but recall the words of Hermann Hesse…
HUNG: Bjp 104, 8 short of majority; Congress 78; JD(S) 39
May 15, 2018Mysuru/ Bengaluru: Six hours after counting of votes in Electronic Voting Machines started for 222 of 224 Assembly seats, it is now clear that the BJP has emerged as the largest party. But it appears to be falling short of a few seats to reach the halfway mark. Latest reports from Bengaluru say that senior…
598 poll staff count votes on 154 tables at 16 rooms
May 15, 2018Mysuru: Counting of votes for the 11 Assembly Constituencies in Mysuru began at 8 am today amidst tight security at the new campus of Maharani Women’s Commerce and Management College at Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli), off Hunsur Road, and at the National Institute of Engineering – Institute of Technology (NIE-IT) on KRS Road near BEML, on the…
Counting Sidelights: Green flags fly high as GTD leads
May 15, 2018It was just a little over half-an-hour into counting this morning that the green flags of JD(S) started fluttering around Maharani’s Commerce and Management College. There was euphoria in the air for the supporters and party workers of JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who was pitted against the incumbent Congress Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in Chamundeshwari…
G.T. Devegowda – The Giant Killer
May 15, 2018Mysuru: JD(S) candidate G.T. Devegowda (GTD) became the ‘Giant Killer’ by defeating Congress Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in the high-stake battle in Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, which has attracted nationwide attention. GTD, who took the lead in the first round of counting, consolidated his position as the rounds progressed and finally won by a huge margin. Chamundeshwari…
BJP terms Karnataka win as ‘historic’
May 15, 2018Bengaluru: A jubilant BJP today termed the party’s spectacular win in Karnataka as “historic” and asserted that the people of Karnataka have rejected the “toxic and negative politics of Congress.” “This is a historic victory… and the victory of Narendra Modi-led campaign and people of Karnataka irrespective of caste and creed reposing their faith in…
CM Siddharamaiah to resign this evening
May 15, 2018Mysuru: With the Congress losing the Assembly polls, CM Siddharamaiah is likely to submit his resignation to Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala later this evening when the Election Commission announces the final results.
Vendors make hay, Netas shy away
May 15, 2018The scene at NIE-IT counting centre in Koorgalli, which is at a fair distance from the hustle and bustle of the city, was not as enthusiastic as the one seen at Maharani’s College counting centre in Vinayakanagar. Hardly about 2,000 to 3,000 supporters and party workers of JD(S) and BJP had gathered here where counting…
Karnataka Assembly Elections – 2018: Counting tomorrow
May 14, 2018Poll Officials review arrangements Traffic restricted around two counting centres in city tomorrow from 6 am to 10 pm Counting of votes to begin at 8 am Prior Police permission must for victory rallies Betting galore on counting eve Liquor ban from today midnight till tomorrow midnight Mysuru: With the counting of votes for the…
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