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JD(S) stakes claim to Hiriyur bypoll ticket, Kumaraswamy says BJP brass will decide
JD(S) has made a strong pitch to contest the Hiriyur assembly bypoll as the NDA candidate, with Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy saying he will take the demand to the BJP's central leadership. The seat fell vacant after the death of former minister D. Sudhakar. The Congress is expected to field his son, Suhas Sudhakar.
Shivakumar heads to Hiriyur as Congress and BJP gear up for a bypoll with a deadline
Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar visits Hiriyur on Tuesday to launch development works, including a Rs 244 crore project to fill 16 tanks and the Gayatri reservoir. The seat fell vacant after the death of MLA D. Sudhakar on May 10. A bypoll must be declared within six months, a deadline that ends on November 10. BJP state president B. Y. Vijayendra said the NDA wants the seat and will discuss a joint candidate with JD(S) leader H. D. Kumaraswamy.
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Dasara puja; chief minister orders probe
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Palace during the Nandi Dhwaja puja before the Dasara procession. Chief minister D K Shivakumar ordered an inquiry. The BJP and JD(S) alleged the ministers were singled out because they are Dalits; deputy CM Parameshwara urged caution.