Now, BBMP corporators take politics to resort

August 30, 2015

Bengaluru, Aug 30: The dubious tradition of resort politics raised its ugly head on Saturday with the newly elected corporators of the JD(S) and six Independents leaving Bengaluru to huddle in resorts in Kerala, giving room for speculation that horsetrading is imminent.

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Desperation and confusion reigned in the BJP, which is clueless as to how to reach out to the six Independent corporators-elect who were packed off to a resort in Alappuzha, Kerala, in the morning. All six remained incommunicado. A Congress MLA, a known supporter of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, monitored their travel plan.

A woman Independent corporator-elect, who contested as rebel BJP candidate, is one among the six Independents. She was flown out of the City along with her husband.

JD(S)?MLA?Zameer Ahmed Khan sent at least 12 of the 14 corporators-elect and some legislators of his party to a resort in Kerala. They took the evening flight to Kochi. The reason given by Khan was that the rival parties were trying to poach them to muster the required numbers to win the mayoral election.

Notification on Monday

Neither the Congress nor the JD(S) was forthcoming on how long the elected representatives would be kept in the resorts. The government is expected to issue the notification for the mayor and deputy mayor election on Monday.

The JD(S), which emerged a poor third in the BBMP?election, has become all important for the BJP and the Congress as both the parties are keen to hold the reins of administration in the Palike.

The BJP claimed that it would choose only “Rajamarga” (right path) to run the Palike. But it began the day by sending Union Minister D?V?Sadananda Gowda to knock on the doors of JD(S) supremo H D?Deve Gowda’s bungalow in Padmanabhanagar. The minister, it is said, requested the JD(S) to either remain neutral or support the BJP to run the show in the Palike. The BJP failed to get any assurance from the JD(S). All Deve Gowda had to say was that he would reply to their request by Wednesday. His son H?D?Kumaraswamy, who is camping in a resort in Chikkamagaluru, said the developments should benefit the State. The party, which has enjoyed the prime minister’s post, would not resort to dubious means to be in power in Palike, he claimed.

The words of Siddaramaiah and Congress state chief G Parameshwara indicated that there are differences in the party over the Congress hobnobbing with the JD(S) and Independents to gain control over the Palike. When the media asked Siddaramaiah would it not be an unholy nexus between the Congress and the JD(S) in case a deal was struck, he retorted, “Sadananda Gowda met Deve Gowda. Is it not unholy? The BJP and KJP?joined together to oust the JD(S) from prime opposition position in the legislative assembly. Is this holy?”.

However, Parameshwara minced no words to express his reservations against any circus to run the administration. “The people’s verdict is clear on where we should sit. We will go accordingly,” he said. It is said that Parameshwara was not taken into confidence on the exercise undertaken by a section of Siddaramaiah loyalists and Minister Ramalinga Reddy to scuttle the BJP’s chances to have its supremacy in the Palike.

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March 17,2024

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Bengaluru: The Vokkaliga heartland of the old Mysuru region consisting of several southern districts will be the testing ground for the recently forged BJP-JD(S) alliance in Karnataka in the Lok Sabha polls.

The ruling Congress will now look to consolidate its gains that it made in the assembly elections in May last year when it made inroads into the strongholds of the regional party headed by former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda in these districts.

In the 2019 Pariamentary elections, the Congress and JD(S) fought together but secured only one seat each in the state. The BJP bagged 25 out of the total 28 Lok Sabha seats.

The Congress and JD(S) win, in fact, came in the old Mysuru region -- Bangalore Rural and Hassan, respectively, while Mandya seat went to an independent backed by the BJP.

This time, the JD(S) has an alliance with BJP. According to sources, the JD(S) is likely to be alloted Hassan, Mandya and Kolar seats in the region, from where Deve Gowda's party draws its strength from in Karnataka.

The JD(S) is now looking to bounce back after the drubbing it received in the May assembly polls.

The Congress and JD(S) are considered to be traditional rivals in the region, where the BJP has also been improving its vote-share.

