Udupi: BJP wins in ZP by-poll
Udupi, June 17: In a by-poll held for Siddapura ZP constituency in Kundapur taluk, BJP candidate Rohith Kumar Shetty won the election.
The election was held on Thursday and counting was held today morning. Rohith Kumar Shetty won the seat with a margin of 3360 votes against his opponent Prasanna Kumar Shetty from Congress. Rohith Kumar Shetty got 11,926 votes, while Prasanna got 8566 votes. JDS candidate Arun Shetty got just 276 votes and 280 votes were polled as NOTA.
Out of total 33,179 voters, 21,048 voters exercised their rights in the election.
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Former minister C M Ibrahim announces to launch new regional party for Karnataka
Kalaburagi: Two years after being expelled from the Janata Dal (Secular), former minister C.M. Ibrahim has announced that he will launch a new regional political party in Karnataka on January 24, reported Deccan Herald.
Speaking at a meeting organised by the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Andolana in Kalaburagi on Sunday, Ibrahim confirmed the birth of the new party.
The 77-year-old politician stated he would soon be meeting with other like-minded individuals to choose a symbol for the party.
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Ibrahim emphasised that the organisation would be guided by the principles of 12th-century social reformer Basavanna and the architect of the Indian Constitution, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.
A veteran politician, Ibrahim served as Union Civil Aviation Minister during the tenure of H.D. Deve Gowda as Prime Minister and later headed the Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular). He was expelled from the JD(S) in 2023 on charges of anti-party activities.
His exit from the party followed sharp differences over the JD(S) decision to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). As the then state president of the JD(S), Ibrahim had publicly criticised the alliance, claiming it was finalised without his knowledge. He had also reportedly convened meetings of his supporters and expressed support for the INDIA bloc.
