Karnataka Youth Congress chief-elect opposes ‘dual power centres’ plan

Raksha Ramaiah, who has been declared president of the Karnataka Youth Congress in a “controversial” election carried out by the Foundation for Advanced Management of Elections (FAME), an NGO, has opposed any plan to nominate Mohammed Haris Nalapad as working president and mentioned two power centres won’t profit the get together.

Mr. Ramaiah, son of the previous Minister M.R. Seetharam of Ramaiah Group of Institutions, mentioned he was prepared to surrender the publish in case the get together made two power centres by appointing one other chief because the working president.

Since the declaration of Mr. Ramaiah as president — by disqualifying Mr. Nalapad after he contested the election — has not gone down nicely with a piece of Congress leaders, it’s believed that Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president D.K. Shivakumar mooted the proposal to nominate Mr. Nalapad as working president.

Mr. Nalapad, had secured extra votes than Mr. Ramaiah in an internet ballot carried out by FAME, headed by the previous Chief Election Commissioner J.M. Lyngdoh. He was, nonetheless, disqualified since a case is pending towards him within the courtroom.

Reversal in recounting

Mr. Ramaiah mentioned that greater than 120 of his supporter-candidates on the block stage, who have been declared as winners after the counting of votes on January 31, have been declared “defeated” within the recounting of votes on February 4.

Mr. Ramaiah, an alumni of St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bengaluru, and Cardiff University, U.K., mentioned his supporters gained in 270 blocks out of whole 470 within the State. But within the recounting of votes on February 4, solely 150 candidates have been declared as winners. He claimed that whereas 27,000 votes have been declared invalid on January 31, the quantity elevated to 47,000 votes within the recounting on February 4.

“Why were 20,000 more votes declared invalid on February 4? Why are winners declared as losers in the recounting of votes? We want justice,” the youth Congress president mentioned.

Dissatisfied with the end result of the election carried out by Rajpal Bista and Ramji Rao of FAME, Mr. Ramaiah had rushed to Delhi to press for recounting of votes once more.

He mentioned FAME officers would go to Bengaluru on February 15 or 16 for recounting of votes. Mr. Rao had acted because the returning officer for the election.

About the swearing-in ceremony, he mentioned it will be held subsequent month in considered one of three central Karnataka districts of Chitradurga, Davangere or Ballari. “Generally, the ceremony is conducted in Bengaluru, but this time it will be away from the State capital to allow youth members from other districts to jell better with the party,” he mentioned.