Basavaraj Horatti elected new chairperson of Karnataka Legislative Council
Bengaluru: Senior JD(s) leader Basavaraj Horatti was on Tuesday elected as the chairperson of Karnataka Vidhan Parishad after the Congress nominee withdrew his nomination from the election.
The election for the post took place even as Congress leaders staged a protest in the Well of the House, against the passing of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Bill. Congress argued that the Bill was passed in an "undemocratic" manner overlooking their demand for the division of votes.
Notwithstanding their protest, the election was announced. Even though Congress had nominated Naseer Ahmed as a contestant, the party leaders refused to take part in the election process. As a result, the House declared Horatti as "unanimously elected”.
Horatti is a seven-time MLC, consecutively elected from Teachers' Constituency (West) since 1980. He also served as the Science and Technology, and Rural Development minister in the Congress and JD(S) coalition government in 2004. Later, in the 2006 BJP-JD(S) coalition, he held the Primary and Secondary Education, and Law and Parliamentary Affairs portfolios. He was nominated as pro-tem Chairperson of the Council for a brief period, during the Congress-JD(S) coalition in 2018.
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Lucknow Super Giants beat MI by 18 runs in IPL
Mumbai, May 17: Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians by 18 runs at Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
Mumbai Indians thus finish last in the 10-team table with only 8 points from 14 games.
Aided by a 109-run partnership between skipper KL Rahul (55 off 41 balls) and Nicholas Pooran (75 off 29 balls), LSG scored a commendable 214 for 6.
The visitors then struck at regular intervals to stop MI at 196 for 6 despite Rohit Sharma's 68 off 38 deliveries and Naman Dhir's reargaurd 62 off 28 balls.
Earlier, Rahul first steadied the innings with Marucs Stoinis (28) after the fall of his opening partner Devdutt Padikkal for a duck and then stitched a century stand with West Indian Pooran, who clobbered eight maximums and five boundaries.
Spinner Piyush Chawla (3/29) and Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Thusara (3/28) emerged the most successful Mumbai Indians bowlers, grabbing three wickets each.
Brief scores:
Lucknow Super Giants 214 for 6 in 20 overs (Nicholas Pooran 75, KL Rahul 55; Piyush Chawla 3/29, Nuwan Thushara 3/28).
Mumbai Indians 196 for 6 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 68, Naman Dhir 62 not out; Ravi Bishnoi 2/37).
