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BJP poised to sweep Karnataka Lok Sabha election riding on the strong Modi wave

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Bengaluru, May 23 : The One-year-old JD(S)-Congress Alliance government is facing imminent threat of losing power in Karnataka, as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has almost swept the Lok Sabha elections by bagging maximum number of seats as per the latest trends of election votes count taken up in the state this till evening
The Saffron BJP which stoutly gaining from the strong undercurrent of the Modi wave, is poised to win up to 24 seats among the total number of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka.
Coalition pre-poll pact between the two parties seemed flattered as BJP is leading across the regions. Even in Hyderabad-Karnataka, Central region and the Old Mysuru, as well as in the Coastal Karnataka, where the two parties seem to had received a severe reversal for both the parties.
The BJP which held 17 seats in the outgoing Lok Sabha won the first seat when its sitting member Sanganna Karadi declared winner by a margin of 37,424 in Koppal.
The latest trends when counting was taken up in the State this morning said the BJP was leading in 24 seats, Congress in two seats, JD(S) in one seat and the BJP supported an Independent candidate Sumalata leading in key segment Mandya, where she is giving a run-for ?money to the JD(S) candidate, and son of the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, Nikhil Kumaraswamy.
The election trend was a major setback for ruling Congress stalwarts in Karnataka ? where JD(S) national president H D Devegowda trailed against a seasoned BJP candidate G S Basavaraju in Tumakuru, seven time parliamentarian K H Muniyappa faced a certain defeat against BJP’s Muniyappa in Kolar-SC segment and former union minister and Karnataka chief minister Veerappa Moily trailing behind local strongman B N Bachche Gowda in Chikkaballapur by a huge margin.
All the Union ministers, and the BJP candidates, including D V Sadananda Gowda (Bengaluru North), Ramesh Jigajinagi (Vijayapura) and Ananthakumara Hegde (Uttara Kannada) were leading with a huge margin against the JD(S)-Congress alliance candidates.
All the sitting BJP MPs, in the outgoing Lok Sabha, of the BJP, are also sailing smoothly on the strong Modi wave, while the new faces including V Muniraju (Kolar), Tejasvi Surya (Bengaluru South), Anna Saheb Jolle (Chikkodi) and A Narayanaswamy (Chitradurga), Dr Umesh jadhav (Kalaburagi) are also comfortably placed to make it a maiden entry to the 18th Lok Sabha.
The Congress had suffered a humiliating defeat, when its stalwart and the leader in the Lok Sabha Mallikarjuna Kharge, who had never lost any elections in his over five decades of politics, had to stumble before the BJP’s new entrant Dr Umesh Jadhav.
The JD(S). the mew found ally of the Congress, also suffered a humiliating electoral loss when its supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda is facing a certain defeat in Tumakuru and Nikhil Kumaraswamy, the son of the Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy is also on the way of biting the dust in the hands of an independent candidate, Sumalatha in Mandya Lok Sabha seat.
Former Chief minister and the State BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa, who had predicted a spectacular victory for the party had vowed to form the State Government as several Congress MLSs are not happy with the JD(S)-Congress coalition government.
With the BJP poised to score an unprecedented victory in the Lok Sabha elections, the state is expected to witness a fresh political turmoil in Karnataka in the day or two, one of the Senior Congress leader said.
Meanwhile the former Deputy Chief minister and senior BJP leader R Ashok had predicted an imminent fall of the coalition government.

YSRCP establishes clear leads in 101 Assembly Constituencies

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Vijayawada, May 23 : Opposition Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) led by Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy established clear leads in 101 Assembly constituencies after completion of first round of votes.

The ruling Telugu Desam party is leading in 17 constituencies.

Interestingly, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu was trailing in Kuppam Assembly constituency in the first round. However he is leading after the second round started.

The YSRCP candidates established clear leads in Rayalaseema region and in Coastal AP districts.

The Janasena party led by actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan is leading in two Assembly constituencies in the first round

People have taught Congress befitting lesson in Karnataka: BS Yeddyurappa

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As the election results trickle in, it seems like the BJP has swept the polls in Karnataka. The party is leading in 24 out of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies, including several crucial ones like Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Tumakuru (Tumkur) and Kolar.

