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PM's visit, BJP's grassroots work lift party prospects in north Karnataka
In Hubbali, BJP candidate Mahesh Tenginkai, the party state general secretary and the blue-eyed boy of senior leader B.L. Santhosh, has been working hard to defeat the Congress candidate Jagadish Shettar whose exit from the BJP has become national news.
No chance of a hung Assembly in Karnataka, says B.S. Yediyurappa
Speaking to reporters at the party headquarters here, Yediyurappa said the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community in the state is with the BJP. "This time there won't be a fractured verdict in the state. BJP is going to win 135 to 140 seats. In 2008, BJP had won 110 seats, in 2018 it got 104. This time, we will get simple majority. There is no chance of a hung Assembly, as the BJP will get a clear mandate," Yediyurappa said.
BJP leaders pressurising officials in polls: Shivpal Yadav
Shivpal told reporters that all the BJP ministers who were campaigning in the state, knew that the public was not going to vote for them but they still continue to pressurise the officers. The Bharatiya Janata Party is nervous because people are not voting for them. All the ministers and the deputy chief ministers who are engaged in the.
Lingayat Forum a fictional organisation, says Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai
The Chief Minister told reporters here that Veerashaiva is a very big community and it is not under any organisation. A lot of respect is given to the Veerashaiva Mahasabha, but it is not correct to use any organisation for election purpose, he said. "If four or five persons say something, does it become the voice of the Lingayats? The Lingayat community is like an ocean. The Lingayat Forum is an organisation that emerged ahead of election, " he stated.
Rahul Gandhi takes bus ride in BBJP complains against Sonia for making ‘divisive’ statementengaluru, tells commuters about Congress promises
Rahul Gandhi visited the Coffee Day shop on Cunningham Road and interacted with people there and had a cup of coffee too. He walked to the nearest bus stop and met a group of women and college going girls at the junction. The women and college girls shared with him their woes of everyday life, the difficulties they face while traveling in buses, their difficulty to pursue education, responsibilities of the family. Gandhi also asked them about the importance given to the education of their children.
BJP complains against Sonia for making ‘divisive’ statement
Bengaluru: The BJP has lodged a complaint with the Election Commissioner of India and the Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka against Sonia Gandhi for making the statement, “the Congress will not allow anyone to pose a threat to Karnataka’s reputation, sovereignty or integrity.”
Karnataka polls: Campaigning to end today, Maha CM Shindhe & Priyanka to hold roadshows
Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar is campaigning for the first time in his Kanakapura constituency on Monday. He will address a public rally at 3 p.m. in the town. BJP has fielded Minister for Revenue R. Ashoka here and hopes to challenge Shivakumar. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold roadshows at Chickpet and Viaynagar.
Arvind Kejriwal conspicuously absent from campaigning in Karnataka
The party had created a good vibe and was aiming to win a few seats in Bengaluru and urban centers in Karnataka. People even had predicted that AAP will prove to be a formidable opponent to BJP. Kejriwal, the person who propelled AAP to the power of seat in New Delhi and managed to install party in Punjab, was expected.
UP govt to get tough with officials misbehaving with MPs, MLA
The state government has also asked for the regular monitoring of all such complaints on a fortnightly or monthly basis, and that reports in this regard be shared with the parliamentary affairs department. The government has sent multiple reminders to officers and employees to show courtesy and follow protocol. Satish Mahana, Speaker of the.
Ahead of Priyanka Gandhi’s Hyderabad visit, KTR terms her 'political tourist'
He said that the parties which did not work for the welfare of people while in power are now preaching the state governments like Telangana which consistently ranked high in performance.In a response to Priyanka Gandhi’s Telangana visit for a political rally on youth issues, KTR, as the leader is popularly known, sough to remind the Congress of its "decades-long history of failures.
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