Senior Congress legislator R V Deshpande awarded best MLA in Karnataka
Belagavi (PTI): Veteran Congress MLA and former Karnataka minister Raghunath Vishwanath Deshpande on Wednesday won the Best MLA Legislator Award.
Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri bestowed the award on the eight-time Congress MLA from Haliyal in Uttara Kannada.
The former Congress state president had also served as minister in various governments. Former chief minister Siddaramaiah hailed him as a person who always worked for bringing more investment to the state and welfare of the people of Karnataka.
Speaking on the occasion, Deshpande rued that there was "deterioration" in politics.
"Deterioration in politics is so much that the politicians are scared of introducing themselves. People don't have a good opinion about the politicians," the veteran leader said.
Deshpande appealed to the politicians to gain more knowledge to take part in constructive discussions.
He thanked God, the Congress party, his parents and the people of the state who reposed faith in him.
"2022ನೇ ಸಾಲಿನ ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ಶಾಸಕ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿಗೆ ಭಾಜನರಾಗಿರುವ ವಿಧಾನ ಸಭೆಯ ಹಿರಿಯ ಶಾಸಕ ಶ್ರೀ ಆರ್.ವಿ.ದೇಶಪಾಂಡೆಯವರಿಗೆ ಹಾರ್ದಿಕ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು.
— CM of Karnataka (@CMofKarnataka) December 28, 2022
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Vijay unable to prove majority, not invited for CM oath ceremony: Sources
Chennai: Actor-politician Vijay has reportedly not been invited to take oath as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after failing to demonstrate support from the required number of MLAs, sources in Raj Bhavan said.
According to media reports that quoted sources in the office of R.N. Ravi Arlekar, Vijay could not prove the backing of 118 legislators, the majority mark in the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly.
Despite last-minute efforts to secure support from the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazagam (AMMK), and an IUML legislator, Vijay reportedly managed support from only 116 MLAs, falling short by two members.
Sources said Vijay failed to submit letters of support from the VCK and the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Later, the IUML issued a statement clarifying that it was not part of the TVK-led alliance.
Meanwhile, AMMK leader T.T.V. Dhinakaran is also said to have informed the Governor that his party would support the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) instead.
Earlier in the evening, Vijay had met Governor Arlekar and staked claim to form the government, stating that he enjoyed the support of 118 MLAs.
