Davanagere, April 4 (IANS) The upcoming election in Davanagere South constituency in Karnataka will be a direction indicator for the country, said Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Railways V. Somanna on Saturday. He asserted that the BJP candidate, Srinivas Dasakariappa, will win. Speaking to the press, Somanna said: “Congress has given tickets to the third generation. How many more generations will they make contest elections?”He added that the election in Davanagere is cruc…
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Davanagere, April 2 (IANS) Responding to charges of encouraging family politics while selecting candidates for by-elections, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar questioned whether there is no family politics in the BJP and JD(S). Responding to media queries in Davanagere on Thursday, when asked about the BJP’s allegation that a single family dominates politics in Davanagere, he said, “Shivashankarappa and his son have been in politics for many years. This exists in all parties.”It can be…
Bengaluru, March 28 (IANS) Questioning the Congress’s strategy, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Saturday asked how long the party could retain Muslim support by invoking fear of the BJP.Addressing the media at the BJP state office, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Narayanaswamy made the remarks while commenting on developments surrounding the Davanagere South constituency.He added that younger and more aware members of the community …
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) Following the withdrawal of Sadiq Pylwan, who had filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Davanagere by-election, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence that the Congress will win the bypolls in both Davanagere and Bagalkot. He was speaking at a press conference held at the Congress office on Queen’s Road on Friday. Sadiq had filed his nomination as an independent candidate for the Davanagere South seat, opposing the candida…
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Karnataka did some damage control in Davanagere South Assembly segment on Friday by convincing rebel candidate Sadiq Pylwan to withdraw from the electoral contest and work for the party’s official candidate.However, as the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on March 26, Sadiq will remain a candidate but will work for the Congress party.Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, invited Sadiq Pylwan, the…
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Karnataka is facing rebellion from its own leaders in the Davanagere South Assembly constituency, a stronghold of the party that was represented by veteran leader late Shamanur Shivashankarappa since the segment came into existence in 2008. Congress insiders say that if the party leadership fails to assuage the rebel leaders, the BJP could register a maiden victory.The result is crucial for both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minist…
Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Friday criticised the Central government over the reduction in fuel prices, alleging that it was politically motivated.He was responding to questions from the media near his residence in Bengaluru regarding the Centre’s decision to reduce the special additional excise duty on fuel.“The Government of India is killing us. They have reduced fuel prices for the elections. Meanwhile, Nayara company has increased fuel pr…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) Defending the Congress decision to issue tickets to family members for bypolls in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday asked which party does not have family politics.Interacting with the media on Tuesday at the Delhi airport and then at the Karnataka Bhavan, Shivakumar, responding to questions about allegations of giving preference to family members, said: “Tell me which party does not have family politics. It exists in every party. In…
Davanagere (Karnataka), March 23 (IANS) Congress candidate Samarth Mallikarjun filed his nomination for the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll on Monday in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, and other prominent leaders. The leaders arrived in a massive procession in Davanagere city.Siddaramaiah said that in earlier bypolls, the Congress had defeated the sons of former Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, and…
Bengaluru, March 22 (IANS) The Congress party on Sunday finally announced its candidates for the by-elections to two Assembly segments in Karnataka, despite an ongoing intense internal conflict.In an official statement, party General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal announced the names of Umesh Meti and Samarth Mallikarjun for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South constituencies, respectively.Both seats were previously held by the Congress.The Bagalkot seat was represented by senior leader and former…