Rebellion in K’taka BJP ahead of polls; Amit Shah holds meeting with party top brass: Reports
New Delhi: The Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, held a meeting with the top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi today, following the release of the party's first list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
The meeting took place at Shah's residence and was attended by BJP chief JP Nadda, party general secretary (organisation) BL Santhosh, national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh, and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
Sources informed ANI, the high-level meeting between top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, was held in the context of dissatisfaction expressed by multiple leaders in Karnataka after the party's initial list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls was announced.
After being denied a ticket to contest from the Athani constituency, former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, Laxman Savadi, has resigned from his position as a Legislative Council member and has also stepped down from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, Laxman Savadi, has stated that he has taken a firm decision to resign from the primary membership of the BJP and the Legislative Council, after being denied a ticket to contest from the Athani constituency. In his statement, he emphasized his self-respect and denied being influenced by anyone.
Meanwhile, supporters of Anil Benake, the incumbent BJP MLA from Belagavi North, staged a protest on Tuesday evening after he was also denied a ticket to contest in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
In another development, supporters of BJP MLA Mahadevappa Yadawad held a protest in the Ramdurg constituency of Belagavi after he was denied a ticket, and the ticket was instead given to Chikka Revana, who recently joined the party.
Meanwhile, BJP sources have revealed that former Karnataka Chief Minister and six-time BJP MLA, Jagadish Shettar, has started displaying signs of rebellion and has been summoned to Delhi. Shettar's name was omitted from the initial list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls, according to sources within the party.
Jagadish Shettar, the former Chief Minister of Karnataka, has announced that he will be meeting with the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), JP Nadda, on Wednesday.
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Meanwhile, in Bengaluru, the current Chief Minister of Karnataka, Basavaraj Bommai, stated that the party has declared the names of 189 candidates, and a consensus has been reached in most areas. However, he acknowledged that some individuals disagree with the list and that discussions will be held with them. Bommai has been in constant communication with these individuals and has already spoken with Laxman Savadi, the State Vice President, urging him not to make any hasty decisions.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the names of 189 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls. The party aimed to ensure fair representation of different castes and communities while also fielding "strong candidates" against notable Congress leaders.
Additionally, the BJP has emphasized "social engineering" in its initial list of candidates, with a mix of new and experienced individuals, according to party sources.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has announced that he will be contesting from the Shiggaon constituency in the upcoming assembly polls. According to party insiders, the BJP's list includes 52 new candidates, while 21 incumbent MLAs have been excluded. The state assembly election will be held on May 10th, with 224 seats up for grabs. Vote counting is scheduled to take place on May 13th.
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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.
