I respect people’s verdict: Vasu Chamaraja Congress candidate Vasu, who lost the Assembly polls to BJP’s L. Nagendra, has said that he would respect the voters’ mandate. Maintaining that he was not disappointed over the result, Vasu, who had won from Chamaraja in 2013, said that his defeat in last week’s election, may also be…
Amidst poaching threat…: Congress MLAs may be moved to Kochi or Hyderabad Resort
May 17, 2018Bengaluru: The Congress has decided to move its 78 lawmakers out of Karnataka. Reports suggest they are likely to be flown to a plush resort at Kochi in Kerala later this evening. Latest reports from Bengaluru say that the MLAs (both JD(S) and Congress) might be moved to a resort in Hyderabad. Sources said…
City JD(S) protests Guv action
May 17, 2018Mysuru: The city JD(S) leaders too staged a protest near the bust of Mahatma Gandhi opposite City Law Courts Complex here this morning alleging that Governor Vajubhai R. Vala had ignored the majority of the JD(S) and the Congress Legislators. They said that the Governor had bowed to the diktats of the ruling party and…
Four questioned by Police over evm hacking allegations
May 17, 2018Mysuru: Following accusation by a few defeated candidates that EVMs and VVPATs were hacked in the May 12 Assembly polls, the Police are said to have questioned four persons who had made claims on hacking. Defeated NR JD(S) candidate Abdul Aziz (Abdulla) and SDPI candidate Abdul Majeed has lodged a complaint with the NR Police…
Police, Paramilitary lauded for incident-free election bandobust
May 17, 2018Mysuru: The 15th Karnataka Assembly elections has passed off peacefully in city with tight security arrangements made by the District Administration and the Police. “It is due to the people’s patience, co-operation, the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari and the untiring efforts of the Police Officers and staff that the election bandobust was a success,” said…
MLAs up for Sale? Offer price Rs. 100 crore, alleges Kumaraswamy
May 16, 2018Bengaluru: With the election results throwing a fractured mandate in Karnataka and both the BJP and the JD(S)-Congress combine staking claim, all eyes are now on Governor Vajubhai Vala who will decide whom to invite to form the next government. The BJP, which won 104 seats, emerged as the single largest party but fell short…
Ramdas triumphs against all odds
May 16, 2018Mysuru: This May 12 Assembly elections saw a keen competition between S.A. Ramdas of BJP, M.K. Somashekar of the Congress and K.V. Mallesh of JD(S) with Ramdas finally emerging victorious in Krishnaraja Constituency. It was a keenly fought election and even for the BJP ticket and its severity could be gauged from the fact that…
Five-time Lucky at Narasimharaja Constituency
May 16, 2018Mysuru: Congress candidate Tanveer Sait recorded his fifth straight win from Narasimharaja Constituency by garnering 62,268 votes thus defeating his nearest rival Sandesh Swamy of BJP who managed to secure 44,141 votes. Though political observers in the Constituency pointed out that the going could turn tough for Tanveer Sait as the Congress, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)…
From Corporator to MUDA Chairman to MLA — L. Nagendra
May 16, 2018Mysuru: Former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman L. Nagendra of the BJP emerged victorious in Chamaraja Assembly Constituency. He secured 51,683 votes against incumbent MLA Vasu of the Congress who polled 36,747 votes. Chamaraja Constituency that has a majority of educated population was expected to witness a keen contest between the Congress and the…
S. R. Mahesh scores hat-trick in K.R. Nagar
May 16, 2018Mysuru: K.R. Nagar JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh has scored a hat-trick this time albeit winning by a narrow margin. The contest in K.R. Nagar had raised the curiosity of everyone as they were wondering whether Mahesh would be successful third time also just like he had won in the two previous Assembly elections. His…
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