Karnataka Minister Parameshwara Predicts Congress Victory in Upcoming By-Elections
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said the Congress would win majority of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka where polling was underway on Friday. Polling is being held in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the first phase in Karnataka.The 14 segments are Udupi-Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur and Kolar.Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies.
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Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said the Congress would win majority of the 14 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka where polling was underway on Friday. Speaking to PTI videos after casting his ballot here, he said people have watched every ''development in this country, how democracy and constitutional provisions have been compromised.'' ''All this has been observed by the voter and in Karnataka, we have observed that how the central government has compromised the federalism in the country...They have not been able to provide assistance which normally should have been given to the state," the former state Congress chief said. "I personally feel that we from the Congress party, we believe that we will win majority of the seats in the state," he added. Polling is being held in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in the first phase in Karnataka.
The 14 segments are: Udupi-Chikmagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikkballapur and Kolar.
Karnataka has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The second phase of elections for the remaining set of 14 segments will take place on May seven.
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