Karnataka: BJP likely to move no-confidence motion against Council Chairman

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December 14, 2020

Bengaluru, Dec 14: The One-day special session of the Karnataka Legislative Council convened by the state government on Tuesday, is expected to be a stormy one as the ruling BJP members likely to press the Chair to take up the no-confidence motion moved against the incumbent Chairman of the House Pratap Chandra Shetty.

According to BJP party sources, the ruling members have plans to press the Chair to take up the no-confidence motion served against Shetty before taking up other issues, when the house begins tomorrow.

The ruling BJP government has no majority in the 75-member Upper House, and requires the support of the 14-member JD(S) to unseat the Chairman, Shetty, who had belonged to Congress.

While the ruling BJP has 28 members in the house followed by 31 (Congress) and the JD(S) 14 and one independent.

The Ruling BJP government had to re-convene the house for one-day as it could pass the controversial anti-Cow slaughter bill last week, when the Chairman had adjourned the house sine die.

The BJP members, taking strong objection to the action taken by the Chairman, had also petitioned the

Karnataka Governor against the adjournment of the house, which according to them was unfair and illegal.

According to ruling BJP sources, the party is expected to press for adoption of the no-confidence motion before

tabling the anti-cow slaughter bill.

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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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