Puttur : The Puttur assembly election 2013 is really a fight  between veteran politician and Congress candidate Shakuntala Shetty who is recently defected from BJP and between BJP candidate and well known figure in Puttur Sanjeeva Matandoor. The other candidates like Dinesh BN from JDS, Jayaram Bhatt Madavu from KJP and Abubakkar Sidiqi from SDPI […]

Puttur : Congress Candidate from Puttur constituency Shakuntala Shetty  has challenged former chief minister DV Sadananda Gowda by stating that he should have contested against her in Puttur if she had the guts. Speaking at an election campaign meeting of the Congress here, the former MLA said  it was the former CM who had  saw […]

Bangalore : Finally, Shakuntala Shetty has bagged a Congress ticket from Puttr assembly constituency after much speculation. She will face Sanjeeva Matandoor of the BJP. The Congress list of seven candidates was released on April 15, Monday night. Among others who got a ticket are  former minister CM Ibrahim from Bhadravathi. The Congress is yet […]

Puttur : It is now almost certain that former Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty would get a ticket  to contest from  Puttur constituency from the Congress. Her visit to the residence of her political mentor Ram Bhat  has also given room for speculations. It is believed that former Udupi MP Vinaykumar Sorake had supported her candidature […]

Puttur : Former Puttur  MLA Shakuntala Shetty has formally joined the Congress on February 25, Monday thereby putting an end to speculations regarding her political move ever since she alienated from her parent party BJP. Shakuntala who had rebelled against BJP and had contested from Swabhimani Vedike in Puttur during the last assembly elections, had […]

Puttur : If until now there were reports of the JD(S) making attempts to rope in former Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty, reports of late suggest that the JD(S) was now wooing the sitting MLA Mallika Prasad. Reports state that Nagaraj Shetty, who recently defected to the JD(S) from the BJP, has met Mallika Prasad and […]

Puttur:  Former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa who seems to be all set to quit the BJP if he was not granted the state BJP presidentship, has reportedly contacted former Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty over telephone requesting her not to join any party but to be on his side According to sources, Yeddyurappa  is on the […]

Mangalore: Former Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty is still undecided on her political future. If the  visit of State JD(S) Chief HD Kumaraswamy to her residence at Puttur a couple of months ago created ripples in DK politics,  since then rumours have been afloat that Shetty may well join the JD(S). But, so far she has […]

Puttur: Former Puttur MLA Shakuntala Shetty has said that the arrival of Anitha Kumaraswamy to the Varamahalakshmi Pooja arranged by Samarpana Mahila Vedike on July 27 has nothing to do with her joining the JD(S). Shetty said had she wished to join JD(S) then she would have done so when Kumaraswamy had visited her residence […]

Puttur: Shakuntala Shetty, former Puttur MLA and President of Swabhimani Vedike has come down heavily on the BJP for not giving any representa tion to the MLAs of the district in the Jagadish Shettar cabinet. She said that the BJP has resorted to caste politics and this would    prove detrimental to it. She also warned […]