Leaders of at least two other seats in Kalaburagi may have used data centre at heart of allegations; a BJP 2023 candidate says “local unit” may have tied up with centre for voter revision exercise “legally”
Former Deputy CMs R Ashoka and C N Ashwath Narayan and ex-minister V Sunil Kumar among the favourites to lead the party in the state Assembly. While Ashoka is close to B S Yediyurappa, the other two are associated with the B L Santhosh camp.
As per the complainant, BJP leader Revannasiddappa assured to get him a ticket in the Hagaribommanahalli constituency which is reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates.
“KCR (as Rao is often called) is seeking protection from Narendra Modi’s government as KCR’s daughter is involved in the Delhi liquor case. Modi is now pressuring the KCR government to support BJP. The remote control of KCR is in Modi's hands now.”
Seven of nine MLAs from minority community re-elected from seats considered Congress bastions; Ramanagara MLA Iqbal Hussain and Belgaum Uttar MLA Asif Sait first-time legislators
The 2023 poll results across these seats contrast with the outcome of the last Assembly elections. In 2018, BJP had won the most — 29 seats — of these constituencies, while Congress and the JD(S) had bagged 14 and 9 seats, respectively.
Siddaramaiah called the victory the result of a “decision by people of Karnataka for a decisive verdict”, as "whenever there has been a hung verdict, there have not been stable governments”.
Canceled shows to Rs 300-cr hit: Makers on Suriya’s Karuppu success after Rs 45-cr deficit
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The Tamil film Karuppu's production house expressed gratitude to all contributors for the film's success, crossing Rs 300 crore at the box office. Despite praise for the director and technical team, there were financial struggles and a major miscalculation.
