Karnataka: BJP names late MLA BN Vijaykumar’s brother as its candidate for Jayanagar Assembly seat
ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Karnataka, May 22: Polling for this constituency was deferred after Vijayakumar died during the campaign on May 4.
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday announced that BN Prahlad, the brother of late MLA BN Vijaykumar, will be its candidate from Karnataka’s Jayanagar Assembly constituency, PTI reported. Polling will be held on June 11.
Vijaykumar died in Bengaluru on May 4 after a massive heart attack. The 59-year-old was a two-time MLA from Jayanagar, and was also his party’s candidate for the May 12 Assembly elections. He was taken to a government hospital after he collapsed while campaigning in his constituency on May 3. He died soon after.
The Assembly elections in the state threw up a hung verdict. The Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular), along with the Bahujan Samaj Party and two independents, have the support of 117 MLAs, while the Bharatiya Janata Party has the support of 104 legislators. Elections in two seats – Jayanagar and Rajarajeshwari Nagar – were countermanded.
BJP’s BS Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the chief minister last Thursday but resigned two days later as his party, despite being the largest, did not have the numbers to prove its majority. The chief minister-designate of the Congress JD(S) alliance, HD Kumaraswamy, is expected to take oath on Wednesday.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
