Bengaluru: Congress legislator Basanagouda Badarli took oath on Thursday as a Member of the Legislative Council (MLC) at the Conference Hall of the Vidhana Soudha, in the presence of Chairperson of the Council Basavaraj Horatti and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Badarli, who was nominated by the Congress for the biennial elections for a seat in the Legislative Council that fell vacant due to the resignation of former CM Jagadish Shettar, was elected as an MLC on June 13.

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Food and Civil Supplies Minister KH Muniyappa, Minister of Science and Technology NS Boseraju and Chief Whip of the Legislative Council Saleem Ahmed were among the dignitaries present on the occasion.

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Chennai (PTI): TVK chief, actor-politician Vijay on Monday filed his nomination to contest Assembly polls from Perambur constituency in Chennai.

This is the debut polls for Vijay and he has chosen to fight from Perambur in north Chennai, which has a sizable population of the working classes.