Bengaluru, Jan 19 (IANS) The Karnataka government has said it is considering conducting all local body elections, including the civic polls in Bengaluru, at one go.Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar made the statement here on Monday.With regard to the GBA elections, the draft voters’ list was released on Monday.Asked about when the municipal elections might be held, Shivakumar said: “The court has issued its directions. Our government is committed to the 73rd and …
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Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) “If a Tamilian can become Chennai Mayor, a Gujarati can become Ahmedabad Mayor, a Telugu Hyderabad Mayor and a Punjabi as Punjabi Mayor then why in Maharashtra’s Mumbai, a Marathi can’t become its mayor,” asked Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday, staunchly defending his pitch for Marathi-Hindu mayor in the upcoming BMC elections. He stated that Marathi and Hindu can’t be segregated into two, as both are inseparable, and hence, after the BJP …
Wayanad, Jan 5 (IANS) Buoyed by the recent gains in civic polls, Congress leaders in Kerala brainstormed over days at a summit in Wayanad even as Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday projected a picture of solidarity, claiming there is “no issue with the party”.Talking to reporters, Tharoor said, “There is no conflict here, we all stand together in the party, and you can see that here.”He also slammed rumours about his staying away from the party line on key issues, including his…