- The BJP on Friday announced appointment of B.Y. Vijayendra, son of party veteran B.S. Yediyurappa, as the State party chief. How this will pan out with about six months ahead of Lok Sabha elections is being watched closely. The young leader, who made his electoral debut only in 2023 assembly elections and won with a thin margin from his father’s constituency, has a big responsibility on his shoulders. In an indication that he wants to organise the party from booth level, Vijayendra today visited the house of booth president in Gandhi Nagar in Bengaluru today.
- Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is in Kolar today participating in various programmes and inaugurating infrastructure projects.
- A charity dinner has been organised with cricketing legend Sunil Gavaskar, in aid of free heart surgeries done by Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevini Hospitals, at Taj MG Road, Bengaluru, this evening at 6 p.m. The event is being conducted by Rotary Club and Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevini Hospitals and Heart to Heart Foundation.
From South Karnataka
- Beneficiaries of various govt schemes will receive their entitlements from Mandya district in charge minister Cheluvarayaswamy at Nagamangala today.