The Congress is leading in only two seats – Bengaluru Rural and Chamarajanagar – while the JD(S) is leading in Hassan.

Speaking to the media, BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa said that the electorate has “taught the Congress a befitting lesson” by supporting the BJP.

“Many stalwarts, including former PM HD Deve Gowda, leader of Opposition for Congress in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge, former Union Ministers Veerappa Moily and KH Muniyappa, have lost terribly. This shows that the people of Karnataka have believed in Narendra Modi. The people have taught a befitting lesson to Siddaramaiah, who spoke arrogantly against Narendra Modi and the BJP,” Yeddyurappa said.

Calling the 2019 elections a historic one for the BJP, Yeddyurappa thanked the electorate for the trust they placed in the party.

“In the history of Karnataka elections, the people of Karnataka have for the first time given BJP a thumping majority. We are leading in 24 seats for the first time and creating history. In North Karnataka, coastal Karnataka and Malnad region, the people have supported us unconditionally. I thank them immensely for this,” he added.

Yeddyurappa said that the lack of developmental works, the betrayal people suffered after the coalition went back on its promise of waiving farm loans, and massive corruption had left the voters disillusioned.

“Besides, massive corruption in the coalition government, the rampant discrepancies in transfer of officials have all resulted in the people losing confidence in the Congress and JD(S),” he said.

When asked whether the coalition government would fall, Yeddyurappa said that the BJP has decided to wait and watch. He said that the BJP is waiting for the Congress and JDS to make a decision.

“We will wait and see what happens next, I cannot tell you now. The decision has to be taken by Congress and JDS leaders. I don’t want to say anything now. I saw on TV that the JDS state president Vishwanath has resigned, but let us wait till tomorrow and see what happens. We are also awaiting decisions from the central leadership,” he added.

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“India Wins Yet Again”, Tweets PM Narendra Modi After BJP’s Big Victory

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said “India wins yet again” with his party, the BJP, set for a landslide victory in the national elections. Leads show that the BJP will again get a clear majority on its own by winning 294 seats, which is better than the 282 seats it had won in the 2014 general elections.

“Together we grow. Together we prosper. Together we will build a strong and inclusive India. India wins yet again! #VijayiBharat,” PM Modi tweeted this evening.

The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance or NDA is ahead in 345 seats, leads show, while the Congress-led UPA is leading in 91 seats. In 2014, the NDA had won 336. It was the first time in more than three decades that a single party won majority on its own. 

BJP chief Amit Shah today said the massive win is the victory of PM Modi’s development and the people’s trust in him. 

“This victory is India’s victory. This is the victory of the hopes of youths, the poor, and farmers. This massive win is the victory of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s development and the people’s trust in him. On the behalf of crores of BJP workers, I congratulate Narendra Modi,” Mr Shah tweeted.

The leads show that the BJP will manage to keep its core states – the Hindi heartland, Gujarat and Maharashtra – while posting fresh victories in Bengal, Odisha and the northeast. It has also scored a huge win in Karnataka – a state the Congress rules jointly with HD Kumaraswamy.

In Uttar Pradesh, which sends the largest number of lawmakers to the Lok Sabha, the BJP has established a huge lead over the Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav alliance and is ahead in 61 seats. The gathbandhan is leading in only 18 seats. In Bengal, leads show the BJP has made huge inroads, and is set to win 19 seats, compared to 22 by Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress. In 2014, the BJP had won just two seats in Bengal.

The final results will be declared only by late evening.

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New Indian government faces crucial foreign policy decisions, say US experts

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Given Trump’s relentless focus on trade issues, India’s new government will need to figure out how to put the trade relationship on a positive footing, a former White House official said.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump (File Photo | PTI)

WASHINGTON: Eminent Indian experts in the US believe that the next Indian government to be formed after the declaration of the election results on May 23 faces crucial foreign policy decisions, particularly in the economic realm.

“No matter who forms the next government, India faces crucial foreign policy decisions particularly in the economic realm,” Alyssa Ayres of the Council on Foreign Relations told media.

