Lakhan to seek guidance from brothers
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Lakhan Jarkiholi, Congress leader, said in Gokak on Saturday that he was yet undecided about quitting the Congress. “I will ask Ramesh Jarkiholi and Balachandra Jarkiholi about it and then take a call,” he told journalists after he voted at a booth.
He had accused KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar of hatching a conspiracy to defame Mr. Ramesh Jarkiholi and expressed his inability to campaign for the Congress, due to “the lack of trust among leaders.”
He said that even in the past, he had consulted his brothers on his political strategies. “Now that we are facing a crisis in the family, we will discuss the issue in detail and decide about quitting the Congress or joining the BJP. I am not yet decided,” he said.
›Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 am
Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 am
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Karnataka bypolls: 13.20% turnout in Belgaum LS; 19.48 and 19.30% in Basvakalya and Maski assembly seats till 11 amPTI
Last Updated: Apr 17, 2021, 01:02 PM IST
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A total of 22,68,038 voters (including service voters) are eligible to cast their votes at 3,197 polling stations in the three constituencies.
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The Belgaum Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka has recorded a voter turnout of 13.20 per cent, while Basavakalyan and Maski assembly segments reported 19.48 and 19.30 per cent respectively during the first four hours of voting for the bypolls, poll officials said on Saturday. Polling began with strict adherence to COVID protocols in all the three constituencies at 7 am and will go on till 7 pm.
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