Janardhan Reddy fields wife in Ballari seat
1 year, 10 months ago

Janardhan Reddy fields wife in Ballari seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Mangaluru: A month after forming Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha, former minister and mining baron G Janardhan Reddy declared candidature of his wife Aruna Lakshmi from Bellary constituency. Aruna Lakshmi will contest against Janardhan Reddy’s younger brother Somashekhar Reddy who is the sitting MLA Janardhan Reddy played an active role in strengthening BJP in Karnataka and bringing it to power in 2008. In the past month, Reddy has been touring various places in the North Karnataka region to strengthen his party base. As he is not allowed to enter Ballari district due to court order, Reddy has converted the Koppal district, the neighboring district of Ballari as the hub of his activities.

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Karnataka: No entry into Ballari, digi-Reddy to campaign via social media
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka: No entry into Ballari, digi-Reddy to campaign via social media

New Indian Express  

BALLARI: Gangavati MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy, who recently rejoined the BJP and is considered a crowdpuller, will hold a digital campaign in his home turf Ballari, for his friend and candidate B Sriramulu. The BJP, which hopes to capitalise on the star campaigner, is constrained by a Supreme Court order which prohibits Janardhana Reddy from entering Ballari district, ever since …

KRPP merges with BJP, Reddy to influence voters in Kalyana Karnataka
8 months, 4 weeks ago

KRPP merges with BJP, Reddy to influence voters in Kalyana Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Former minister and Gangavathi MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy on Monday merged his Kalayan Rajya Pragati Paksha with BJP. Reddy rejoined BJP in the presence of former chief minister BS Yediyurappa, BJP state president BY Vijayendra, former Minister B Sriramulu and others. Reddy, a mining baron, was associated with former Union Minister, late Sushma Swaraj, who contested against Sonia Gandhi …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy Rejoins BJP Ahead of Polls, Yediyurappa Calls it 'Good Decision'
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Mining Baron Janardhana Reddy Rejoins BJP Ahead of Polls, Yediyurappa Calls it 'Good Decision'

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024 LIVE: NDA Seat-sharing in Maharashtra Finalised, BJP to Fight on 27 Seats BJP-led NDA has finalised its seat-sharing discussions with Shinde’s Sena and NCP in Maharashtra, sources said on Monday. Describing it as a “homecoming,” Reddy said that the merger aimed to “strengthen Narendra Modi’s leadership and support his third term as Prime Minister.” Lok Sabha …

Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy returns to BJP
9 months ago

Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy returns to BJP

Hindustan Times  

Mining baron and controversial Kalyana Karnataka figure Gali Janardhan Reddy formally merged his party, Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha, into the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday. Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy merges his party and returns to BJP Speaking to the reporters, Reddy said, “I feel happy and elated to be back to the BJP which is in my blood. …

Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha | Janardhan Reddy’s upstart party wins its first seat in Karnataka
1 year, 7 months ago

Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha | Janardhan Reddy’s upstart party wins its first seat in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Former BJP leader and mining baron Gali Janardhana Reddy on December 25, 2022, launched Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha, pledging that his new party would fight the 2023 Assembly elections. After his name came up in the Obulapuram mining scam, the saffron party distanced itself from him. A former State minister, Mr. Reddy is fighting a slew of cases filed against …

\"Out of bounds\": Curious case of 2 \"banned-entry\" candidates in K'taka polls
1 year, 8 months ago

\"Out of bounds\": Curious case of 2 \"banned-entry\" candidates in K'taka polls

Deccan Chronicle  

Bengaluru: Two "banned-entry" candidates Vinay Kulkarni and G Janardhana Reddy present a picture of a peculiar case in the run-up to the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections. While the Congress candidate Kulkarni can't go to Dharwad, the constituency he is contesting from, following a court-imposed ban, Reddy fielded his wife in Ballari city as he is barred from entry there. …

Karnataka polls: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy unveils party symbol, announces 12 candidates, manifesto
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka polls: Mining baron Janardhana Reddy unveils party symbol, announces 12 candidates, manifesto

Hindustan Times  

Almost three months after announcing his new party, former Karnataka Minister and mining baron G Janardhana Reddy on Monday announced 'foot ball' as its poll symbol, first list of candidates, and also manifesto, ahead of Assembly elections, due by May. READ | Mining baron Janardhana Reddy fields wife from Ballari City assembly seat KRPP is by and large concentrating on …

Karnataka elections: Football for Gali Janardhan Reddy's KRPP party
1 year, 8 months ago

Karnataka elections: Football for Gali Janardhan Reddy's KRPP party

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission has allotted a ‘Football’ symbol for mining baron Gali Janaradhan Reddy’s Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha party. Karnataka elections: Football for Gali Janardhan Reddy's KRPP party The former BJP leader who was distanced from the party displayed the football symbol on Monday and urged the people of Kalyana Karnataka region to vote for his party. He is also …

Ex-minister Gali Janardhan Reddy hopeful of his party winning 30 seats in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

Ex-minister Gali Janardhan Reddy hopeful of his party winning 30 seats in Karnataka

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayapura: Former Minister G Janardhan Reddy, who founded the Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha two months ago, is hopeful of winning over 30 seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Karnataka. After being out of active politics for over a decade, Reddy has been organizing his party with a special focus on the Kalyana Karnataka region, with Koppal district as his …

Reddy’s party won’t impact BJP: K’taka transport minister B Sriramulu
1 year, 11 months ago

Reddy’s party won’t impact BJP: K’taka transport minister B Sriramulu

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Amid the buzz over Ballari mining baron Janardhana Reddy’s new political party poaching senior leaders from the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka transport minister B Sriramulu said that no leaders from the BJP, especially Reddy’s brothers and MLAs Somashekhar Reddy and Karunakar Reddy, would join the new party. Karnataka transport minister B Sriramulu, who was a close confidant of Janardhana …

Former BJP Leader Janardhana Reddy Announces New Party, to Contest 2023 Karnataka Polls
2 years ago

Former BJP Leader Janardhana Reddy Announces New Party, to Contest 2023 Karnataka Polls

News 18  

Upset with the Bharatiya Janata Party for not re-inducting him, former minister and mining baron of Karnataka Gali Janardhan Reddy launched of his new party — Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha — on Sunday. Slamming his move, Renukacharya, BJP leader and political secretary of CM Basavaraj Bommai, said: “This doesn’t affect the BJP in the state and Reddy must introspect his …

Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy floats his own party: 'New episode'
2 years ago

Karnataka mining baron Gali Janardhan Reddy floats his own party: 'New episode'

Hindustan Times  

Karnataka mining baron and former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gali Janardhan Reddy, who has been caught in controversies in the past, floated his own party – Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha – on Sunday. Gali Janardhan Reddy floated his own party - Kalyana Rajya Pragati Paksha - in Karnataka on Sunday. The people of the state have always been and will …

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