Caste constant in Karnataka
3 years, 5 months ago

Caste constant in Karnataka

The Hindu  

AN era ended in Karnataka politics when the 78-year-old B.S. In an interaction with the media soon after he was made Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai acknowledged Yediyurappa’s undisputed leadership: “He is our leader, he will be our leader always and mentor our party in Karnataka.” Dark horse Basavaraj Bommai’s name was not among the frontrunners for chief ministership when it became clear by early July that Yediyurappa would step down on the second anniversary of his assumption of power. The party did not want to alienate the Lingayat community by appointing a non-Lingayat as Chief Minister, considering that the caste’s steady support anchors the social base of the BJP in Karnataka. The BJP did not wish to risk provoking Yediyurappa again and so selected Basavaraj Bommai with some murmuring that Yediyurappa will continue to wield influence as a “shadow Chief Minister”. According to A. Narayana, a political commentator who is associated with Azim Premji University, Basavaraj Bommai’s “most important challenge” will be ensuring the Lingayat community’s continued support for the BJP.

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1 week, 2 days ago

Change in Karnataka unit chiefs’ post, talks on in big 3 parties

New Indian Express  

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Karnataka CM Accuses BJP of Dynastic Politics Hypocrisy
2 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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6 months, 1 week ago

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The Hindu  

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Lingayats disappointed with only MoS portfolio for community

New Indian Express  

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Karnataka: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Files Nomination Papers Again
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Files Nomination Papers Again

Deccan Chronicle  

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Former CM Basavaraj Bommai Criticises Congress-led Govt's Development Failures and Electoral Strategies
9 months, 1 week ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress’ second list for Karnataka delayed

New Indian Express  

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Karnataka's Haveri to see change in candidates of BJP, Cong?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka's Haveri to see change in candidates of BJP, Cong?

New Indian Express  

GADAG: The Haveri Lok Sabha constituency may see a change in candidates, though names have already been announced. Congress is thinking of convincing minister HK Patil to contest from here after BJP announced former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai as its candidate. But there is also talk within party circles that another former chief minister Jagadish Shettar may be asked to …

Vijayendra will resign as Karnataka BJP chief after LS results: Eshwarappa
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vijayendra will resign as Karnataka BJP chief after LS results: Eshwarappa

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru Former deputy chief minister K S Eshwarappa stirred controversy on Wednesday by saying that B Y Vijayendra, state BJP president, will step down from his position following the announcement of Lok Sabha election results on June 4. The former state BJP chief also disclosed his intention to contest against Yediyurappa’s son, B Y Raghavendra, in the Shivamogga constituency. Eshwarappa, …

Haveri Lok Sabha Election 2024: It’s Basavaraj Bommai vs Congress' Anandswamy Gaddadevarmath in BJP stronghold
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Haveri Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka will witness the contest between two new faces as the sitting BJP MP Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, who has been winning since the creation of this constituency after delimitation in 2008, declared retirement from electoral politics. Bommai is contesting from the Haveri Lok Sabha seat, replacing a three-time sitting BJP …

Basavaraj Bommai, royal scion, relative of Deve Gowda in BJP’s 2nd Lok Sabha list
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Basavaraj Bommai, royal scion, relative of Deve Gowda in BJP’s 2nd Lok Sabha list

Hindustan Times  

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Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Yaduveer, Manjunath and Bommai get BJP ticket, as party replaces candidates in 10 seats out of 20 announced in Karnataka

The Hindu  

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Karnataka BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls
10 months ago

Karnataka BJP may field ex-CMs Jagadish Shettar and Basavaraj Bommai in LS polls

Hindustan Times  

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Karnataka | Corridors of Power
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka | Corridors of Power

The Hindu  

Too many vying for LS tickets Perhaps for the first time in coastal Karnataka, many BJP leaders have openly sought the ticket for contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Udupi-Chikkamagalur and Dakshina Kananda constituencies. For the Dakshina Kannada seat, the former State secretary of the BJP Backward Classes Morcha Sathyajit Surathkal and the former chairman of the Karnataka Fisheries …

