Ahead of Karnataka elections 2023, IT raids Congress leader’s residence

Ahead of the Karnataka elections, the Income Tax Department on Monday raided two residential complexes of Karnataka Congress leader Gangadhar Gowda and an educational institute at Belthangady in Karnataka’s Dakshina Kannada.

The educational institution belongs to Ranjan Gowda, son of Gangadhar Gowda.

Gowda quit the BJP and joined the Congress in 2018. Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election.

More details are awaited.

Meanwhile, enforcement agencies made a total of 250 crores in election mood Karnataka Since the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force on 29 March.

Total seizures according to the Chief Electoral Officer ( 254 crore) includes cash ( 82 crores), liquor ( 57 crores), gold and silver ( 78 cr), free ( 20 crore), and Drugs/Narcotics ( 17 crores).

As many as 1,930 FIRs have been registered in connection with the seizures.

Significantly, before the announcement of the assembly elections to be held on May 10, the total number of seizures was approx. 58 crore (period March 9 to March 27).

Elections to the 224-member assembly will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.

Political parties have started high-voltage campaigning in the state for the Karnataka elections. Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress Party’s Rahul Gandhi are campaigning in different districts of Karnataka on Monday.

Shah reached Bengaluru on Sunday night and will hold a roadshow in Mysuru from 1 to 2 pm. The former BJP chief will then fly to Sakleshpura, where he will hold another road show from 3 pm to 4 pm to promote party workers.

Gandhi will interact with sugarcane farmers and youth in Belagavi district at 2 pm today.

He will then leave for Gadag to participate in ‘Yuva Samvad’ (interaction with youth).

The ruling BJP is trying its best to retain power in the state where the main opposition Congress is trying to oust it, while the JD(S) remains a key player with only a few weeks to go to the polls. are left.

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