Mithun Rai, B K Hariprasad forerunners for Congress ticket from Dakshina Kannada
Official announcement likely on Saturday afternoon
New Delhi: In the latest development for the ticket distribution in Dakshina Kannada constituency two names have emerged in the Congress camp who are most likely to get the ticket to contest against BJP’s Nalin Kumar Kateel.
On Friday, state party leaders and ticket aspirants held a meeting in New Delhi at the residence of AICC General Secretary and Congress’ Karnataka In-Charge KC Venugopal.
During the meeting, it was decided that the Mithun Rai will contest the LS election on Congress ticket from the constituency.
However, the latest reports from Delhi add senior Congress leader and another aspirant for the ticket B K Hariprasad met Sonia Gandhi in the national capital seeking ticket from the constituency.
The reports further adds that after his meeting with Sonia Gandhi, B K Hariprasad is once again into the race for the ticket and anyone between Mithun Rai and B K Hariprasad will get the party’s nod.
The official announcement of the candidate is expected to come out on Saturday afternoon.
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KKR defeat LSG via Super Over
Lucknow (PTI): Kolkata Knight Riders edged Lucknow Super Giants via Super Overs in a battle between two bottom-placed teams in the IPL, here on Sunday.
Chasing a modest 156, LSG suffered a batting collapse and managed to tie the contest and take it to Super Over with No. 9 Mohammed Shami striking a last-ball six against a wayward Kartik Tyagi, who leaked 16 runs in the final over.
But Sunil Narine bowled a stunning Super Over conceding just one run and taking two wickets to give KKR an easy target.
Rinku Singh then finished the chase with a boundary off first ball from Prince Yadav.
Earlier the KKR were in deep trouble with 93/7 in 15 overs but Rinku smashed a sensational 83 not out from 51 balls including four sixes in a row in the final over to lift them to 155/7.
Cameron Green (34) was the only other batter to reach double-digit scores as KKR suffered a familiar batting meltdown with Mohsin taking his maiden fifer.
In reply, LSG continued their dismal show with the bat to succumb to their fifth loss in a row.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7; 20 overs (Rinku Singh 83 not out, Cameron Green 34; Mohsin Khan 5/23). Lucknow Super Giants 155/8; 20 overs (Rishabh Pant 42). KKR won via Super Over.
