No politics for Nikhil Kumaraswamy for next five years: HD Kumaraswamy
Mandya: HD Kumaraswamy, former Chief Minister and second-in-command of JD(S) has indicated his decision to steer his son Nikhil away from politics, reaffirming that he will not field him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year. Kumaraswamy stated that he has advised Nikhil to focus on his acting career rather than engaging in political activities.
Nikhil faced defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Mandya constituency against independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh. He also experienced a setback in the assembly elections from the Ramanagara constituency earlier this year. Kumaraswamy described the assembly election loss as a result of a "political conspiracy."
Kumaraswamy highlighted that Nikhil has three movies in the lead role lined up as part of his acting career. He emphasized that Nikhil will refrain from participating in any elections over the next five years.
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Kumaraswamy revealed that Nikhil initially didn't want to contest the 2019 elections due to his lack of preparation. However, due to pressure from local MLAs and party workers, he was compelled to enter the electoral race from the Mandya constituency.
JD(S) is planning to contest the Lok Sabha elections independently and aims to field candidates in all 28 constituencies across Karnataka. Kumaraswamy attributed the party's poor performance in the 2019 polls to the coalition politics and alliance with the Congress.
While acknowledging that winning all 28 seats might be a challenge, Kumaraswamy expressed confidence in securing around four or five seats. He also emphasized the party's commitment to retaining its dedicated workers within its ranks.
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
