Assembly poll: EC announces dates for Jayanagar, RR Nagar segments
Bengaluru, May 17: The Election Commission has announced the dates for the election to Jayanagar and RR Nagar constituencies in Bengaluru which was postponed earlier.
As BJP candidate BN Vijay Kumar contested from Jayanagar was died, the polling which was supposed to be held on May 12 was postponed. Now, the EC has announced the dates for the poll. Nomination papers could be filed for the constituency from May 18 and May 25 is the last date for withdrawing the papers. Election would be conducted on June 11.
However, the election for the RR Nagar constituency was also postponed as thousands of voter IDs were found in an apartment. Now, the election would be held for this constituency on June 28 and counting would be held on June 12.
Interestingly, the BJP which has been facing shortage of numbers to prove its majority, is making strategies to win these two seats.
Candidates
For Jayanagar constituency, the names of MLC Tara Anuradha, former mayor SK Nataraj and former BBMP corporator CK Ramamurthy are floating in the BJP.
In the Congress, former Home Minister Ramalinga Reddy’s daughter Soumya Reddy is trying for the ticket and activist Ravikrishna Reddy is planning to contest as an independent candidate. However, in RR Nagar constituency, Muniratna from Congress, Tulasi Muniraju Gowda from BJP and Ramachandra from JDS who have already filed their nominations would continue as candidates.
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Modi, Kharge congratulate Harivansh on being elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday congratulated Harivansh on being elected as Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman for the third time.
Harivansh, a nominated member of the House, was elected unopposed.
Congress President and Leader of the Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge also congratulated Harivansh.
Speaking in the Upper House, Prime Minister Modi said that being elected for the third time in a row as the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha is, in itself, a profound expression of the trust that the House has in Harivansh.
Modi said the House has benefited greatly from Harivansh's experience in the past, and the efforts he has made to take everyone along.
"This is a tribute to his experience and an intuitive work style," the prime minister said.
Modi also said that Harivansh, who has been a journalist earlier, has held high standards of journalism. He further said that Harivansh has spent his MP LAD (local area development) funds for research projects at various universities.
The prime minister also lauded the contribution of Harivansh in instilling confidence among the younger generation in achieving the goal of a developed India.
Kharge expressed hope that the Deputy Chairman will take care of the opposition and give them adequate time in the House.
The Congress leader further said he was pained by the fact that the post of Deputy Speaker in the Lok Sabha has been vacant since 2019, which is contrary to the spirit of the Constitution.
Earlier, the Samajwadi Party and TMC staged a walkout when the motion to elect Harivansh was being adopted.
