PRADEEP ESHWAR
Congress MLA Pradeep Eshwar takes part in Kannada version of 'Big Boss'; complaint lodged
The complaint was submitted by the Vande Mataram Social Service Organisation to the Speaker which urged that MLA Pradeep Eshwar should be sacked. The entry of Congress MLA Pradeep to a television reality show has triggered debate as the state is reeling under s...
Karnataka Election Result: Pradeep Eshwar, Congress's youngest candidate who won, says 'Being an orphan kid...'
Congress party has a strong base in South India especially in Karnataka. Being an orphan kid, from a poor family, the Congress Party offered me a ticket. Without any money, I won the election. It shows that democracy is still alive. I woul...
Eight turncoats of 2019 'coup' who helped BJP form government in Karnataka, lose election
As many as 13 Congress and three JD(S) MLAs had resigned from the Karnataka Assembly in 2019 thus bringing down the 14-month-old coalition government of the Congress and the JD(S) led by H D Kumaraswamy. Later, 16 of these MLAs, who were disqualified by the Speaker, joined the BJP and a majority them contested the 2019 Assembly bypolls, won the election and became Ministers in the B S Yediyurappa-led BJP government.
Several 'incumbent' Karnataka ministers defeated in the Assembly polls
Kageri lost to Bhimanna Naik of Congress in Sirsi seat. Sriramulu, the Transport Minister, was defeated by B Nagendra of Congress in Ballari by nearly 29,300 votes. Health Minister K Sudhakar lost to Pradeep Eshwar (Congress) in Chikkaballapura while Law & Parliamentary Affairs Minister J C Maduswamy was defeated by C B Suresh Babu of JD(S) in Chikkanayakanahalli.
