Laxman Savadi joins Congress, promised ticket from Athani constituency
Bengaluru: Lakshmana Savadi, former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, has joined the Congress party after being upset over the loss of the BJP ticket from the Athani constituency. Savadi was welcomed to the Congress by the Leader of Opposition of Karnataka Assembly, Siddaramaiah, KPCC president DK Shivakumar, and state Congress in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala at the KPCC office on Queen's Road in the city.
Several other prominent Congress leaders, including KPCC working president B Chandrappa, KPCC campaign committee president MB Patil, former ministers Vinay Kulkarni, Basavaraja Rayareddy, AB Patil, and MLC Channaraja Hattiholi were also present on the occasion. Savadi has also been promised of Congress ticket from Athani constituency for the upcoming Karnataka elections.
Savadi, who arrived in Bangalore from Belgaum on a special flight, went to Siddaramaiah's residence with Randeep Singh Surjewala and D.K. Shiva Kumar in the same car. He later resigned from the primary membership of the BJP party and the council seat.
The move by Savadi is expected to boost the Congress party's chances in the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka.
The development has come as a major blow to the BJP, which has been facing dissent within the party in Karnataka in recent months. With the assembly elections drawing near, the BJP will now have to work harder to retain its hold on the state.
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Vande Bharat train window damaged in stone-pelting incident near Kerala’s Palakkad
Palakkad (Kerala) (PTI): A Vande Bharat train operating from Ernakulam to Bengaluru sustained minor damage in a stone-pelting incident a day earlier, police said on Saturday.
The incident occurred near Parali in Palakkad district at around 4.30 pm on Friday, an officer of the Government Railway Police (GRP), Palakkad, said.
“No one was injured in the incident. One of the train’s windows suffered minor damage,” the officer said.
He added that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) has registered a case and launched an investigation.
“GRP and RPF teams are present at Parali as part of the investigation. The stones may have been thrown by a person of unsound mind or someone who was intoxicated,” the officer said.
