Second list prompted another sitting MLA, M.P. Kumaraswamy, to announce resignation. BJP yet to name candidates for Shettar's Hubli-Dharwad (Central) & Eshwarappa's Shivamogga.
Yediyurappa has said there's '99%' chance ex-CM Jagadish Shettar will get a ticket. Meanwhile, protests broke out in Belagavi district after 2 of its sitting MLAs left off 1st list.
In what looks like the first major rebellion in the party, the six-time MLA has written to the high command requesting another chance to fight elections.
The Vishnu Deo Sai government's 2026-27 budget outlined a post-Naxal era vision for Chhattisgarh's tribal-majority belts of Bastar & Surguja. Finance Minister OP Choudhary presented it Tuesday.
Every February, headlines focus on defence budget allocation. But real question is—how much money was actually spent & why did promise-delivery gap widen in some years, narrow in others?
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