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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POCSO case filed against shop owner in Belthangady for sexual assault of girl
Belthangady: Police have registered a case under the POCSO Act against a shop owner, identified as Tikka Muhammad Gerukatte, accused of sexually assaulting a girl who used to visit his shop.
The complainant has reportedly said that the shop owner had assaulted the girl on multiple occasions, and also warned her not to divulge the matter anywhere.
While a CCTV camera installed nearby, however, captured scenes of the girl entering and exiting the shop, the accused is known to have shown the footages to his friends to allege that the girl was a thief.
Belthangady Police have registered a case against Muhammad Gerukatte based on a complaint filed by the girl and are investigating the matter.
