Failure, stepping stone to records! This is the 90th election for Dr Padmarajan, whose name features in the Limca Book of Records, 2003 (claim ID 89503 and member number 83166) as the most unsuccessful candidate.
Manjunath back in JD(S) The JD(S) has decided to field former minister D Manjunaths son M Jagadeesh, from Holalkere reserved constituency in Chitradurga district.
Sensitive tag for Shikpura? The Election Commission may declare Shikaripur assembly constituency, which is likely to see a contest between former chief ministers S Bangarappa and B S Yeddyurappa, sensitive.
Muddahanume Gowda joins JD(S) in Bangalore Former MLA and Congress leader Muddahanume Gowda on Saturday, joined the JD(S) in presence of party national president H D Deve Gowda.
Hoping for sunny days Ahmed got the desire to contest for polls after he got wide publicity in the media for manufacturing solar car, and became popular in his area.
Many candidates have made it a habit to change parties just to contest elections. Should people of Karnataka reject the party-hoppers lock, stock and barrel? DH had invited readers’ opinion on the issue. Not surprisingly, most readers called the turncoats as a sign of decadence in democracy and ideology, and that they should be written off with the bullets of the ballot. Voting for stable, honest and ideal-driven candidates, requires maturity on the voters’ part, said some.
There were a handful who felt that it was okay to be search for “greener pastures” to seek gain and sure enough, hop and jump.
