BJP refuses BSR Congress merger, but grants ticket to Sriramulu !


New Delhi, March 13 (PTI): After public opposition by senior leader Sushma Swaraj, BJP today decided against merging Karnataka's BSR Congress with it even as the nomination of the party leader B Sreeramalu for the Bellary Lok Sabha seat was approved.

The BJP Parliamentary Board discussed the issue at length and disfavoured the merger of BSR Congress, a regional party of Karnataka, sources said.

Sreeramulu is a close confidante of the Reddy brothers who had to quit BJP after their arrest in the mining scam.

At the same time, BJP decided to field Sreeramulu from Bellary in Karnataka.


BJP's Karnataka unit president Prahlad Joshi said the "Parliamentary Board has decided to field Sreeramulu to contest from the Bellary Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket."

Sreeramulu told PTI that he has been conveyed by the BJP leadership about his ticket and said his party was ready for a merger.

BSR Congress has been keen on merging with BJP but Swaraj had last week publicly articulated her opposition to the entry of Sreeramalu and Reddy brothers into the party-fold.

She had also written to party chief Rajnath Singh, saying such 'tainted' leaders should not be allowed to be associated with the party.

"BJP Parliamentary Board has decided against the merger of BSR Congress. But it has allowed some of its leaders to join the BJP-fold. However, each leader's credentials will be screened and only such people will be allowed to join the party who are not tainted, have no cases and have a good public image," a senior BJP leader said.

BJP is ready to give some more seats to leaders coming from BSR Congress.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa, who recently returned to the party fold after he had to quit the post in the wake of corruption charges, is likely to bag a ticket for his confidante G S Basavaraj from Tumkur seat. Basavaraj is the sitting MP from Tumkur.

  

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  • Af, mangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    After joining BJP all sins washes away,Nautanki people joining one by one ,wait some more days Mr.Reddy will come out with clean and join this party,
    Mera bharat MAHAN...

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  • Bulsam, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    The RSS ideology BJP will find more vibrant leaders in various jails of Karnataka. Jai ho Modi!

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  • Abhishek Padival , Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    BSR Cong was just One-man-Party of Sriramulu.
    So, taking Sriramulu in BJP is as good as merging whole B into BJP. Then why BJP bosses are playing the drama of not merging B with BJP. BJP people call AAP of being Dramabaaz. Then what is the meaning of this drama of taking only Sri Ramulu and keeping out B ?

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  • Abhishek Padival , Sullia/Bangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    I wrote BSR C for BSR-Cong but here only B is printed and the rest of the alphabet have got d just like the Words D, UTIVE which usually get d while posting.

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  • Ravi B Shenava, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    Through SriRamulu the Rowdy Reddys will continue to have hold over BJP indirectly.

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  • santhosh, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    Bad news for Con gress. NDTV opinion polls gave 20 seats to BP in kanrnataka. We can't say NDTV is biased because we all know whom they were supporting all this while.

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    If tainted leaders not accommodated or given party ticket, from where
    the BJP will bring money for the election expenditure, which is
    this time, they have collected in billions and are going to spend lavishly.
    And the election commission will see all these dramas and keep quiet.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Vishal (Feke?) Dsouza why did you forget to add another 525 seats of next election to your feku numbers???

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    You are right Ismail...If Modi and Yeddy wins...Resort politics suru! If Shobha wins (unlikely) Home Ministry may be in demand!! Unfortunately Modi wave is diminishing! Wave was only a hype! Ballon has ruptured already! Hardly any one cares for wave any more! When election is nearing...Gujju will be tired and result could be something Hung!

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  • Homer, Bharat

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Feku is exposed.....2004 , 20 years after 1984 anti Sikh riots ...Congress has made a Sikh PM....So can we expect BJP to have a muslim PM candidate even 100 years after Godra?

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  • Sir Lancelot, Manglore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    BJP refuse but grant ticket
    Ha Ha Ha double standard dual face of hidden agenda XPOZED.
    Only the fools with foollowers will foollow fafe party

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    BJP is now complete with Murderers, Rapists, Molesters, Women Beaters, Fraudsters, Scamsters...

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  • Jafer, Ullal

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    hahaha...
    Modi Wave

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  • Jayaprakash, Mangalore/Dubai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    This why BJP is a feku party. I am not sure whom they are making fool out of, themselves or people of Karnataka. After last year election results it was clear that people of Karnataka are not fools. Anyhow Jai Ho Feku Party

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    There is a proverb in our community

    CHAAR (curry)HALLAL!!

    PCS (meat)HARAM !!

    BJP Karnataka is in a very tight position.....

    SUSH,JAITELY,LKA in one camp

    MODI, RAJNATH......another camp

    CHADDIs are manning the drama until the election...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Sushma Swaraj was treated as a mother of Reddy's and now they may be feeling the pinch when she only disown them.All things possible in politics.Thanq.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    My simple question for BJP supporters

    RAMULU and Yeddi both were from then BJP!!!!Yeddi is not tainted and Ramulu is tainted!!!!Which school of thought?RSS or BJP?This move is to placate Sushmakka!!!But what about Ramulu's Shantahkka,Pakeerappa,AA-APPA,EEE APPA?Whole Karnataka BJP is tainted and they are breathing now from illegal Mines extract.AJEEB BJP!!!

