Here’s the list of Congress candidates for 18 LS seats in Karnataka

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March 24, 2019

Bengaluru, Mar 24: The Indian National Congress has finally announced candidates for 18 out of 20 Lok Sabha seats it will contest in Karnataka.

As expected it has re-nominated nine incumbents while fielding young leaders in some seats including Dakshina Kannada.

The Congress has not declared a candidate for the Bangalore South seat, amid concerns that the party lacked a strong contender in this BJP bastion. Curiously, even the BJP has not declared its candidate for Bangalore South, where incumbent (late) Ananthkumar's wife Tejaswini is tipped to get the ticket.

The Congress has also not declared the Dharwad seat, where the BJP has renominated its incumbent Prahallad Joshi.

As part of its pre-poll alliance with the JD(S), the Congress will contest from 20 seats, conceding the remaining eight to the regional party.

Only two sitting members of the Karnataka Assembly have been given the Lok Sabha ticket - Eshwar Khandre (Bidar) and Shamanur Shivashankarappa (Davangere). Both candidates belong to the Lingayat community that is dominant in the two seats. The party is banking on the Lingayat card in Belgaum as well by fielding Virupakshi S Sadhunnavar.

The only Muslim candidate in the list is Rizwan Arshad for Bangalore Central, where actor-activist Prakash Rai is contesting as independent candidate.

List of 18 candidates:

Dakshina Kannada - Mithun Rai

Chikkodi - Prakash Hukkeri

Raichur - BV Nayak

Bellary - VS Ugrappa

Chitradurga - BN Chandrappa

Chikkaballapur - M Veerappa Moily

Kolar - V Muniyappa

Gulbarga - Mallikarjun Kharge

Chamarajanagar - R Dhruvanarayana

Bangalore Rural - DK Suresh

Davangere - Shamanur Shivashankarappa

Bangalore Central - Rizwan Arshad

Bidar - Eshwar Khandre

Mysuru-Kodagu - CH Vijayashankar

Belgaum - Virupakshi S Sadhunnavar

Bagalkot - Veena Kashappanavar

Koppal - Rajashekar Hitnal

Haveri - DR Patil

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Lokayukta team arrives at disputed plot; CM likely to get ED summons

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October 1,2024

Mysuru, Oct 1: The Karnataka Lokayukta team on Tuesday arrived at the disputed plot in Mysuru and began investigation into the MUDA case against CM Siddaramaiah and his wife, news agency ANI reported. Snehamayi Krishna, the complainant in the case was also present with the team.

Sources stated that ED sleuths might issue a notice to CM Siddaramaiah at any time and issue summons to him for questioning. The sleuths are also keenly watching the movements of CM Siddaramaiah’s close associates and relatives, including a cabinet minister in connection with the MUDA scam.

Sources further said that there is a possibility of the ED conducting raids across the state on offices and residences of close associates of CM Siddaramaiah. The ED has also gathered information on bank accounts and financial transactions of CM Siddaramaiah and his associates.

The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) on Monday registered an Enforcement Case Information Report (ECIR), equivalent to an FIR by the police, against CM Siddaramaiah over the alleged irregularities in the allotment of 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B.M. by the Mysore Urban Development Authority. The ED registered the case taking cognisance of the FIR registered against the Chief Minister by the Lokayukta police on September 27.

Meanwhile, the Karnataka Lokayukta probing the MUDA case has also expedited the probe. The sleuths led by Mysuru Lokayukta SP T.J. Udesh have visited the controversial land on the outskirts of Mysuru city. The petitioner, Snehamayi Krishna, also accompanied the team.

The move of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s wife to return 14 sites allotted by the MUDA to her has triggered a debate. BJP MLA from Mysuru T.S. Srivatsa stated on Tuesday that the move of CM’s wife is not acceptable. "The two commissioners who colluded in the MUDA scam are roaming freely even today," he said.

"CM Siddaramaiah first claimed that there was no scam at all. Later, he formed a commission and now there is an FIR against him. After committing the mistake, you offer to return the sale deed. The time is up. He will have to tender his resignation and I am sure he won’t be in the position until Dasara festivities," MLA T.S. Srivatsa stated.

T.J. Abraham, one of the petitioners in the MUDA case said, “I had demanded the MUDA commissioner to take back the allotted sites. He had written back saying the process would be initiated. They were waiting for the investigation report."

"CM Siddaramaiah has not approached the division bench or the Supreme Court to challenge the order against him because there is nothing to be challenged. Returning sites is not a big sacrifice. The Chief Minister has lost it," Abraham stated.

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