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Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, who is contesting from Kalaburagi, has declared properties worth Rs 14.85 crore but has stated that he doesn't own any vehicle
 

Umesh Jadhav, who quit the Congress last month and is contesting against Mallikarjun Kharge from Kalaburagi, got a shot in the arm as Ramesh Kumar, the Speaker of Karnataka Assembly accepted his resignation, thereby delivering a probable coup de grace to the already tattering Congress

 

BJP leader Baburao Chinchansur has alleged that he has been receiving threat calls since Sunday as he is supporting the candidacy of Umesh Jadhav, a Congress rebel contesting from Kalaburagi, Karnataka, on a BJP ticket for the upcoming Lok Sabha election

In its first list that the BJP released on Thursday, it has given Lok Sabha tickets to Umesh Jadhav, A Manju and Devendrappa. All the three are ex-Congressmen. The move has induced a sense of betrayal among loyal party workers

 

The Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar has so far not accepted Congress rebel Umesh Jadhav's resignation. Can Jadhav still contest the Lok Sabha election?

Rebel Congress leader Umesh Jadhav might not be worried about it because it is speculated that he is likely to be pitted against veteran party leader Mallikarjun Kharge in the upcoming Lok Sabha election in Karnataka
 

Training his guns at Mallikarjun Kharge, the leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, rebel Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav, who joined the BJP, has said Kalaburagi Congress is a ‘Private Limited’

PM Narendra Modi met the beneficiaries of Ayushman Bharat scheme in Kalaburagi. Meanwhile, Umesh Jadhav, the Chincholi MLA will officially join the BJP in the presence of Narendra Modi

Siddaramaiah said that anti-defection law applies to Umesh Jadhav and the matter of his disqualification from MLA post has not been finalised yet.
 

Following the negative comments by Karnataka Congress president against Umesh Jadhav resigning and joining BJP, Aravind Limbavali lashed out against the Congress by saying even if they cannot produce babies, they will hold BJP accountable.

Charges of nepotism against leader of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge are now out in the open. With Umesh Jadhav quitting Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge, the seasoned politician that he is, will find it hard to fight  it all alone

Chincholi Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav formally quit the party as he tendered his resignation to the Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar. Though the Congress dismissed it as a foregone conclusion, the void created is huge as it may prod other disgruntled members to walk the same path

Two senior Congress MLAs, Umesh Jadhav from Chincholi and Nagendra from Ballari Rural may join the BJP. With the Lok Sabha elections less than two months away, this move could come as a jolt for the Congress

 

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy made last minute amends to ensure the support of missing MLAs. All this in a bid to ensure their support while presenting the budget on February 8.

The Karnataka BJP's Operation Lotus is making noise all over India, however one name that is missing during the entire episode is former deputy chief minister R Ashoka. The BJP this time instead has given importance to another Vokkaliga CN Ashwath Narayana. Ashwath Narayana was seen conversing with Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav is very evident that BJP planning to look beyond Ashoka who calls shots in Bengaluru