Karnataka Congress leader Siddaramaiah hits out at BJP, says party turning state into Hindutva lab
India | January 22, 2023 17:55 ISTThe Congress leader claimed that BJP cannot come back to power in Karnataka.
The Congress leader claimed that BJP cannot come back to power in Karnataka.
Karnataka assembly elections: Signalling the end of his electoral politics, Yediyurappa last Friday said he will be vacating his Shikaripura assembly seat in Shivamogga.
The electorate for this election comprises elected members of urban and rural local bodies, and unlike legislative assembly or Lok Sabha polls, council contests are decided by preferential votes.
The development has come in the backdrop of state BJP strong man and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa openly seeking JD(S) support in the seats where the regional party is not contesting.
Karnataka state election commission on Wednesday said it has announced results for 54,041 seats of 5,728 Gram Panchayats, while that of the remaining 36,781 seats will be announced on Thursday.
A total of 3,019 panchayats in 117 taluks across Karnataka will go for polling in the first phase of Gram Panchayat elections today. A total of 1.17 lakh candidates are in the fray for 43,238 seats. Voting will be held between 7am to 5pm.
The Karnataka state Election Commission on Monday announced dates for the elections to the Gram Panchayats in two-phases on December 22 and December 27.
Commenting on the development, the former prime minister also said he had suggested Mallikarjun Kharge's name for the post of the chief minister.
In the civic body polls held on August 31, the Congress has won 982 seats out of the total 2,662 seats, with a majority in 10 districts including Ballari, Bidar, Gadag, Mysuru, Uttara Kannada and Raichur, the SEC said in its website.
Inayatullah Khan, who won the election from ward No. 16 in Tumakuru -- around 70 km from Bengaluru, was taking out the procession in the morning when an unidentified person sprayed some liquid on the crowd and fled the scene, police said.
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No party in Karnataka has won a second successive term in office since 1985 when the Janata Dal under Ramakrishna Hegde had retained power.
Congress leaders, including president Rahul Gandhi and chief minister Siddaramaiah, on Thursday, addressed a press conference in Bengaluru on the last day of the campaign for the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018.
Addressing an election rally here, the prime minister said, "Look at the Congress character....whose jayanti needs to celebrated with respect, from whom we have to draw inspiration for generations to generations.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the party whose flag once fluttered "from Panchayat to Parliament" will become "Punjab, Puducherry, Parivar" Congress after its impending defeat in Karnataka.
Expressing surprise over Mani Shankar Aiyar’s reported praise of Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday asked the Congress not to involve foreign nations in India’s domestic politics.
PM Narendra Modi is addressing the office bearers and karyakartas of Karnataka's Bharatiya Janata Party Mahila Morcha through Namo App via video bridge.
Stakes are high for the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress as Karnataka is one of the few states where the party is in power. Also, Siddaramaiah is the first chief minister in the state to complete a five-year tenure.
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