Exit polls will go wrong like they did during Assembly election: Deputy CM DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru, June 2: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday reiterated that the exit polls would go wrong like they did during the Karnataka Assembly elections last year.
Speaking to reporters at his Sadashivanagar residence, he said, “Exit polls had predicted that Congress party would not come to power during the last Assembly elections, but they were wrong."
Shivakumar, who is also the Karnataka Congress president, said the exit polls had indicated that the Congress would win only about 80-85 seats, but he had predicted that his party would bag 136 seats on the basis of the internal survey of the party.
Eventually Congress won 136 seats.
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“Exit polls would consider a very small sample size of 5,000 people and hence I don’t believe in them. The people of Karnataka, especially women, have reposed faith in our guarantee schemes. I am sure they have supported us," the Deputy CM said.
According to Shivakumar, the guarantee schemes at the national level reached the people better in the second phase of the election.
"I won’t comment on the national results, but we will surely cross double digits in Karnataka,” he added.
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Allahabad High Court directs Centre to decide on Rahul Gandhi's citizenship by December 19
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has instructed the Union Home Ministry to decide on a petition regarding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's Indian citizenship. The Bench, led by Justice Attau Rahman Masoodi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi, set a deadline of December 19, 2024, for the government to update the Court on the matter.
The petition, filed by S Vignesh Shishir, requests a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations that Rahul Gandhi holds British citizenship. Shishir claims that evidence, including confidential emails shared by VSS Sarma, suggests Gandhi may be a British citizen. However, due to UK data protection laws, the British government has not disclosed full details without Gandhi's consent.
During the November 25 hearing, Deputy Solicitor General SB Pandey informed the Court that the Home Ministry is reviewing the representation. The Court directed the government to report on the status of the petition by the next hearing on December 19.
A similar petition challenging Rahul Gandhi's citizenship is pending before the Delhi High Court, where the matter will be heard after the Allahabad High Court's proceedings.
