BSY hints at expanding Cabinet after R R Nagar & Sira by-polls

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October 30, 2020

Bengaluru, Oct 30: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Friday hinted that he would expand his cabinet after the by-elections scheduled for R R Nagar and Sira Assembly Constituencies in the State.

Speaking to newsmen here, he said after the by-election, he would visit New Delhi and get party high command's green signal for the expansion.

Underlining that BJP will win both the seats, Mr Yediyurappa said that there will be a lot of changes in politics after the results are announced. The BJP candidates in both the constituencies will win by a huge margin, he added.

He said there was no need to campaign for the by-elections being the Chief Minister, however, former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah and former state CM HD Kumaraswamy have gone to campaign. It would be unfair if I have not campaigned for BJP candidates.

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Why Mangaluru Could Become India’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Hub

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February 3,2026

Dakshina Kannada MP Capt Brijesh Chowta has urged the Centre to give high priority to offshore wind energy generation along the Mangaluru coast, citing its strategic importance to India’s green energy and port-led development goals.

Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha under Rule 377, Chowta said studies by the National Institute of Oceanography have identified the Mangaluru coastline as part of India’s promising offshore wind ‘Zone-2’, covering nearly 6,490 sq km. He noted that the region’s relatively low exposure to cyclones and earthquakes makes it suitable for long-term offshore wind projects and called for its development as a dedicated offshore wind energy zone.

Highlighting the role of New Mangalore Port, Chowta said its modern infrastructure, multiple berths and heavy cargo-handling capacity position it well as a logistics hub for transporting and assembling large wind energy equipment.

He also pointed to the presence of major industrial units such as MRPL, OMPL, UPCL and the Mangaluru SEZ, which could serve as direct buyers of green power through power purchase agreements, improving project viability and speeding up execution.

With Karnataka’s peak power demand crossing 18,000 MW in early 2025, Chowta stressed the need to diversify renewable energy sources. He added that offshore wind projects in the Arabian Sea are strategically safer compared to the cyclone-prone Bay of Bengal.

Calling the project vital to India’s target of 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030, Chowta urged the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy to initiate resource assessments, pilot projects and stakeholder consultations at the earliest.

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