MLC election: JD(S) to support Congress candidate in Chikkamagaluru
The Hindu
Announcement was made by former Kadur MLA Y.S.V. Datta
Former MLA and JD(S) leader Y.S.V. Datta announced his party’s support in Kadur Assembly segment to Congress candidate Gayathri Shantegowda who is contesting for a seat in Chikkamagaluru Local Authorities’ constituency in the elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council.
Gayathri Shantegowda is up against sitting MLC M.K. Pranesh of the BJP.
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.