Karnataka: After ousting of two MLA’s, BJP’s seat strength in state assembly plummets to 62
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party which had secured 66 seats in the 2023 Karnataka assembly elections, being the official opposition party, has now lost its seat strength, plummeting to 62 MLA’s, owing to different reasons.
The party’s recent seat share decline came as a result of its disciplinary committee issuing ousting orders against two MLAs, S.T. Somashekar (Yeshwanthpur) and Shivaram Hebbar (Yellapur) on Tuesday.
The BJP's strength had declined down to 65 following the victory of the Congress candidate in the by-election to the Shiggaon constituency in Haveri district, the seat fell vacant following the election of Former Karnataka Chief Minister Basvaraj Bommai’s election to the Lok Sabha.
Following this, Vijayapura MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal was expelled from the primary membership of the party on March 26 on charges of anti-party activities, reducing the party's seat number to 64.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, Yeshwanthpur MLA S.T. Somashekar and Yellapur MLA Shivaram were expelled from the BJP for six years over anti-party activities, bringing down the strength of BJP MLAs to 62.
Currently, out of the total 224 seats in the state, the ruling Congress has 138, BJP has 62, JDS has 18, Independents have 2, expelled 3 and 1 seat is vacant.
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Ananya Bhat is my daughter; I will prove it before SIT: Sujatha Bhat
"YouTube channel forced and threatened me to give that statement," claims Sujatha
Mangaluru: The controversy surrounding the alleged disappearance of a medical student named Ananya Bhat in Dharmasthala has taken a confusing turn after complainant Sujatha Bhat made contradictory statements within hours.
In the video interview released on Friday evening, Sujatha Bhat confessed that she never had a daughter named Ananya Bhat. “It was my mistake. I apologize,” she said, adding that she had been pressured by certain individuals to create and narrate the false story. She named Girish Mattannavar and Jayanth T. as the people who compelled her to make the false claim.
She clarified that no money was offered to her. “I met them only once. They told me to say that I had a daughter and pressured me into it. I never imagined it would escalate to this level and cause such disgrace,” Sujatha Bhat explained.
She further stated that while it was true she had been in a live-in relationship, she supported herself without depending on anyone. She also expressed resentment over family property issues, alleging that when her grandfather’s land was donated to the Dharmasthala temple, her consent as a granddaughter was ignored, making her feel as if she had been erased from the family. “That hurt me deeply, which is why I went along with what they said,” she added.
“All the photos I showed were fake. I never filed a complaint against the Dharmasthala temple or anyone associated with it. I only mentioned Dharmasthala village in my statement,” Sujatha Bhat clarified in the interview.
However, soon after the video began circulating widely, Sujatha Bhat gave a completely different version to TV9.
In her televised statement, she alleged that she was forced to make the earlier confession while being confined inside a car. “They pressured me to say those words. Ananya Bhat is indeed my daughter. They made me take the names of Girish Mattannavar and Mahesh Shetty. I want justice for my daughter, and I will present the full truth before the SIT,” she said from her Bengaluru residence.
