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There is no stopping the BJP’s agenda

File picture of BJP candidate and former CM Basavaraj Bommai’s son Bharath Bommai, during a rally to file his nomination papers for the Shiggaon Assembly bypolls. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Days after the results of the bypolls to three Assembly seats in Karnataka were announced on November 23, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the youth president of Janata Dal (Secular) and son of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, said that he lost in the Channapatna constituency by a margin of more than 25,000 votes only because Muslims chose to vote for the Congress.On November 27, during a rally held by a Sangh Parivar group opposing notices served to farmers for alleged encroachment of Waqf land, Chandrashekhar Swamiji of the Vishva Vokka...

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Channapatna bypoll loss fuels dissent within JD(S) as leaders question ‘unilateral’ decision making

Bengaluru: The crushing defeat suffered by the Janata Dal (Secular) or JD(S) in the assembly bypoll to Channapatna—a party stronghold—in Karnataka has fuelled dissent within the ranks of the regional party. Senior party leaders, like G.T. Devegowda, have questioned the need for JD(S) state president and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to field his son Nikhil without consulting the party and the “unilateral” decision making process followed by the current leadership as this is Nikhil’s third electoral loss. “He (Kumaraswamy) was the MLA from this constituency, became CM, but still could not manage Nikhil’s victory. Then why should he have fielded Nikhil? He (Kumaraswamy) is already a Union Minister with the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) government. He should have given the ticket to Yogeeshw...

23Nov

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Congress wrests Gowda stronghold Channapatna, HD Kumaraswamy’s son Nikhil loses by hefty margin

Bengaluru: C.P. Yogeeshwara of the Congress has defeated Nikhil Kumaraswamy of Janata Dal (Secular), actor and son of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, by 25,413 votes in a high decibel battle for the Channapatna assembly bypoll in Karnataka’s Vokkaliga heartland. This is the third defeat for Nikhil, the grandson of former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda. Yogeeshwara, who had defected from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to the Congress ahead of the bypolls, had not just challenged the Deve Gowda family in their stronghold, but also claimed that the dominant Vokkaliga community had taken its support away from the JD(S). Show Full Article “This was an election for the identity of the JD(S) and they had pledged Deve Gowda’s grandson for it. Nikh...

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Karnataka election results 2024: Close fight between Nikhil Kumaraswamy and C P Yogeshwara in Channapatna | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The counting of votes for Karnataka’s high-stakes by-polls in Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna is underway. In Channapatna, an intense battle is unfolding between JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, and Congress' C.P. Yogeshwara, a five-time MLA and former minister. Early trends show C.P. Yogeshwara taking a slight lead.Polling, held on November 13, saw an impressive voter turnout of 88.81% in Channapatna, highlighting the constituency’s significance.Assembly Election ResultsActor Nikhil Kumaraswamy’s campaign has drawn attention due to his family’s political legacy and the JD(S)'s stakes in the region. On the other hand, Yogeshwara, also an actor-turned-politician, switched to the Congress from the BJP before his nomination, b...