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As the deadline for filing information papers for the byelections to Davangere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies ended connected Monday (March 23), nominees of some the ruling Congress and Opposition BJP filed respective sets of information papers earlier the respective returning officers successful Davangere and Bagalkot. Road shows and nationalist meetings were besides held connected the concluding time of filing the information papers.
In all, 19 candidates person filed 26 sets of information papers for the Bagalkot seat, portion 39 candidates filed 45 sets of information papers for Davangere South earlier the deadline ended connected Monday. The bypolls person been necessitated owing to the demise of erstwhile Ministers H.Y. Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa.
While the Congress nominees were accompanied by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Ministers S.S. Mallikarjun, Satish Jarkiholi, and others, BJP nominees were accompanied by erstwhile Chief Ministers B.S. Yediyurappa and Jagadish Shettar, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, BJP State president B.Y. Vijayendra, erstwhile Minister B. Sriramulu, and others.
Road shows and processions were held by some the parties earlier filing information papers, which were subsequently followed by nationalist meetings.
Rebel successful fray
The Congress, which took clip to finalise the candidates, is facing rebellion successful Davangere South, wherever determination was beardown request for practice of Muslims. Sadiq Pahilwan has rebelled against the enactment and connected Monday filed different acceptable of information papers.
Congress campaigner Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjun was accompanied by Mr. Siddaramaiah, Mr. Shivakumar and his begetter S.S. Mallikarjun erstwhile helium filed different acceptable of information papers on with the ‘B’ form. Both Mr. Siddaramaiah and Mr. Shivakumar expressed assurance of pacifying the rebel Congress candidate.
In Bagalkot, on with the Chief Minister and his deputy, Ministers R.B. Thimmapur and Satish Jarkiholi accompanied campaigner Umesh Meti, lad of erstwhile Minister H.Y. Meti, erstwhile helium filed his information papers. Ministers M.B. Patil, Shivanand Patil and different leaders took portion successful the procession, which was held anterior to the information filing.
Unlike the Congress, the BJP had assigned a antithetic acceptable to leaders to travel its candidates portion filing information papers connected Monday. While Mr. Vijayendra was successful Bagalkot during the information filing by Veerabhadrayya Charantimath, erstwhile MLA, Mr. Yediyurappa accompanied enactment nominee Srinivas T. Dasakariyappa successful Davangere.
Mr. Yediyurappa besides took portion successful the roadworthy amusement astatine Davangere with erstwhile Union Minister G.M. Siddeshwar, erstwhile Ministers C.T. Ravi and M.P. Renukacharya, A. Narayanaswamy, Bangaru Hanumanthu, and others.
Withdrawal of nominations tin beryllium made until March 26 and polling volition beryllium held connected April 9.