The BJP-JD(S) alliance hopes to counter the Congress' surge in the region, determined to consolidate Vokkaliga votes in their favour and banking on the Modi charisma. Both parties also hope to gain from each other with this alliance.

The Congress is hoping to further its prospects and continue its dominance in the region, with the help of its strong local leadership and riding on its five guarantee schemes.

Both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress state President D K Shivakumar, who is also the Deputy Chief Minister come from this region, and so does JD(S) patriarch Deve Gowda and his son H D Kumaraswamy, a former CM and that party's state President.

According to a political analyst, 'coordination among local leaders and transfer of votes between the parties are going to be key for the BJP-JD(S) alliance to click.' Lack of trust between sizeable workers and leaders of both parties on the ground had proved to be counterproductive for Congress and JD(S) combine in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, resulting in their rout and helping the BJP.

Both Congress and BJP have announced candidates for some seats in the region for the 2024 polls.

The Congress has re-nominated D K Suresh, brother of Shivakumar, from Bangalore Rural.

Interestingly, the BJP has fielded the scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar from Mysore and noted cardiac surgeon and Deve Gowda's son-in-law, Dr C N Manjunath, from Bangalore Rural.

In Karnataka, the Lok Sabha elections will be held in two phases on April 26 and May 7.

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March 19,2024

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Mangaluru: The Mangalore International Airport (MIA) will connect to a new domestic destination with the introduction of a non-stop flight to Tiruchirappalli International Airport in Tamil Nadu. 

The non-stop service, once-a-week, will operate on Wednesday (from TIA) and Thursday (from MIA), starting April 3. Air India Express will operate the flight.

The flight is expected to help those taking up a pilgrimage to Vailankani shrine.

Sources from the AIE said that the airline carrier decided to fly non-stop between the two southern Indian cities as a flight to Jeddah, which will start from April 3, arrives from Tiruchirappalli International Airport. 

“It is a ferry or positional flight from TIA to MIA. Instead of flying empty, the management has decided to run it as a commercial flight. This will help both passengers and the airline. The airline will deploy Boeing 737-800 aircraft with a 186-seater all-economy configuration on this route. 

The same flight, after landing in MIA, will further fly to Jeddah,” a source said. 

The flight IX 1498 will depart every Thursday at 5am from MIA to TIA. The TIA-MIA flight IX 1499 departs at 12.50pm. It is a one-hour nonstop flight. The same flights will also operate nonstop between Jeddah and MIA. 

The non-stop flight IX 499 will depart MIA at 2.50pm and reach King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah at 6.25pm. The IX498, will depart from Jeddah at 7.25pm and reach MIA early at 3.40am.

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March 28,2024

Mangaluru, Mar 28: Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mullai Muhilan MP has warned the individuals and political parties against the poll code violations during private events. 
 
“Private events such as marriages, birthdays, housewarming ceremonies, and other non-political programmes do not require any permission. However, one should ensure that there is no violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) at these functions. Permission is needed if the events are attended by politicians or candidates,” the DC said. 

He said that these gatherings will be under the surveillance of MCC teams, as there are chances of luring voters by campaigning and supplying food, said the DC. The district has 38,386 new voters, of which, 19,619 are men.

He said that the notification of election in Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency will be issued soon, and the filing of nominations will be held between 11 am and 3 pm till April 4. 

Only five persons, including the candidate, will be allowed to enter the returning officer’s chamber to submit the nominations. A facilitation centre will be opened at the DC’s office. 

The expenditure of the candidate will be counted from the day the candidate files the nomination.

The DC said that the district is not an expenditure-sensitive constituency. Assistant expenditure observers and expenditure observers will monitor the expenditure of the candidates. An expenditure book will be provided to the candidate to record expenditure incurred, he explained.

Further, he said that no election materials can be printed without the name and address of the publishers, and the number of copies printed. Separate permission should be availed for procession prior to the submission of nomination papers from the ARO office, through the single-window system.

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