Veteran Cong leader praises BJP MP, urges people to re-elect him
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Veteran Cong leader praises BJP MP, urges people to re-elect him

Hindustan Times  

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Karnataka Congress leader asks people to re-elect Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra in 2024 LS polls
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka Congress leader asks people to re-elect Yediyurappa's son BY Raghavendra in 2024 LS polls

New Indian Express  

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Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra formally takes charge as Karnataka BJP president
1 year, 1 month ago

Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra formally takes charge as Karnataka BJP president

Hindustan Times  

Newly appointed Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Wednesday formally assumed charge at the state party office here. Former Karnataka chief minister and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa congratulates son BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa. READ | Congress Karnataka unit to be revamped after 5 assembly polls: Jarkiholi Vijayendra, who had earlier served as the party's state unit's general secretary and vice-president, …

Difficult for Dalit leaders to rise to the top in BJP
1 year, 1 month ago

Difficult for Dalit leaders to rise to the top in BJP

The Hindu  

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Karnataka LoP to be decided after BY Vijayendra's Delhi visit
1 year, 1 month ago

Karnataka LoP to be decided after BY Vijayendra's Delhi visit

Hindustan Times  

Newly appointed Karnataka BJP State President, BY Vijayendra Yediyurappa on Monday met with former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai at his residence and discussed the future of the party in the state. Karnataka LoP to be decided after BY Vijayendra's Delhi visit Vijayendra met Bommai for the first time after being appointed to the role of the state president of the …

Yediyurappa’s son madechief of Karnataka BJP before 2024 polls
1 year, 2 months ago

Yediyurappa’s son madechief of Karnataka BJP before 2024 polls

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday appointed first-time lawmaker BY Vijayendra, the son of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, as the president of its Karnataka unit, marking a generational shift in the critical southern province and underlining the continued influence of the Lingayat strongman even after his retirement. Former Karnataka CM and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa congratulates son BY Vijayendra …

Karnataka: BS Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra Yediyurappa is new state president
1 year, 2 months ago

Karnataka: BS Yediyurappa’s son Vijayendra Yediyurappa is new state president

Live Mint  

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BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra is new Karnataka BJP chief
1 year, 2 months ago

BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra is new Karnataka BJP chief

Hindustan Times  

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BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra appointed as Karnataka BJP state president
1 year, 2 months ago

BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra appointed as Karnataka BJP state president

India TV News  

Karnataka: The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed BS Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra as party's state president with immediate effect, General Secretary Arun Singh informed on Friday. Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa congratulated his son after he was appointed as the party president for Karnataka. "I would like to thank the party president JP Nadda for giving me this opportunity to work as …

Disappointed Top Brass, BSY's Seal of Approval & Internal Conflict: Why BJP is Yet to Get Karnataka Unit Prez, LoP
1 year, 5 months ago

Disappointed Top Brass, BSY's Seal of Approval & Internal Conflict: Why BJP is Yet to Get Karnataka Unit Prez, LoP

News 18  

It has been nearly three months since the Karnataka election results were declared but the BJP appears to be taking its own time in appointing its state president and Leaders of Opposition for the legislative assembly and the legislative council. “A meeting of top leaders will be held to finalise the names soon after the Parliament session concludes on August …

Why Is Karnataka BJP Marred by Leadership Crisis Ahead of Lok Sabha 2024?
1 year, 5 months ago

Why Is Karnataka BJP Marred by Leadership Crisis Ahead of Lok Sabha 2024?

