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Seat sharing deal for LS polls in Karnataka: Cong likely to field 18-20 candidates; JD(S) 8-10

coastaldigest.com web desk
July 8, 2018

Bengaluru, Jul 8: The Indian National Congress is likely to get opportunity to contest at least two-third of total Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka following a seat-sharing agreement with Janata Dal (Secular) in upcoming general elections.

There are 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, and the Congress contested in all in 2014 and won nine seats, while the BJP won 17 and the JD(S) two. In the 2009 general elections, the BJP secured 19 seats, Congress six, and JD(S) three.

According to sources, the formula adopted for allocation of Cabinet berths in the coalition government in the state is expected to be used in chalking out a seat-sharing deal between the two parties. During the allocation of Cabinet berths, the Congress was given two-thirds (22) of the 34 berths.

Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister M Veerappa Moily, said that the two parties are expected to enter into an alliance for the 2019 elections and the Congress would contest in 18-20 constituencies, leaving 8-10 seats for the JD(S).

Moily did not name the constituencies where the JD(S) would field its candidates. He said an agreement on contesting the general elections jointly has been reached between the two parties. “We will continue the same formula adopted for sharing Cabinet berths,” he said. In the next few months, the party’s central leadership would take a final call on the exact number of seats to be shared, he added.

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Ramprasad
 - 
Sunday, 8 Jul 2018

HDK may start issues again.

Kumar
 - 
Sunday, 8 Jul 2018

HDK, cong making you fool. JDS should get majority

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February 26,2020

Mysuru, Feb 26: Twenty-nine students of the Government Primary School fell sick after consuming milk supplied at the school on Wednesday morning at Kiranguru village, in Hanagodu hobli, in the hunsur taluk in the district.

Police said the students were immediately rushed to the primary health centre in Hanagodu and provided first aid.

Tahsildar and Police personnel visited the health centre and inquired about the health of the students. "All the students are responding to the treatment," sources said.

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July 29,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 28: As many as 5,536 new COVID-19 cases and 102 deaths were reported in Karnataka on Tuesday, according to the State Health Department.

With these new cases of coronavirus, the total number of positive cases in the state stands at 1,07,001 including 64,434 active cases, 40,504 discharges and 2,055 deaths.

India on Tuesday reported 47,704 more COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's count of coronavirus cases to 14,83,157, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

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