BJP wave forced Siddaramaiah to change constituency, says Amit Shah

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April 13, 2018

Belagavi, Apr 13: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah on Friday said that the wave in favour of BJP in Karnataka has forced Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to change his assembly constituency from Varuna to Chamundeshwari and people in the state will bring the party to power with a huge majority.

Speaking to reporters at Kittur town in the district after paying tributes to the statue Rani Channamma, the warrior queen, Shah said, people in the state want change in guard and will oust the Congress party from power elect BJP with B S Yeddyurappa as chief minister. "Siddaramaiah has realised the mood of the people, hence has been forced to change his assembly constituency," he said.

Support for BJP has been increasing and the crowd at party programmes is an indication of BJP coming to power, he added.

"BJP will give a strong government under the leadership of Yeddyurappa and it will mobilise all resources for development and make it one of the leading states in the country," Shah said.

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DK in-charge minister presents CM’s MSP plea to Prime Minister in Mangaluru

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November 28,2025

Mangaluru, Nov 28: Karnataka Health Minister and Dakshina Kannada district in-charge minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday handed over Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, highlighting the severe distress faced by farmers due to crashing crop prices.

PM Modi arrived at the Mangaluru International Airport en route to Udupi, where Gundu Rao welcomed him and submitted the letter. The chief minister’s message stressed that farmers are suffering heavy losses because maize and green gram are being bought far below the Minimum Support Price (MSP). The state urged the Centre to immediately begin procurement at MSP.

According to the letter, Karnataka has a bumper harvest this year—over 54.74 lakh metric tons of maize and 1.98 lakh metric tons of green gram—yet farmers are unable to secure fair prices. Against the MSP of ₹2,400/MT for maize and ₹8,768/MT for green gram, market rates have plunged to ₹1,600–₹1,800 and ₹5,400 respectively.

The chief minister has requested the Centre to:

• Direct NAFED, FCI and NCCF to start MSP procurement immediately.
• Ensure ethanol units purchase maize directly from farmers or FPOs.
• Increase Karnataka’s ethanol allocation, citing high production capacity.
• Stop maize imports, which have depressed domestic prices.
• Relax quality norms for green gram, allowing up to 10% discoloration due to rains.

The letter stresses that MSP is crucial for farmer dignity and income stability and calls for swift central intervention to prevent a deepening crisis.

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