No longer an outsider, my work will see me through: V S Ugrappa
5 years, 11 months ago

No longer an outsider, my work will see me through: V S Ugrappa

Deccan Chronicle  

In November last year, he was the outsider battling an aggressive campaign by BJP strongman B Sriramulu for his sister and former MP Ms J. Shantha and yet, Mr V.S. This time, Mr Ugrappa, the Congress candidate for the Ballari Lok Sabha seat, is no outsider having piloted several developmental works during his short stint as MP. But there are problems like the dissidence among Congress MLAs some of whom are reportedly tilting towards the BJP which could mar his prospects. The MP dismisses these irritants and is also dismissive of his opponent, the BJP’s Y. Devendrappa, claiming he is harping only on the Modi factor and his contribution to the constituency is nil.

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Cong, BJP picks accuses leaders of helping rivals

Hindustan Times  

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DC Edit | As they part ways, BJP to lose more than AIADMK
1 year, 6 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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JD(S) eyeing V S Ugrappa's MLC seat?
6 years, 4 months ago

JD(S) eyeing V S Ugrappa's MLC seat?

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: Having backed the Congress in the recent Ballari Lok Sabha bypoll, which saw its candidate V S Ugrappa win by a massive majority, the Janata Dal is now believed to be eyeing the MLC seat in the state legislature that the latter vacated to become MP. With half a dozen Congress leaders from Ballari already lobbying for his MLC …

H D Deve Gowda all set to campaign for Congress V S Ugrappa
6 years, 5 months ago

H D Deve Gowda all set to campaign for Congress V S Ugrappa

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: Janata Dal supremo, H D Deve Gowda is all set to campaign for Mr V S Ugrappa of the Congress, who has been fielded for the Ballari Lok Sabha bypoll on October 29, according to party sources. Mr Gowda will join senior Congress leader, Mallikarjun Kharge and former Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah to campaign for the Congress MLC, whom he …

Caste, outsider' factor not a poll issue in Ballari Lok Sabha seat
6 years, 5 months ago

Caste, outsider' factor not a poll issue in Ballari Lok Sabha seat

Deccan Chronicle  

Ballari: Voters in the Ballari Lok Sabha constituency have always risen above caste and community considerations and even the 'outsider' factor was not a serious poll issue if election statistics are any indication. For more than half a century, the seat remained a strong citadel of the Congress party in the South and had hit the headlines in the 1999 …

Congress mines V S Ugrappa for Ballari Lok Sabha byelection
6 years, 5 months ago

Congress mines V S Ugrappa for Ballari Lok Sabha byelection

Deccan Chronicle  

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11 years ago

Congress stalwarts decline from fighting elections in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

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