Karnataka Polls: Congress State Chief Files Nomination From Kanakapura Seat

Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar these days filed his nomination from Kanakapura constituency withinside the Ramanagara district for the State Assembly polls and stated that the celebration will surpass the one hundred fifty seats mark withinside the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly.

Before submitting his nomination, the nation Congress president held a roadshow in his constituency from in which he’s a 7-time MLA and exuded self belief of forming the authorities withinside the nation and to root out corruption.

“Guided through the blessing of my humans of Karnataka, filed my nomination these days from Kanakapura constituency. I actually have complete religion in Karnataka, as we’re ready to root out corruption and negative governance withinside the coming few days,” Mr Shivakumar tweeted.

Speaking to ANI, Mr Shivakumar welcomed former BJP chief and six-time MLA Jagadish Shettar into Congress and claimed that greater MLAs desired to sign up for the celebration, however Congress did now no longer have “political space”.

“I don`t recognise the schedule of BJP and JDS… I actually have created masses of leaders here… Jagadish Shettar, Laxman Savadi and others joined our celebration and lots of ministers and MLAs desired to return back however we did now no longer have political space. We will move one hundred fifty seats and I am very assured that we can shape the authorities withinside the nation,” he stated.

Earlier these days, Mr Shettar arrived on the Congress workplace in Bengaluru. His induction to the celebration befell withinside the presence of Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, Karnataka nation Congress president DK Shivakumar and Leader of Opposition withinside the nation meeting Siddaramaiah.

Speaking at the occasion, Mr Kharge stated, “I do now no longer want to present greater advent approximately Jagadish Shettar. His becoming a member of will raise the keenness of the Congress, He is the individual that now no longer simplest wins alone, he’s someone who’s succesful to win greater seats.”

Though he turned into in RSS and Jana Sangha, he is a non-debatable person. We have labored together.

Our goal turned into one hundred fifty, now after Shettar’s becoming a member of it is showed that we can attain the goal.

“There can be no needs from Jagadish Shettar, we do now no longer provide anything. He (Jagadish Shettar) will should consider the concepts and the management of the celebration. We need to maintain the united states of america united and simplest Congress can do that,” Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar instructed journalists this morning.

Notably, Karnataka State Congress in-fee Randeep Singh Surjewala, Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar met former CM Shettar in Bengaluru after he resigned from BJP on Sunday.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had stated that BJP president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah had promised Shettar a massive publish in Delhi.

“Jagadish Shettar has been a senior and an essential chief on this region. JP Nadda and Union Home Minister had promised a massive publish in Delhi to Shettar. Everything could had been first-rate if the previous CM had continued,” Mr Bommai instructed media humans in Hubballi.

Mr Shettar, a six-time MLA from the constituency, turned into reportedly counseled through the celebration to face down and now no longer are searching for a clean time period as MLA from the Hubli-Dharwad Central segment, following which his fans expressed their discomfort in opposition to the celebration’s excessive command.

On Saturday after saying his resignation Jagadish Shettar additionally stated that there has been a conspiracy in opposition to him, that is why he turned into denied a ticket.

The Karnataka meeting elections can be held in a unmarried segment on May 10, with the counting of votes scheduled on May 13.