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  • Wilfred Fernandes, Vamadapadavu/Dubai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    This is the best example of how the community card plays the game. Mr. Yediyurappa, a lingayat leader who have largest vote share in the community, admitted to BJP even though he is facing three more cases of corruption. Mr. Sriramulu belongs to the Valmiki Nayaka community and their vote share is very limited.
    Here ethics not working only mathematics do.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Is this not vote bank politics by the BJP ???????
    What moral right do the BJP and their supporters have to accuse the Congress or other parties of vote bank politics ?????????
    Is this not plain hypocrisy by the BJP ???????????????
    Are the BJP supporters so foolish not to see through this or are the BJP supporters so thoroughly brainwashed ?????????

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  • Wilfred Fernandes, Vamadapadavu/Dubai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Unfortunately, all the political parties in India follow the same yardstick.

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  • Vishal D Souza, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    BJP will win all the 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, no doubt in that. Modi will be our PM. Modi is a great / Brave / good decision maker.

    Jai Hind, Jai Karnataka.

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Great..I think BJP will win 525 Lok sabha seats.

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  • John D'Souza, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    BJP is strengthened by One more FEKU.

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  • ISMAIL.K.PERINJE, PERINJE

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    IF SO WHY MODI INSISTING TO FIGHT VARNASI CONSTITUENCY?WHY DON'T IN KANPUR?IS RSS SCARED HIS LOOSING @ KANPUR?WHY MURALI "PARABBE"MANOHAR JOSHI ASKED TO CONTEST IN KANPUR?"BALI KA BAKRA"?

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Some days back, one fanatic BJP supporter was saying that Sri Ramulu is Congress B Team. Now he has vanished from the scene. If BJP really wants to get rid of corruption, they should not have admitted Yediyurappa and Ramulu into BJP. One place they say Congress is chor. I agree there is corruption in Congress. Nobody can't deny it. But what about BJP?? BJP corruption is not less than Congress. Is it another way of telling you are chor and I am maha chor. Nothing else. To get more seats, BJP can go to any extent. That is called party with the difference.

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    SURENDRA POOJARY YOU ARE ALWAYS BASHING BJP AND PRAISING CONGRESS AND WHEN WE REPLY YOUR COMMENT YOU WILL SAY I'M NOT A DHONGHI CONGRESS SUPPORTER...JUST CLEAR URSELF MAN....

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  • Surendra Poojari, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Mahendra Shetty..try to read carefully all my comments. I don't praise anybody simply. I don't have any party affiliations. I appreciate good work and condemn wrong doings.

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  • Mann, bangalore

    Fri, Mar 14 2014

    It is hard for M.Shetty to understand you Mr. Surendra Poojary.
    His is still a mono record...

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  • John D'Souza, Udupi

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Clever manipulation by BJP. Sush Amma also happy and her son also happy. Yeddy also happy. Shobakka also happy. After all, top to bottom, BJP is a manipulators party. BJP supporters also happy.

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  • Declan, Mumbai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    BJP and BJP supporters, congratulations on your fight against corruption !
    The first phase of the BJP's fight against corruption is to bash the Congress party over corruption allegations for over two years while repeatedly stalling parliament under that pretext so as to not allow the UPA government to pass legislation which might make the UPA popular and also to accuse them of 'policy paralysis' and 'lack of governance'. The BJP has played this game very well.
    The second phase of the BJP's fight against corruption is to re-induct corruption tainted Yeddy, Sriramulu into the party and provide them tickets to contest the Lok Sabha polls. Justice Santosh Hegde I really feel sorry for you and your team for working so hard to expose Yeddy, Reddys & Sriramulu but without real victory.
    Wow ! BJP really knows how to fight against corruption !!!!!!!!

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves,

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    THIS IS A NEW DEVELOPMENT OF BJP IN THE 21ST CENTURY.

    "HI-TECH DRAMEBAAJI"

    A party with Difference
    Corruption in Occurrence.

    Saap bhi nahim marega
    Dhanda bhi nahim tootega.

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  • Sudhir, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Now BJP has become very strong in karnataka...

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  • India First, India

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    As BJP supporters, we aren't entertaining this kind of actions from our party...!!!

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  • Jayaprakash, Mangalore/Dubai

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    It is high time to realize that what BJP is ? For us people India is first, not for politicians, They want to win somehow. That is why people call them 'fekus'

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  • MASTER, DUBAI

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Eddli beda, sambar beku. sambar ruchi allwa?. Sriramulu beku, BSR congress beda.hodare 5 RS.bandare 5 koti.Wa BJP wa Kya Idea hai?????? NO PROFIT OR NO LOSS FOR BJP.

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  • Rohith Shetty, London, Hebri

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Here come another double standard example from right extremists...

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  • Roshan, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    The BJP party with a difference and what great national interest they have you see. Reddy brothers, Yudiyurappa have illegitimately squandered mother earth for their individual and personal gains. These guys are the mascots of BJP along side Modi. These guys are going to preach others on corruption, nationalism, unity and national security. Kaliyoug hai bhai.

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  • Nithin Poojary, Mangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    Hip hip huray...Modi is clean leader...

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  • Mann, bangalore

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    you mean he has a laundry too?..

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  • GRASHON , KINNIGOLI, DUBAI

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    haa manghey malther!!! what an idea sir, now son joined, what a drama from Sushma Amma, if they merge with BSR bad name bad name will come to BJP, so decided to play a game by giving ticket to Sreeramulu a close aide of Reddy brothers so that he can support them indirectly, Qudos Sushma Amma brilliant idea. Guys do not vote any politician who change the party for their benefit, whether it is BJP or CONGY. Its like a now IPL auction in our political team, only difference, in IPL they bid for the player and here Netas sell themselves to others. First one is called Indian Premier League and this one is called Indian Political League.

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  • Sudhakar, Kallianpur

    Thu, Mar 13 2014

    This is nothing but "Match Fixing".

    "Aliya Alla Magala Ganda"

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