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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New application filed in SC against Adani group over US indictment
New Delhi: A fresh application has been submitted to the Supreme Court of India, seeking the inclusion of key documents related to the recent US indictment of the Adani Group. Filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petition aims to introduce two critical pieces of evidence into an ongoing case related to the Adani Group's financial practices.
The first document is a formal US court indictment accusing Gautam Adani, his relative Sagar Adani, and other company executives of orchestrating a massive bribery scheme to secure solar energy contracts worth billions of dollars in India. The indictment alleges that over $250 million in bribes were paid to Indian government officials to obtain these lucrative contracts.
The second document is a complaint from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which accuses the Adani Group of securities fraud. The SEC alleges that Adani executives misled investors to raise funds for these solar projects, despite knowing that part of the capital was linked to corrupt activities.
This development follows the US Attorney's Office's recent charges against the Adani executives, who are accused of masterminding a bribery scheme to secure power supply contracts with state-run utilities in India. The contracts were expected to yield up to $2 billion in profits over two decades.
These charges come amid an ongoing investigation by India's Securities and Exchange Board (SEBI) into the Adani Group, after allegations of stock manipulation and market irregularities surfaced, particularly following the release of the Hindenburg Report in early 2023. The new US legal documents could play a crucial role in strengthening the investigation into the Adani Group's business operations.
