BJP’s Sunanda Palanetra is Mayor as JD(S)-Cong. coalition falls apart
The Hindu
Party comes to power in Mysuru City Corporation for the first time since 1983
Sunanda Palanetra of the BJP was on Wednesday elected as the Mayor of Mysuru after the tie-up between JD(S) and the Congress, whose coalition was in power in the 65-member Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), fell apart. The JD(S) preferred to stay neutral in the mayoral polls at the last minute even as the Congress councillors staged a walk-out protesting against its coalition partner’s “sudden” change in stand. With the election of Ms. Palanetra of ward number 59 (Kuvempunagar ‘M’ block) as the 35th Mayor, the BJP has come to power in the MCC for the first time since 1983, the year when the first mayoral election was held. The Mayor post was reserved for general category (woman).The election authorities are gearing up for the counting of votes cast in the simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and Assembly seats in Andhra Pradesh, scheduled to be held on June 4. The Collectors and Election Officers of Visakhapatnam, Anakapalli and Alluri Sitharama Raju (ASR) districts said on May 23 (Thursday) that their teams were ready for the counting of votes.
Responding to the prolonged water scarcity, the residents of the area took to the streets in protest on Wednesday. The protest, which drew attention to their plight, stopped only after the intervention of the police. It was not until 1.30 p.m. that a 4000-litre tanker was finally delivered by BWSSB, providing relief to the water-starved residents.