BJP’s M.P Renukacharya meets CM Siddaramaiah, DyCM D.K Shivakumar
speculations rife over him joining Congress party
Bengaluru: Amidst rising desertions from the BJP and the JD(S), with leaders jumping to the Congress party after its resounding victory in the Vidhan Sabha elections, in a sudden development on Friday, BJP Leader M.P Renukacharya met Chief Minister Siddharamaih and Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC president D.K Shivakumar, rising speculations over his entry into the grand old party.
Renuakacharya who met both the senior leaders on Friday has stirred curiosity in Karnataka politics following his sudden statement that, “I am a Lok Shaba ticket aspirant from Davangere, concerning which I have sought a ticket for cnstesting from the constituency. However, Iam waiting for the senior leaders say on this.”
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In the meantime, clarifying his stance Renuakacharya stated that he is currently with the BJP itself and is not aware about who will leave the party or not, But I'm still in the BJP party. No one has offered me an opportunity to join the Congress party to this date.
Providing clarity in an interaction with the media following the meeting amidst speculations, he said that “I had visited the Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister to convey my wishes on the occasion of Varalakshmi festival. In the past I have also met the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and conveyed his wishes at the festivals.”
“"In the Honnali and Nyamati taluks of Davangere district, there is a shortage of rainfall, and I have requested the government to declare both these taluks as drought-affected regions," said Renukacharya.
"I might have faced defeat in the elections, but the people of these taluks have given me with a political future. Therefore, I have requested the government to declare these taluks as drought-affected regions," he informed.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
