Jarkiholis gear up for a tough battle in rural Belagavi
1 year, 10 months ago

Jarkiholis gear up for a tough battle in rural Belagavi

Hindustan Times  

Days after Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi said he would pay ₹6,000 per vote to ensure the defeat of Lakshmi Hebbalkar in the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls, his brother and Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi has said he would ensure that Congress retains the Belagavi seat. Congress MLA Satish Jarkiholi has said he would ensure that Congress retains the Belagavi seat Speaking at a meeting of the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe community in Tarihal village on Thursday, Satish said: “It is his responsibility that the party retains the seat and Hebbaklar returns as the legislator.” On January 22, former Karnataka minister Ramesh stirred a political controversy after he said he would “give ₹6,000 to each voter” before the state assembly elections. However, the family suffered a setback in 2018 when a candidate backed by Hebbalkar won the presidential election of Belagavi Taluk Cooperative Credit Bank against the candidates supported by the Jarkiholi family. Reacting to Satish’s entry to this highly anticipated political battle, Patil said: “BJP lost the election over internal issues.

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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News 18  

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India Today  

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