Congress legislator from Karnataka’s Surapur passes away
The Hindu
Congress legislator representing Surapur Raja Venkatappa Naik (66) passed away on February 25. Mr. Naik who was ailing had been admitted to a private hospital where he passed away on Sunday afternoon.
Congress legislator representing Surapur Raja Venkatappa Naik (66) passed away on February 25. Mr. Naik who was ailing had been admitted to a private hospital where he passed away on Sunday afternoon.
The Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Congress President Mallikarjuna Kharge have condoled the death of their party colleague.
Nayak won in 1994, 1999 and 2013. In 1994, Nayak contested elections from Karnataka Congress Party (KCP) against Shivanna Mangihal of Janata Dal.
Political economist Parakala Prabhakar has described the exit poll results as “fudged figures”, saying that those would benefit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) only. “False predictions were given with the sole objective of helping the NDA in rigging during the counting,” alleged Mr. Prabhakar, after releasing a book titled ‘Avineeti Chakravarthi Narendra Modi’ penned by former Minister Vadde Shobanadreeswara Rao, here, on June 2 (Sunday).