Karnataka Assembly Bypolls Results: Counting of votes for Hangal, Sindagi underway
Haveri: In the wake of the fierce competition between the ruling BJP, opposition Congress and JDS parties in the Haveri district’s Hanagal and Vijaypura District’s Sindagi constituency by-election completion, the vote-counting process has begun for both constituencies on Tuesday.
The vote-counting process for the Hanagal constituency is set up at the Government Engineering College in Haveri city and the Sindagi constituency’s vote-counting process is set up in Sainik School at Vijaypura city, it is learned.
Shivaraj Sajjanar from the BJP, Shrinivas Maane from the Congress party, and Niyaz Sheikh from the JDS party, along with 13 others are in the arena as contenders in the Hanagal constituency. With the death of M.C Managuli which created an opening in the Sindagi constituency, Ashok Managuli from the Congress party, Ramesh Busanur from the BJP, and Naziya Angadi from the JDS party along with 6 others are contending in the arena.
LIVE: Hanagal, Sindagi By-election Results
9:05 AM: Sindagi: BJP’s Ramesh Busanur secures lead in the second round of vote counting by 4,001 votes.
9:00 AM: Sindagi: BJP secures lead in the second round of vote counting.
8.58 AM: Sindagi: BJP’s Ramesh Busanur secures the lead in the first round of vote counting with 3,201 votes.
8: 54 AM: Hanagal: Congress’s Shrinivas Mane secures lead in the second round of vote counting.
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If you have a conscience, apologize to the people: R Ashoka slams Yathindra over Nalwadi comparison
Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka launched a scathing attack on MLC Dr. Yathindra, demanding that he retract his controversial statement comparing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to the late Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. Ashoka urged Yathindra to apologize to the people of Karnataka if he had even a shred of conscience and any respect for the Mysuru royal lineage.
In a strongly worded social media post on Sunday, Ashoka stated, “Comparing Siddaramaiah to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar is nothing short of absurd. Where is Nalwadi, who was bestowed the title of ‘Rajarshi’ by Mahatma Gandhi himself, and where is Siddaramaiah, who has stooped to being a puppet in the hands of fake Gandhis for the sake of power?”
He continued his critique by contrasting the enduring legacy of Nalwadi, remembered fondly by Kannadigas for his people-centric development, with what he termed as Siddaramaiah’s failure to manage Karnataka’s economy, burdening every household with debt.
Ashoka highlighted several stark differences, while Nalwadi built Mysore University over a century ago, Siddaramaiah is shutting down nine universities due to lack of funds. Nalwadi famously sold his family’s gold to build the KRS dam, whereas Siddaramaiah is accused of grabbing 14 sites meant for the public. Nalwadi established Bhadravati Iron & Steel Plant, Sandalwood Soap Factory, and Mysore Paper Mills. In contrast, Ashoka claimed Siddaramaiah's governance drove away industries, investors, and entrepreneurs. Nalwadi pioneered reservations for the backward classes long before it became mainstream. Siddaramaiah, Ashoka alleged, is reducing social justice to a gimmick by sticking labels on doors in the name of surveys.
While acknowledging Yathindra’s emotional attachment to his father, Ashoka emphasized that comparing Siddaramaiah to a visionary like Nalwadi was “laughable, baseless, and a gross insult” to the late king.
In his concluding remarks, Ashoka slammed the government for ignoring farmers’ needs despite an early monsoon. He accused the administration of being caught up in internal power struggles and negligence, forcing farmers into despair. “This government will not be spared from the curse of the farmers,” he warned.
