Shankar Poojary elected Udupi ZP president, Jyothi Shetty deputy

February 9, 2011

Udupi, February 9: Senior BJP man Katapady Shankar Poojary, representing Kaup ZP constituency, has been elected as the President of Udupi Zilla Panchayath. In addition to SSLC, Shankar Poojary is a government diploma holder in Co-operation (GDC).

Jyothi S Shetty of BJP representing Mandarthi constituency has been elected his deputy. They will head the Udupi ZP for 20 months from Feb 9, 2011 to Oct 8, 2012.

All the 16 BJP members voted for Shankar Poojary and Jyothi S Shetty, while the Congress candidates Diwakar Kundar and Mallika Balakrishna Poojary, got only nine votes.

Divisional Commissioner MV Jayanthi was the returning officer. Assistant Regional Commissioner Manjunath Nayak, Deputy Commissioner –in charge- Prabhakar, ZP CEO Rajashekhar assisted in the election process.

Speaking on the occasion Shankar Poojary said that his priorities would be facilitating drinking water supply, developing rural minor roads and solid waste management.

With regard to more powers to Zilla Panchayath, Poojary said that as the state government had agreed in principle to implement the Third Finance Commission Report, submitted by AG Kodgi and BJP had also included the same in its election manifesto, he hopes that would come in to effect from April 2011.

Udupi MLA Raghupathi Bhat, Kaup MLA Lalaji R Mendon, outgoing ZP Presdient Gladis Almeida, District BJP President Uday Kumar Shetty and others congratulated the newly-elected ZP heads.

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No rift, no rebel: Siddaramaiah–DKS stage a dramatic show of unity after high command push

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November 29,2025

New Delhi: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Saturday put up a dramatic display of unity at a closely watched joint press briefing, firmly dismissing weeks of speculation about a power-sharing tussle within the Congress. With the high command nudging both leaders to sit together and settle the dust, the meeting became a political spectacle, ending with the duo declaring that there was “no confusion, no differences.”

Calling the reports of a rift “manufactured confusion,” Siddaramaiah said the talks had gone smoothly, even joking about their breakfast. “Breakfast was very good. All three of us enjoyed it,” he said. “We want to end this confusion once and for all. For local elections and for 2028, our mission is clear — Congress must return to power. There is no difference between me and DKS, not now, not before.”

He blamed the media for fuelling rumours and reiterated absolute adherence to the party leadership. “From tomorrow, let there be no confusion. What the high command says, we will follow.”

Siddaramaiah also assured that the Assembly session starting December 8 would run smoothly and vowed that Congress would take on the BJP and JD(S) “together.”

Shivakumar echoed the chief minister word for word, stressing loyalty and discipline. “People have given us a massive mandate. It is our duty to deliver,” he said. “This government was formed under Siddaramaiah’s leadership. We both have complete trust in the high command. If they tell me to wait, I will wait.”

He added that the two leaders had discussed strategy for the 2028 Assembly elections. “Whatever the CM says, I agree. We are loyal soldiers of the party. The party may be facing challenges nationally, but we will keep it strong in Karnataka.”

Shivakumar also said Siddaramaiah would soon visit his home for lunch or dinner — another symbolic gesture meant to underline their unity.

Both leaders later posted on social media describing the breakfast meeting as “productive” and focused on “Karnataka’s priorities.”

The BJP, however, rejected the show of camaraderie as “pure bunkum,” accusing Congress of trying to paper over an internal power struggle. But Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar insisted their united front would continue — and that there was “no confusion” within the state leadership.

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