The Quint  

Before the state went for polls, the BJP projected two state leaders – Basavaraj Bommai and BS Yediyurappa. While Bommai, who took over the reins from Yediyurappa in 2021, was projected as the CM candidate, the saffron party did rely on former Chief Minister Yediyurappa's clout. While Basavaraj Bommai conceded defeat, "respecting the people's choice," no leader has so far …

Karnataka: With 8 Lingayats and 6 Vokkaliga, new cabinet balance caste equations
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: With 8 Lingayats and 6 Vokkaliga, new cabinet balance caste equations

Live Mint  

The newly-formed Karnataka government on Saturday was expanded with 24 ministers taking the oath of office. Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot administered the oath at Raj Bhawan in Bengaluru and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar were also present during the occasion. Congress has tried to strike a caste balance in Karnataka and the new cabinet has six …

Karnataka: After 2 years, a Jarkiholi is back in cabinet
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: After 2 years, a Jarkiholi is back in cabinet

Hindustan Times  

The politically powerful Jarkiholi family in north Karnataka’s Belagavi district is back to its past glory as Satish, one of the brothers, has been inducted in the cabinet of Siddaramaiah-led Congress government. Jarkiholi family returns to political glory as Satish Jarkiholi’s gets ministerial berth The family which enjoyed powerful positions in all the governments since 1998, had a setback for …

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says government ’disappointed people’
1 year, 7 months ago

Former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai says government ’disappointed people’

Live Mint  

Former Chief Minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday took a jibe at the newly formed Congress government in the state. While talking about the decisions that the new government took in its first Cabinet meeting, Basavaraj Bommai said that there is a huge difference between the ruling party's announcements and poll promises. "There is a lot of difference in …

Karnataka: BSY’s son takes dig at Cong for not offering top posts to Lingayats
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka: BSY’s son takes dig at Cong for not offering top posts to Lingayats

Hindustan Times  

BJP MLA and former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s son, BY Vijayendra on Friday took a dig at the Congress party for not offering the post of chief minister or deputy chief minister to the Lingayats. BS Yediyurappa’s son takes dig at Congress for not giving any posts to Lingayats Days after deliberations, the Congress on Thursday announced Siddaramaiah, a Kuruba, …

Karnataka polls | Striking a balance between castes and regions a daunting task for Congress
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka polls | Striking a balance between castes and regions a daunting task for Congress

The Hindu  

While the tussle continued on Tuesday between former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar for the top post with both reaching Delhi, different communities have begun demanding that the party high command appoint their leaders/MLAs for the post of the Chief Minister and also be given plum portfolios. “Keeping in view next year’s Lok Sabha elections, we strongly …

Once Congress Alienated Lingayats, Why Vokkaligas May Now Desert it in Karnataka - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

Once Congress Alienated Lingayats, Why Vokkaligas May Now Desert it in Karnataka - News18

News 18  

The Congress’s tried-and-tested strategy in Karnataka, targeting vote banks of Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Muslims worked exceedingly well this time, as it got additional support from Lingayat and Vokkaliga communities. The community, so far, driven by the guidance of Vokkaliga seers, had largely supported the HD Deve Gowda family, along with his son HD Kumaraswamy, as the Congress …

BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too
1 year, 7 months ago

BJP Karnataka performance: Party not only lost Lingayat votes but of Dalits, OBCs too

India TV News  

Karnataka Results 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party failed to make a mark in the recently concluded Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023, losing power to Congress. SC, ST and even OBC voted for Congress The people from SC, ST and OBCs, who shifted to BJP over the years especially in north Karnataka, this time voted for the Congress. Congress won 42 seats …

Karnataka polls: Outgoing CM Bommai wins from Shiggoan for 4th time in row
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka polls: Outgoing CM Bommai wins from Shiggoan for 4th time in row

Deccan Chronicle  

HAVERI: Outgoing Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday registered his fourth consecutive victory from the Shiggoan constituency in Haveri district, defeating his nearest rival Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan of the Congress by a margin of 35,341 votes. The 63-year-old Bommai, who is the son of former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Parivar veteran late S R Bommai, had in …

Karnataka election results 2023 important leaders performance
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka election results 2023 important leaders performance

