RSS asks BJP to drop 78 MLAs weeks ahead of polls
BHOPAL, Oct 18: Feedback from RSS has left BJP concerned barely six weeks ahead of MP assembly elections. Sources say RSS has suggested dropping 78 sitting MLAs and even advised that CM Shivraj Singh contest from Govindpura seat in Bhopal rather than Budhni. Govindpura is a BJP bastion where former CM Babulal Gaur (88) has had an undefeated eight terms since 1980.
While no BJP leader came on record on this, sources told TOI that the Sangh Parivar has urged the ruling party to replace 78 candidates after poor feedback on their performance. This was among the issues discussed at a meeting of BJP state election management committee, where the party state top brass agreed that only potential winners will be chosen and no other factor will be considered. The party high command also said no candidate can be dubbed as ‘tainted’ before he or she is convicted in court.
Union minister Narendra Singh Tomar, BJP state president Rakesh Singh, state in-charge Vinay Sahasrabuddhe and organising general secretary Suhas Bhagat discussed at length the criteria for ticket distribution and the names that could be replaced. “The party will give tickets on winnability criteria alone. There are no tainted candidates unless there is a court verdict against any potential candidate,” Rakesh Singh told reporters after the meeting.
Sources said Congress plans to pit a heavyweight against Chouhan to tie him down in Budhni. But senior BJP leaders dismissed the idea, saying Budhni is Chouhan’s home turf and voters will never accept anybody else from the constituency, irrespective of his stature. BJP on Wednesday filed a complaint against Congress with cyber cell for sharing a morphed picture of a dilapidated road in Bangladesh. Congress claimed that it was a road in MP. BJP leaders said the picture was released through Twitter handle of Kamal Nath. Nath was quick to apologise for posting the wrong picture.
Courtesy: timesofindia
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
