Constituencies witness surprise results
Assembly Election
Bengaluru, May 15: Constituencies like Kolara, Srinivasapura, Koratagere, Mangaluru, Shantinagar and others have witnessed a surprise results in the election held to the Karnataka Assembly.
Kolar MLA and Namma Congress Party founder Varthur Prakash was defeated against Srinivas of JDS with a margin of 47,244 votes and pushed to the third position.
However, KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar who was defeated in Koratagere constituency in 2013 election has won this time against JDS candidate PR Sudharkar Lal with a margin of 7619 votes. Dr Parameshwar has got 81,598 votes while Sudharkar got 73,979 votes.
In Srinivasapura constituency, Health Minister KR Ramesh Kumar registered win for the second time and thus created a history. No person was elected for two terms continuously from the constituency. Ramesh Kumar who got 93,571 votes has won against GK Venkatashiva Reddy of JDS (83109) with a margin of 10,552 votes.
Meanwhile, Power Minister DK Shivakumar has registered a hat-trick win in Kanakapura constituency. Shivakumar who got 1,27,552 votes, defeated his opponent Narayana Gowda (47,643) of JDS with a margin of record 79,909 votes.
Out of eight assembly constituencies in Dakshina Kannada district, the Congress has won only one seat. UT Khader (80,813) has won against Santosh Kumar Rai of BJP with a margin of 19,739 votes.
Shantinagar MLA NA Harris was in the news after his son assaulted a son of an industrialist in Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself has mentioned this incident during the election campaigning. Even then, Shantinagar people have opted him as their representative. Harris has won against K Vasudevamurthy of BJP with a margin of 18,205 votes.
JDS candidate AT Ramaswamy has won against Minister A Manju in Arakalagodu constituency with a margin of 10,653 votes.
KS Eshwarappa who was pushed to the third place in the previous election in Shivamogga constituency, has won against sitting MLA KB Prasanna Kumar with a margin of 46,107 votes. In Sagar constituency, Hartal Halappa has defeated revenue minister Kagodu Thimmappa with a margin of 8039 votes. In Sorab constituency, Kumar Bangarappa of BJP has won against his brother Madhu Bangarappa of JDS with a margin of 13,286 votes.
Senior Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa (87) has won against Yashwanth Rao Jadav in Davangere South Constituency with a margin of 15,884 votes.
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Had a very good conversation with friend Modi: Trump
Washington (PTI): US President Donald Trump on Friday said he had a "very good conversation" with his "friend" Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
He was referring to the talks the two leaders had on Tuesday.
"I had a very good talk with him, and he's a friend of mine from India, and he's doing great. We had a very good conversation," Trump told reporters here as he headed to Las Vegas to address a roundtable on tax cuts.
Trump had called Modi on Tuesday to discuss the bilateral relationship and share perspectives on the situation in West Asia, where the US and Israel have launched a war on Iran.
The US and Iran declared a two-week ceasefire on April 7. They engaged in peace talks with Washington, insisting that Tehran give up its pursuit of nuclear weapons and uranium enrichment.
The war with Iran has sent gas prices soaring as Tehran blocked the sea lanes in the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow gateway for a fifth of global oil supplies.
During the Trump-Modi phone call on Tuesday, the two leaders stressed the importance of keeping the Strait of Hormuz open and secure.
According to the US Ambassador to India Sergei Gor, the 40-minute conversation ended with Trump telling Modi, "we all love you".
Tuesday's phone call was the second between the two leaders since the US-Israel war with Iran began on February 28.
