Difficult to form government with a person like Nitish Kumar: Min. MB Patil
Bengaluru: Ahead of the BJP led-NDA government's formation on Sunday, Karnataka's Minister for Commerce and Industries and Infrastructure, MB Patil called the upcoming government weaker stating, "Now Narendra Modi is becoming the Prime Minister for the third time. BJP is weaker this time than the last two times. Therefore, it is not possible to say how long his government will last this time. Especially, we know how difficult it is to run a government with a person like Nitish Kumar."
Speaking to the press persons on Saturday, Patil mentioned his earlier prediction that the BJP would struggle in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan.
Commenting on the recent Lok Sabha elections, Patil noted, "We were expected to win at least 14 seats in the state, but only secured 9. The Congress party will hold discussions to understand the reasons for this setback."
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Meanwhile he highlighted the pro-people schemes implemented by the Karnataka government over the past year but acknowledged the need to identify areas where they faltered. "Some constituencies that could have been won were abandoned," he said.
Patil pointed out that the election results are not the fault of any individual, and there will be no evaluation of ministers or MLAs. "The focus will be on strategising for the future," he added.
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Woman's decomposed body found at rented flat in Bengaluru
Bengaluru (PTI): The body of a 34-year-old woman was found in a decomposed condition at her rented flat in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.
The deceased was identified as Pooja Dutta, a native of Dhanbad in Jharkhand, who was employed with a private company here, they said.
The incident in Adugodi came to light on Monday after neighbours alerted police about a foul smell emanating from her flat, police added.
Police said a team reached the spot, broke open the door and found Dutta's body in a nude and decomposed state, lying in a pool of blood. Preliminary suspicion is that the death may have occurred two to three days earlier, they said.
According to police, no death note was recovered from the spot, though torn papers were found scattered inside the house, prompting suspicion that she may have died by suicide after locking the door from inside.
The body has been sent for post-mortem examination to ascertain the exact cause of death. Once the autopsy report is received, it will be confirmed if it was a suicide or a murder, a senior police officer said, adding that all angles are being probed.
According to the landlady, Dutta had been living in the rented flat for the past three years and was last seen on April 23 when she went out to buy groceries.
The Adugodi police have registered a case of unnatural death, and further investigation is underway.
