HD Kumaraswamy had vacated the Channapatna seat to contest LS polls. He now hopes to field his son Nikhil for the bypoll, while BJP’s C.P. Yogeshwar eyes the ticket.
The hotly-contested seats of Sira and Rajarajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) were won by Dr Rajesh Gowda, a new entrant, and N. Munirathna, a Congress rebel, respectively.
Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s Janata Dal (Secular) is faced with constant erosion in its support base, and did not manage to win even a single seat in Karnataka bypolls.
Latest trends show BJP will win 12 seats, taking tally to 118 in 222-member Karnataka assembly, though CM B.S. Yediyurappa will have new challenges to deal with.
Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.
Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.
No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.
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