JD(S) concedes Bengaluru North constituency to Congress for LS Election
Bengaluru: JD(S) party has given away the Bengaluru North Constituency to the Congress party for the upcoming LS Election.
The constituency was bagged by JD(S) in the pre-election alliance deal between the two parties.
On Monday KC Venugopal through a Facebook post shared the information confirming that Congress will contest from the constituency.
He thanked JD(S) supremo H.D Devegowda and his party for the ‘kind gesture’ of giving the seat to Congress. He further added “Together, let us reclaim democracy”.
In a similar post on Twitter, Karnataka Congress also thanked Devegowda and Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy for the gesture and towards the end added “This election for saving constitution and democracy and the alliance will win it”.
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಉತ್ತರ ಲೋಕಸಭಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರವನ್ನು ಕಾಂಗ್ರೆಸ್ಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಟ್ಟ ಜೆಡಿಎಸ್ @hd_kumaraswamy @H_D_Devegowda ಅವರುಗಳಿಗೆ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.
— Karnataka Congress (@INCKarnataka) March 25, 2019
ಈ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯು ಸಂವಿಧಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರಜಾಪ್ರಭುತ್ವ ಉಳಿವಿಗಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದ್ದು ಗೆಲುವು ಮೈತ್ರಿ ಪಕ್ಷಗಳದ್ದಾಗಲಿದೆ.#ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ_ಪ್ರಗತಿಗಾಗಿ_ಮೈತ್ರಿ#LokSabhaelections2019
Earlier, there were reports that Devegowda would himself contest from the constituency. But after discussions he decided to contest from Tumkuru, which meant there was no suitable candidate in the party to be fielded from Bengaluru North and hence the party decided to give away the seat.
With this JD(S) will now contest on only 7 seats of the state, while Congress will contest on 21 of the 28 seat in the state.
While the Congress is yet to announce candidate from Bengaluru North seat, BJP has fielded former Chief Minister and sitting MP of the constituency DV Sadanand Gowda from the party.
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Karnataka: Three held for murder of Tibetan man in Dharwad district
Dharwad (Karnataka) (PTI): Three people were arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of a Tibetan man in this district, police said on Monday.
Tashi Dhondup (39), a Buddhist monk and resident of Mundagod, was found dead near Haliyal Bridge on the Dharwad bypass on April 29, they said.
Police said the body bore injury marks on the face, indicating foul play.
Upon receiving information about an unidentified body within the limits of Dharwad Rural Police Station, a highway patrol team and emergency services rushed to the spot and alerted senior officials.
Following inspection and identification of the deceased, a case of murder was registered the same day based on visible injuries and findings from the scene of crime team, a senior police officer said.
Superintendent of Police Gunjan Arya said the motive appears to be “murder for gain”. The accused allegedly demanded money from the victim and assaulted him when he failed to comply, leading to his death.
Three accused, all from Kolhapur district in neighbouring Maharashtra, have been arrested, while efforts are on to nab two others involved in the crime.
Further investigation is underway.