Author of the book “Our time has come: How India is making its place in the world”, Ayres, who served in the previous Obama Administration, said although the US-India relationship has made solid strides across governments in defence and security, there are increased tensions on the trade and economic front.

“I would also expect to see increased attention in the United States (particularly among members of Congress) to issues of religious freedom in India, especially given the tenor of the elections these past few weeks,” Ayres said.

In an op-ed titled “Troubles Aplenty: Foreign Policy Challenges for the Next Indian Government”, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Ashley Tellis stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who the exit polls predicted to be reelected, will have to confront serious external challenges both around India’s periphery and farther beyond.

“If India is to realise its great power ambitions in the decades to come, the next government will have to accelerate economic reforms domestically, strengthen India’s institutions, preserve its constitutional ethos and protect the nation’s internal cohesion, all of which have floundered dangerously in recent years,” Tellis wrote.

Associate professor of practice and fellow at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies Joshua White asserted that though there are many things the new government can and should do to move beyond its election-induced foreign policy “lethargy” of the previous year, economic reforms are arguably the most vital.

A former White House and Pentagon official under the previous Obama Administration, White believes that with the partial exception of Vice-President Mike Pence, the new Indian government will find itself lacking ‘through no fault of its own’ effective high-profile champions in the Trump administration, and will be forced to engage an American policymaking apparatus dominated by trade hawks, who see the relationship in narrow transactional terms.

“While policy experts in Washington have largely assumed that Prime Minister Modi’s cautious foreign policy turn has been a product of his election imperatives, there is a growing anxiety that President Trump may have, in more fundamental ways, prompted New Delhi to question the assumptions that undergird deeper US-India alignment,” White told media.

Whoever comes to power will face a multitude of foreign policy challenges that are only growing in number and complexity, noted Anish Goel, a senior fellow at the New America think-tank.

“First and foremost is the relationship with the United States. Given President Trump’s relentless focus on trade issues, the new government will need to figure out how to put the trade relationship on a positive footing, and at the very least prevent any disagreements on trade from overwhelming the other more positive aspects of the strategic partnership,” Goel, a former White House official under the Obama and Bush administrations, told media.

This is complicated by the fact that the relationship will need to be balanced against India’s ongoing interactions with Russia and Iran.

Both countries represent strategic threats to the United States, yet remain vital trading partners for India, he said.

Beyond these global power politics, India will face challenges within its own neighbourhood, Goel said.

While tensions with Pakistan are perpetually simmering, they are even more heightened at the moment because the after-effects of the Pulwama-Balakot crisis have not been fully resolved and continue to linger, he added.

“As the United States looks for an exit ramp from Afghanistan, India-Pakistan relations will take on even greater importance. In addition, Sri Lanka has flared up as an unexpected regional challenge for India. After nearly a decade of relative peace on the island, the Easter Sunday terrorist bombings highlighted how terrorism can take root in the region,” Goel said.

“And finally, India must reckon with China,” the former White House official said in response to a question.

The world’s attention may be focused on US-China relations at the moment, but this doesn’t mean that India-China issues are not serious and prevalent.

“China’s increasing assertiveness will continue to cause concern in New Delhi. India has already expressed its displeasure with the Belt Road Initiative, but the reality is that the project is moving forward. The question now becomes what is India going to do in response,” Goel said.

According to Tellis, at a time when India’s external environment has grown more precarious because of the weakening liberal international order, China’s continuing ascendancy and assertiveness, and the prevailing capriciousness in Washington, continued stumbles in New Delhi will end up being cumulatively costly and will subvert India’s larger ambitions even more consequentially.

“Today, when India’s claims to exceptionalism will not suffice to either protect its security or to increase its influence, its missteps within will have outsized impact abroad,” he warned.

PTI

Handling pressure matters most in World Cup, not conditions: Indian skipper Virat Kohli

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Kohli, who has competed in three World Cups before, said they do not have much breathing space because they have four tough games upfront.

MUMBAI: Highly competitive teams battling in a Round Robin format has made the upcoming World Cup the “most challenging” for India skipper Virat Kohli, who says maintaining intensity from the first ball will be key to his side’s fortunes in the showpiece event, starting May 30.

For the first time since the 1992 edition, all teams will play each other once to decide the semifinalists.

