Former MLA Poornima Srinivas deserts BJP to join Congress
Bengaluru: Former BJP MLA from Hiriyur assembly constituency, Poornima Srinivas, along with her supporters, officially joined the Congress party here at the KPCC office on Monday.
Poornima who hails from an influential political family in the state. Her father, the late A Krishnappa, was a former minister and had been associated with the Congress for over three decades before joining the Janata Dal (Secular) in 2013.
BJP leaders including Poornima Srinivas, Srinivas and Narasimha Nayak along with a large number of their followers joined the party in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, DyCM D.K. Shivakumar.
Former Chief Minister Veerappa Moily, Special Representative of the State Government in Delhi T. B. Jayachandra, KPCC Working President Salim Ahmed, leaders Prof Rajeev Gowda, Naseer Ahmed, Nagaraj Yadav and others were present.
Poornima had publicly announced joining the Congress party earlier this month citing BJP’s failure to fulfill promises made to her community, the Yadava (Golla), a cow herd community. Simultaneously the leader also claimed that the Congress had decided to offer her husband D.T Srinivas, a MLC ticket from the teacher’s constituency.
In the meantime political analysts suggest that Poornima’s official entry into the Congress party is set to benefit the party in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Raghuvanshi, spinners fire KKR to seven-wicket win over SRH
Hyderabad (PTI): The promising Angkrish Raghuvanshi (59) made a well-paced fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by seven wickets in their IPL match here on Sunday.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane (43) and Raghuvanshi added 84 runs for the second wicket as KKR overhauled SRH’s under-par 165 all out with ease.
Finn Allen made an aggressive 29 off 13 balls upfront to give KKR a brisk start.
Earlier, Travis Head made a belligerent 61 off 28 balls but KKR's spinners bowled well to restrict SRH to 165.
Mystery spinners Varun Chakravarthy (3/36) and Sunil Narine (2/31) wrecked SRH middle-order with controlled spells.
Along the way of his two-wicket burst in his fourth-over, Narine also completed 200 IPL wickets.
The spinner was the third bowler to achieve the feat after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
Ishan Kishan made 42 off 29 balls.
Brief Scores:
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 165 all out in 19 overs (Travis Head 61, Ishan Kishan 42; Varun Chakravarthy 3/36, Sunil Narine 2/31).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 169/3 in 18.2 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 59, Ajinkya Rahane 43).
