Satish Jarikholi likely to be Congress candidate for Belgaum LS bypoll
Bengaluru, Mar 20: The Congress in Karnataka is said to have shortlisted the name of its working president Satish Jarkiholi as the candidate for the Belgaum Lok Sabha bypoll, with the state party chief on Saturday stating that one name has been recommended to the high command.
"We have recommended one name to the high command," state Congress president D K Shivakumar told reporters after a meeting of senior leaders.
To a question about Satish Jarkiholi being the pick, he said the party's decision is based on who is best suited to contest.
At the meeting the party has also planned its strategy for the April 17 bypolls and distribution of responsibilities.
With one name being recommended, it is almost certain that Satish Jarkiholi will be the candidate from Belgaum, party sources said.
Satish is currently the MLA of Yamkanmaradi assembly segment.
The bypoll was necessitated by the death of Union Minister Suresh Angadi of the BJP due to COVID-19 in September last year.
It will be held along with the by-elections to the Basavakalyan and Maski assembly segments on April 17, and counting of votes will take place on May 2.
The Congress had recently announced Mallamma, widow of legislator B Narayan Rao who died of COVID-19 in September last year, for Basavakalyan, while Basanagouda Turvihal, who recently joined the party, is its candidate in Maski segment.
Expressing confidence about winning the three seats, Shivakumar said, "We have faith in voters.They have decided that they need a change."
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Double-decker electric bus gutted in fire at Kurla BEST depot
Mumbai (PTI): An empty double-decker electric bus was gutted in a fire during servicing at a BEST depot in Mumbai's Kurla area on Sunday, officials said, adding that nobody was injured.
The blaze broke out inside the Kurla BEST bus depot near Kanakia Building at 4.14 pm, according to preliminary information from the Mumbai Fire Brigade.
The parked bus was unoccupied at the time of the incident.
Fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the blaze under control. The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained, they said.
No injuries were reported in the incident, officials added.
The Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) Undertaking has hired 50 electric double-decker buses from Switch Mobility in its fleet of around 2,700 buses.