Kohli, who has competed in three World Cups before, said they do not have much breathing space because they have four tough games upfront. However, he expressed confidence that it’d help the team’s campaign in a way.

After opening their campaign against South Africa on June 5, India will take on Australia (June 9), New Zealand (June 13) and Pakistan (June 16).

“Personally, it will probably be the most challenging World Cup I have been part of because of the format and also the strength of all the teams. If you look at Afghanistan from 2015 to now, they are a completely different side,” said Kohli at the pre-departure press conference here.

“Any team can upset anyone. That is one thing we have in mind. Focus will be on to play the best cricket that we can. You have to play to the best of your potential in every game because it is not a group stage situation.”

“Playing everyone once is great for all the teams in my view. It is going to be a different challenge and everybody will have to adapt quickly to,” added Kohli.

“We expect that kind of pressure from the first second we step on the field. We are not going to let ourselves think that ‘first week onwards we will get into it’. You have to arrive on the day match ready with hundred percent match intensity and start building from there. This is the challenge.

“If you look at all the top clubs in football they maintain their intensity for three-four months whether in Premier League or La Liga. So why not? If we get on a roll and we maintain our consistency we should be able to do it for the length of the tournament.”

The recent series between Pakistan and England saw 300-plus scores being the norm but Kohli said things could change in the quadrennial tournament.

“As I said the pitches are going to be very good. It is summer and the conditions are going to be nice. We expect high scoring games but a bilateral series can’t be compared to a Word Cup, it is very different.

“So we might also see 260-270 kind of games and teams defending it because of the pressure factor. We expect all kinds of scenarios in the World Cup.”

More than the conditions, his team will have to come out on top in high-pressure situations, said the skipper.

“It is always good to go to any place in advance. You are right, it does (help) getting rid of the nerves you might have as a side going into the World Cup. White ball cricket in England, playing an ICC event, the conditions are not that difficult compared to Tests.

Handling the pressure is the most important thing in World Cup and not necessarily the conditions.”

Kohli said his highly-rated bowling line-up is ready for the challenge.

“All the bowlers in the squad, even in the IPL, they were preparing themselves for 50-over cricket. You saw all the guys bowling, no one looked tired after bowling four overs. They were very fresh.

The ultimate goal at the back of their mind was always to be fit for the 50-over format and not necessarily let the fitness come down. This was communicated to them before the IPL started.”

Kohli himself learnt a lot as captain in the IPL where RCB lost their first six games under his leadership.

“We literally came to a point where we said to each other that ‘this has not happened to anyone before’. So I realised that after a certain stage things are not in your control so you have to accept that and work things accordingly.

“Most important thing I learnt is that even you are in a situation where it is a must-win game, you can’t think in your room the day before ‘what if you don’t, what might happen or not’. You just have to arrive on that day and play to the best of your potential.”

PTI

Bengal LS violence: Apex court puts ball in HC

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New Delhi, May 21 : The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL filed by an independent candidate Ramu Mandi against the Election Commission of India appointment of two retired bureaucrats, Vivek Debey and Ajay Nayak, as special observers in the Lok Sabha election in Bengal, which was marked by violence, bloodshed and mayhem.
A bench, headed by Justice Arun Mishra, found no merit in the Public Interest Litigation and noted that the polling in Bengal had concluded.
It ruled, “We don’t find any merit. Thus, accordingly we dismiss it.”
The apex court, however, granted liberty to the plaintiff to approach the state High Court for redressal.
In the fray from Barrackpore, Mr Mandi had moved the apex court against the ECI’s order which had appointed Messrs Debey and Nayak, as special observers in the Lok Sabha election in Bengal.

Pak boat seized off Gujarat coast, Heroin worth more than Rs 400 cr recovered

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Ahmedabad, May 21 : The Indian Coast Guard ship on Tuesday intercepted a Pakistani Fishing Boat ‘Al-Madina’ off Jakhau in Gujarat coast and recovered around 194 packets of suspicious substance, suspected to be Heroin, worth around Rs 400 to 500 crore, from the boat.
According to a Defence Spokesperson, at around 1900 hrs on Monday, the Indian Coast Guard received inputs from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and other intelligence agencies that a Pakistani fishing boat is waiting near the International Maritime Boundary Line, to deliver narcotics to a receiver, off the Jakhau coast.
”Accordingly, the ICGS which was in the patrolling area, was diverted to intercept the suspected boat. Also, two fast Interceptor Boats of ICG were deployed from nearby CG stations to augment the operation. In the morning hours of Tuesday, the Coast Guard ship finally intercepted Pakistani Fishing Boat Al-Madina off Jakhau coast.

