BSY elected as opposition leader
Bengaluru, May 24: Former chief minister and BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa was elected as the Opposition Leader in the Assembly here on Thursday.
A decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the BJP MLAs held at a private hotel. In the Assembly Session to be held on Friday, his name would be proposed to Opposition Leader post, party sources said.
Meanwhile, BJP MLA Sunil Kumar from Karkala may continue as the Chief Whip of the Opposition Party. All BJP MLAs were issued Whip to vote against the floor test to be held on Friday.
Yeddyurappa also got details on the factors contributed for the defeat of the party candidates and directed the party leaders, workers and MLAs to work hard in the next Lok Sabha election.
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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.