The Hindu  

With wins in 48 seats and leads in another 89 at 3.00 p.m., Congress is moving close to attaining a majority in the 2023 Karnataka State Assembly elections. Basavaraj Bommai Current Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai won against Congress Party’s Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan in Shiggaon constituency of Karnataka. Vijayendra Yeddyurappa Vijayendra Yeddyurappa, son of BJP leader and former Karnataka …

Karnataka election results 2023 | CM Bommai concedes defeat for BJP
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka election results 2023 | CM Bommai concedes defeat for BJP

The Hindu  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has conceded defeat in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections after early trends showed that the Congress were on course to win a majority. Victory and defeat aren’t new to BJP, will introspect setback: Yediyurappa As Congress surged towards victory in the Karnataka assembly elections results, Bharatiya Janta Party leader B.S. I respectfully accept this verdict,” …

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai accepts defeat
1 year, 7 months ago

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai accepts defeat

Live Mint  

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has stated that the Bharatiya Janata Party in the state has not been able to meet its goals, and that - once the results are announced - the party will perform an in-depth examination. The party will accept the election outcome and will use it as an opportunity to learn, according to CM Bommai who …

Karnataka Factsheet: 16 Elections, 23 Chief Ministers But a State Where Most CMs Couldn’t Complete Term
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Factsheet: 16 Elections, 23 Chief Ministers But a State Where Most CMs Couldn’t Complete Term

News 18  

The history of Karnataka’s chief ministers since the country’s Independence in 1947 and the state’s reorganisation in 1956 reveals that the state has so far seen very few coalition governments, with ruling parties getting the majority in most of the 16 assembly elections, but a majority of its CMs have been unable to complete their terms. In its 75 years …

Karnataka Elections 2023: Amit Shah slams Siddarmaiah, says his was the most corrupt govt in India
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: Amit Shah slams Siddarmaiah, says his was the most corrupt govt in India

Firstpost  

Targeting Congress leader Siddaramaiah in his home constituency, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked the people to decide between a leader who is about to retire and a future leader, as he assured to make BJP candidate V Somanna, “a big personality” if they make him an MLA. Stating that it was the BJP government led by Modi …

Shah plays Lingayat card against Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency
1 year, 8 months ago

Shah plays Lingayat card against Siddaramaiah in Varuna constituency

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party nominee V. Somanna in Lingayat-dominated Varuna Assembly constituency here on Tuesday, BJP leader and Union Minister Amit Shah accused the Congress nominee and former chief minister Siddaramaiah of insulting the Lingayats by reportedly calling them "corrupt.” While V. Somanna is from the politically dominant Lingayat community, Siddaramaiah belongs to the Kuruba community. Amit Shah …

Why Modi does not mention B.S. Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai in speeches: Rahul Gandhi
1 year, 8 months ago

Why Modi does not mention B.S. Yediyurappa, Basavaraj Bommai in speeches: Rahul Gandhi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s silence on the allegations of corruption against the BJP government in Karnataka. Addressing a rally in Arsikere in Hassan district on May 1, Rahul Gandhi asked why the BJP’s star campaigner does not speak about Karnataka in his campaign speeches. Why does Modi not respect his own party’s leaders?” Congress …

Karnataka Elections 2023: Why Rajiv Gandhi, Veerendra Patil and a three-decade incident surface in BJP vs Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Elections 2023: Why Rajiv Gandhi, Veerendra Patil and a three-decade incident surface in BJP vs Congress

Firstpost  

Few may remember Veerendra Patil today, but his unceremonious dismissal as Karnataka chief minister in 1990 paved the way for BJP’s first inroads into the state in the 1990s, with the state’s influential Lingayat voters It was a political decision made by Rajiv Gandhi over three decades ago, but it remains a major talking point in Karnataka elections 2023. Few …

Karnataka Polls: Why Rajiv Gandhi, Veerendra Patil And a 30-Year-Old Incident Feature in BJP vs Congress
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka Polls: Why Rajiv Gandhi, Veerendra Patil And a 30-Year-Old Incident Feature in BJP vs Congress