”The ICG Ship chased the foreign boat and succeeded in boarding and taking control of the situation in the Indian waters, despite rough sea conditions.
”Meanwhile, the crew jettisoned/threw the bags containing the suspicious material in the water. However, the Coast Guard ships boarding party took the Pakistani crew in its custody and managed to retrieve seven bags from water.
”Preliminary testing of one of the packets by a drug detection kit, the material revealed to be likely Narcotics. The approximate cost of the seized Narcotics is Rs 400-500 crore, which will depend proportionately on purity of the narcotics.
”The rummaging of boat is in progress. The Pakistani boat will be taken either to Jakhau or other CG station for further interrogation of crew, rummaging by all other law enforcement and Intelligence agencies and for further legal action.
Earlier in March this year, 100 kg Heroine was seized in a joint operation by the ICG and ATS, Ahmedabad, based upon input off Porbandar coast. This is the second incidence in this year, when the ICG has seized such a large quantity of Heroin from the coast of Gujarat.

20 Congress MLAs will join BJP after vote counting on May 23: BS Yeddyurappa

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With exit polls predicting a thumping victory for the BJP in Karnataka, the party’s state President BS Yeddyurappa said that 20-22 Congress MLAs would join the BJP after the Lok Sabha election results are announced.

“Many exit polls have predicted that BJP will 20-23 seats. Ver since election campaigning began, I have maintained that BJP would comfortably win 22 seats in Karnataka and that many big leaders of the Congress and the JD(S) will lose,” Yeddyurappa said.

Stating that the Congress leaders have reportedly informed the high command that the party has not benefited anything from the alliance with the JD(S), Yeddyurappa said this was proof everyone was unhappy with the coalition. “Once the election results are out on May 23, a lot will change in the state politics. 20-22 Congress leader will join the BJP. They are not happy with the outcome of the coalition,” he added.

Yeddyurappa held talks with Gokak Congress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi on Monday regarding defecting to the BJP. Party sources say that Congress MLA Ramesh Jarkiholi will fly to New Delhi on Wednesday to hold talks with senior leaders regarding the defection of other MLAs.

“Congress MLAs Mahesh Kumatihalli, Bheema Nayak, JN Ganesh are already in talks. Ramesh Jarkiholi has been holding talks with other legislators over the phone. Yeddyurappa has entrusted the responsibility of herding in MLAs to Ramesh Jarkiholi. Over 20 MLAs say they will defect only if the NDA comes to power this time,” the source added.

Rabri Devi asks whether recovery of EVMs from around strong rooms a part of pre-determined process

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Patna, May 21 : Former chief minister and senior RJD leader Rabri Devi today wondered whether ‘recovery of EVMs from around strong rooms was part of a pre-determined process.

Before Election Commission (EC) came up with a clarification on the issue saying ‘visuals seen viral on media do not pertain to any EVMs used during the polls’, Ms Rabri Devi asked the apex election body to explain on media reports about movement of EVMs.

Taking to her official Twitter account to target EC, RabrI Devi said, “EVMs are being recovered from around strong rooms across the country. EVMs are being seized from trucks and private vehicles. From where, EVMs are coming? Where they are going? When, why and who is transporting EVMs for what purpose? Whether it is part of pre-determined process? Election Commission should explain at the earliest”.

Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejaswi Prasad Yadav, son of Rabri Devi said, “Visuals and claims of sudden movement of EVMs observed across the north India! Why is it so? Who is transporting these EVMs and Why? What is purpose and objective of this exercise? In order to avoid any confusion and misconception, Election Commission must issue a statement as soon as possible”.

Meanwhile, state election office in a statement asserted that security of polled EVMs was the primary responsibility of administration.

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