Dinesh Gundu Rao

Senior Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao, who is currently in-charge of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Goa, gave an insight into his party's plan of action during an exclusive interview with Asianet Newsable's Correspondent Mohammed Yacoob.

Senior Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao, who is currently in-charge of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Goa, gave an insight into his party's plan of action during an exclusive interview with Asianet Newsable's Correspondent Mohammed Yacoob.

Congress leader and former KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao tested positive for COVID-19. The politician made the announcement on his Twitter handle on September 27.

As senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar continued to camp in Delhi to bag the post of Karnataka Congress president, former CM of the state Siddaramaiah is said to have exerted pressure on the party high command regarding his choice of candidates for the coveted post. To avoid possible dissent, the party is said to continue with Dinesh Gundu Rao.
 

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao tendered his resignation taking moral responsibility of the party’s defeat in Karnataka bypolls. However, Shivamogga district Congress committee members are exerting pressure on Dinesh to take back his resignation. 

Senior Congress leader KH Muniyappa stated that he will be able to shoulder all the responsibilities of Karnataka Congress president if the party entrusts him with the post. He added that his respect for Siddaramaiah increased after his resignation.

Karnataka bypoll results claimed the second wicket from the Congress as state party president Dinesh Gundu Rao stepped down and resigned from the post
 

BJP candidate AH Vishwanath hit out at the Congress and JD(S) leaders who termed him as a politician without ethics. He further added that the coalition government wouldn’t have toppled if Congress leaders had values.

The Congress has finally ended the curiosity in relation to nominating its candidate for the Shivajinagar by-polls to take place on December 5. It has given ticket to Rizwan Arshad. 

Reactions poured in from all quarters as the BJP and Congress leaders welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Karnataka disqualified MLAs case.

Karnataka Congress leaders like Siddaramaiah, Dinesh Gundu Rao paid a visit to religious places in the wake of the Assembly by-polls being held on December 5 

Karnataka Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao said the second list of candidates for Assembly bypolls will be announced on November 13 after the Supreme Court’s verdict on disqualified MLAs
 

Karnataka's leader of opposition Siddaramaiah took a dig at BJP leaders and said the latter knows nothing other than lies. BJP hit back saying people of Mangaluru are intelligent enough to know who makes false promises and who is full of lies.

Nataraj Sharma, the president of Janmabhoomi Foundation, claimed that former Karnataka deputy chief minister G Parameshwara's deemed-to-be-university had sold as many as 16 seats that were allocated to the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) for merit students in the state. Each seat costs anywhere between Rs 80 lakh to Rs 1.35 crore.

Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao has expressed doubts over the attack against Pakistan by Indian forces ahead of the Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections. He said the BJP has previously used retaliation by Indian forces to its advantage during polls too.