Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 18 (ANI): Congress chief and former minister KJ George filed his nomination from Sarvagna Nagar constituency on Tuesday for the upcoming Karnataka Meeting elections.
George is the sitting Congress MLA from Sarvagna Nagar seat.
“On this momentous day, I filed my nomination papers to contest from Sarvagna Nagar constituency. I can solely say I’m overwhelmed by all of the love and assist my folks showered on me throughout this time,” tweeted the Congress MLA after submitting the nomination.
Karnataka will go to Meeting elections on Might 10 in a single part and the counting of votes will likely be carried out on Might 13.
In the meantime, in a serious improvement within the poll-bound southern state, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar joined Congress on Monday quitting Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) forward of the Meeting elections within the State.
Final week, in a serious blow to the ruling BJP forward of the Karnataka polls, former deputy chief minister Laxman Savadi joined the Congress social gathering, after being denied a ticket by BJP.
Political events within the State together with the ruling BJP, Congress and ally JD(S) are engaged in a spate of allegations and counter-allegations, with the latter making an attempt to nook the federal government over the problem of corruption.
Karnataka, which has 224 seats within the Meeting presently has 119 MLAs of the ruling BJP, whereas Congress has 75 and Janata Dal (Secular) has 28 seats. (ANI)
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