DK BJP rejoices CM's bypoll victory

December 23, 2011

Mangalore, December 23: Dakshina Kannada district unit of Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday celebrated victory of Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda in Thursday's Legislative Council by-election as 'Vijayotsava'.

The jubilant party workers, who gathered outside the district BJP office in the city in the morning, raised slogans glorifying the second CM from coastal Karnataka, distributed sweets and burst crackers.

Speaking on the occasion, former district BJP president Monappa Bhandary said that the victory of BJP leader, who secured 123 votes out of 192 polled votes in straight contest, has proved that the 'divide and rule' policy of the Congress has not affected BJP. The election also proved the calculations and pre-assumptions of Siddaramaiah and G Parameshwar to be false, as their candidate Anand Gaddadevaramath could get only secure 69 votes, he said.

Zilla Panchayath President Shailaja Bhatt, BJP Mahila Morcha General Secretary Sumana Sharan, and local BJP leaders Sathish Kumpala, Asha Jagadeesh, Suresh Kumar and Rajagopal Rai were present among others.

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‘Nothing for Karnataka’: DKS slams Union Budget, flags Bengaluru neglect

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February 1,2026

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday criticised the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it offered no tangible benefit to the state.

Though he said he was yet to study the budget in detail, Shivakumar asserted that Karnataka had gained little from it. “There is no benefit for our state from the central budget. I was observing it. They have now named a programme after Mahatma Gandhi, after repealing the MGNREGA Act that was named after him,” he said.

Speaking to reporters here, the Deputy Chief Minister demanded the restoration of MGNREGA, and made it clear that the newly enacted rural employment scheme — VB-G RAM G — which proposes a 60:40 fund-sharing formula between the Centre and the states, would not be implemented in Karnataka.

“I don’t see any major share for our state in this budget,” he added.

Shivakumar, who also holds charge of Bengaluru development, said there were high expectations for the city from the Union Budget. “The Prime Minister calls Bengaluru a ‘global city’, but what has the Centre done for it?” he asked.

He also drew attention to the problems faced by sugar factories, particularly those in the cooperative sector, alleging a lack of timely decisions and support from the central government.

Noting that the Centre has the authority to fix the minimum support price (MSP) for agricultural produce, Shivakumar said the Union government must take concrete steps to protect farmers’ interests.

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