Vidhan Parishad polls: Congress candidate Dr. Chandrashekhar Patil wins North East Graduates seat
Kalaburagi: Congress candidate Dr. Chandrashekhar Patil has won the election to the Karnataka Legislative Council (Vidhan Parishad) from the North East Graduates constituency for the second time, beating BJP rival Amarnath Patil, on Friday.
As many as 19 candidates had filed their nominations for the North East Graduates seat of the Legislative Council. Dr. Patil, who had a lead over the other contestants from the initial rounds, maintained the position in the front, before being declared winner.
The strong political influence and popularity of Congress National President Mallikarjuna Kharge all over the Kalyana Karnataka region are being considered as the prominent factors that contributed to the victory of the party candidate in the election.
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Eligible families won't be inconvenienced with BPL card revision: Karnataka minister Muniyappa
Bengaluru, Nov 26: Karnataka minister K H Muniyappa on Monday said the officials have been instructed to restore the Below Poverty Line and Above Poverty Line ration cards as they existed earlier.
The Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister said the decision to this effect was taken in a meeting on November 21 on the orders of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.
Muniyappa said he has instructed officials to correct all the ration cards by November 28 and distribute rice to the BPL ration card holders with all the facilities.
This comes after some confusion in the state over the cancellation of many Below Poverty Line ration cards while the list of BPL families was being revised. The minister clarified that there was no need to worry for the eligible beneficiaries.
"Steps are being taken to ensure that the eligible beneficiaries are not inconvenienced, and the ineligible ration cards of taxpayers and government employees will be transferred to APL," he said.
The minister underlined that the state government has introduced pro-poor schemes for the benefit of economically weaker sections.
