Congress gains ground in Channapatna: Six Municipal Council BJP members join Congress
Channapatna: As the countdown to the by-election in the Channapatna Assembly constituency begins, Congress has delivered a significant blow to both the BJP and JD(S).
On Tuesday, six out of the seven BJP members elected to the Channapatna City Council joined Congress in the presence of former MP D.K. Suresh. The event took place at the Channapatna Congress office, where BJP members Chandru, Mangalamma, Manohar, Kamala, Jayamala, and Kasturi made the switch.
These members were elected to the city council as BJP representatives in 2021-22, where a total of 31 members were elected, with seven from the BJP and 16 from the JD(S).
This shift follows a recent trend, as 13 JD(S) members had previously left their party to join Congress just two months ago.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
