BJP is inducing 80 Cong MLAs: Dinesh Gundu Rao
Bengaluru, August 07: KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao made a strong allegation that the BJP leaders who claim themselves as the owners of the god and religion, have been conspiring to topple the JDS-Congress coalition government unethically, for which they have been inducing more than 80 Congress MLAs.
Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Dinesh Gundu Rao said that the BJP has been trying to lure the Congress MLAs with money and power. The BJP which tasted the power once was finding it difficult to resist the greed for power. So, it has been conspiring to destabilize the coalition government. But the Congress MLAs would not yield to the blandishments of the BJP. Instead of hatching out such conspiracies, the BJP leaders should prevail upon the centre to get the funds for the development of the state, he said.
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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.
