'Give me 100 days': Former minister V Somanna asks BJP high command to appoint him state party chief
Bengaluru, June 23: Former Minister V Somanna who lost the Assembly election against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency, on Friday appealed to the party leadership to make him the state president of the BJP.
The BJP leader, who lost from both Varuna and Chamarajanagar constituencies, asked the top party brasses to give him at least 100 days.
Addressing reporters here, Somanna said he has faced many elections in his life and has been with the BJP for the past 15 years.
Stating that he took whatever task was given to him seriously, the former minister said for the past one-and-half months he has been jobless though he has always been a person who worked 24x7.
"Give me an opportunity. I have 45 years of political experience and I am the one who takes along everyone. Give me 100 days," Somanna said.
The BJP leader said he has told his superiors he will show how he can work towards building the organisation in those Assembly segments "where we lagged in the recent assembly election".
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"I will do the work if given an opportunity. If not, then I will leave it up to you and keep silent. I have taken this matter very seriously. Our leaders should take me into consideration," he appealed.
According to him, he has met everyone in this regard right from Home Minister Amit Shah, party national president J P Nadda, Union Coal and Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi and BJP national general secretary B L Santhosh.
"I have already met those whom I should have met, except for Prime Minister Narendra Modi," Somanna explained.
The former minister said his experience will be helpful in the upcoming municipal elections and some other local body elections besides the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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LSG beat KKR by 3 wickets
Kolkata (PTI): Lucknow Super Giants defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by three wickets in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.
Opting to bowl, LSG restricted KKR to 181 for four.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (45 off 33 balls), skipper Ajinkya Rahane (41 off 24 balls), Rovman Powell (39 not out off 24 balls) and Cameron Green (32 not out off 24 balls) were the major contributors for the home side.
For LSG, Digvesh Singh Rathi (1/25) was the pick of the bowlers.
Chasing 182, LSG rode on Ayush Badoni's 34-ball 54 and Mukul Chooudhary's brilliant 27-ball 54 not out to cross the line in a last ball thriller.
For KKR, Anukul Roy (2/32) and Vaibhav Arora (2/38) were the main wicket-takers.
Brief Scores:
Kolkata Knight Riders: 181 for 4 in 20 overs (Angkrish Raghuvanshi 45, Ajinkya Rahane 41; Digvesh Singh Rathi 1/25).
Lucknow Super Giants: 182 for 7 in 20 overs (Ayush Badoni 54, Mukul Choudhary 54 not out; Anukul Roy 2/32).
