Stage set for bypolls to one LS seat, 2 assembly segments in Karnataka on Saturday
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Last Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 10:44 PM IST
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By-elections to Belgaum Lok Sabha and Maski and Basavakalyan Assembly segments will begin at 7 AM on Saturday and will go on till 7 PM, where a total of 30 candidates are in the fray.
The stage is set for bypolls to one Lok Sabha and two Assembly constituencies in Karnataka on Saturday, where over 22.68 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes.
By-elections to Belgaum Lok Sabha and Maski and Basavakalyan Assembly segments will begin at 7 AM on Saturday and will go on till 7 PM, where a total of 30 candidates are in the fray.
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Zameer Ahmed Khan. Photo: PTI
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He reportedly made the comment at a public meeting in the poll-bound Basavakalyan Assembly segment in the Bidar district on March 30.
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Party is yet to register a poll victory under DKS’ leadership
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A file photo of top leaders of the State Congress campaigning for the byelection in Maski Assembly segment. | Photo Credit:
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Party is yet to register a poll victory under DKS’ leadership
The Opposition Congress has deployed its leaders in big numbers and is carrying out a focused campaign in the two Legislative Assembly constituencies of Basavakalyan and Maski rather than in the Parliamentary constituency of Belagavi, which are headed for byelections.
With a week left for campaigning, all top leaders, including KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar, Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, and KPCC working presidents Eshwar Khandre and R. Dhruvanarayan, have been campaigning in these two constituencies for the past few days in an effort to retain both the seats the party had won in 2018.