News 18  

This is the third part in a 3-part series by Nalin Mehta on the Karnataka elections. Few may remember Veerendra Patil today, but his unceremonious dismissal as Karnataka chief minister in 1990 paved the way for BJP’s first inroads into the state in the 1990s, with the state’s influential Lingayat voters. Veerendra Patil, Rajiv Gandhi and BJP’s First Lingayat Breach …

BJP goes all out in Uttara Karnataka; Nadda might release manifesto today
1 year, 8 months ago

BJP goes all out in Uttara Karnataka; Nadda might release manifesto today

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: With only nine days to go for the high-stakes Karnataka polls, the BJP has unleashed its top leaders in the Lingayat-dominated Uttara Karnataka region to retain its hold there. However, while the BJP must make deep roads in Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysuru, retaining its electoral superiority in Uttara Karnataka is going to be crucial for the saffron forces, a …

I tried to get Jagadish Shettar ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa
1 year, 8 months ago

I tried to get Jagadish Shettar ticket, but BJP leadership had other plans, says Yediyurappa

The Hindu  

Yediyurappa stepped down as Chief Minister of Karnataka to make way for Basavaraj Bommai on July 26, 2021, with tears in his eyes. However, since then, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister Amit Shah have spared no opportunity to publicly acknowledge Mr. Yediyurappa’s stature in Karnataka’s politics and have made him member of the Central Parliamentary Board and central …

Karnataka polls 2023: A Brahmin factor at play
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka polls 2023: A Brahmin factor at play

Hindustan Times  

A few events in the past week have hinted at intense factionalism within the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party : Two prominent Lingayat leaders, Jagadish Shettar and Laxman Savadi, who left after the party denied them tickets and have since joined Congress, blamed BJP national general secretary B L Santosh, who has come from Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, accusing him of manoeuvres …

‘Bommai an accidental CM, BJP’s choice BL Santosh or Prahlad Joshi’: MB Pail
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Bommai an accidental CM, BJP’s choice BL Santosh or Prahlad Joshi’: MB Pail

Hindustan Times  

Responsible for rallying the Lingayats before the assembly election, Congress leader MB Patil said in an interview with Arun Dev that the community has seen through BJP’s hidden agenda of using them to gain power and then discarding them. He said the BJP did not have a plan to make Basavaraj Bommai the chief minister; instead they wanted RSS leaders …

Karnataka elections 2023 Highlights: Nomination process ends today, BJP says 'only Lingayat will become CM'
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections 2023 Highlights: Nomination process ends today, BJP says 'only Lingayat will become CM'

India TV News  

The BJP sought to fend off criticism of its treatment of Lingayat leaders as party national general secretary and Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh on Thursday said only a leader from the community will become Chief Minister in the state and revealed that it is a "universal truth" in the party. His categorical statement came a day after Lingayat leaders of …

Karnataka assembly polls: CM Basvaraj Bommai, Siddaramaiah file nomination papers
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka assembly polls: CM Basvaraj Bommai, Siddaramaiah file nomination papers

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka chief minister Basvaraj Bommai, former CM and Congress leader Siddaramaiah and BJP leader BS Yediyuruppa’s son, BY Vijayendra, filed their nomination papers on Wednesday. While Bommai is contesting from Shiggaon constituency, from where he has been an MLA three times since 2008, Siddaramaiah filed his nomination papers from Varuna, his hometown. So now he is going to get complete …

Explained: Will actor Kichcha Sudeep be a hit for the BJP in the Karnataka Assembly elections?
1 year, 8 months ago

Explained: Will actor Kichcha Sudeep be a hit for the BJP in the Karnataka Assembly elections?

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There’s an energy in the Karnataka air, a political energy. On Wednesday, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai will be filing his nomination papers for the elections and noted Kannada actor Kichcha Sudeep will accompany the BJP leader. Later in April, Sudeep stated that he wouldn’t be joining politics, but would campaign for the BJP in the Karnataka Assembly elections. I welcome …

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