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Karnataka Elections: Meet V Somanna, The BJP Candidate Against Siddaramiah in Varuna

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It will be interesting to watch the Varuna constituency this election.

Veeranna Somanna is one of the veteran politicians in the state.

With the assembly elections in Karnataka less than a month away, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its two lists after multiple rounds of meetings. The party fielded 52 new faces in the May 10 elections and 76 are from OBCs/SC/ST communities. After the list was released, the party saw one of the big resignations over the ticket issue and protests by supporters of several leaders who missed the bus. Meanwhile, it will be interesting to watch the Varuna constituency as BJP has fielded the state housing minister V Somanna — a sitting MLA from Govindaraja Nagar in Bengaluru — against the former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah.

Here is all you need to know about V Somanna who will be standing against Siddaramaiah:

Veeranna Somanna is one of the veteran politicians in the state, born on July 20, 1951, at D

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V Sommana:Veerana Somanna popularly known as Sommana Karnataka's cult Lingayat leader secured a Ministerial role in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's NDA government. Sommana contested with a BJP ticket for the Tumakuru seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and won by a margin of 1.75 lakh votes.

Somanna, 73, has had a long political career, serving as a five-time MLA and a two-time MLC. His move to the BJP came after 'Operation Lotus' in 2008, orchestrated by former CM B S Yediyurappa. Know his net worth, assets and other details.

V Somanna Net Worth, Assets, And Other Details

In his recent election affidivat declaration during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Somanna declared assets worth Rs 17.74 crore, significantly less than his wife G Shylaja’s assets worth Rs 43.03 crore. This substantial differ

Vithal Somanna Halagekar

Indian politician

Vithal Somanna Halagekar (born 7 January 1963) is an Indian politician and a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Khanapur constituency. He is affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Halagekar has been a prominent political figure in Karnataka, known for his electoral victories and contributions to his constituency.

In the 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, Halagekar contested from the Khanapur constituency but was defeated by Anjali Nimbalkar of the Indian National Congress (INC).[1] However, he made a significant comeback in the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, where he won the Khanapur seat by a margin of 54,629 votes, defeating the incumbent MLA Anjali Nimbalkar.[2][3]

Early life

Halagekar was born on 7 January 1963 in Khanapur, Belagavi district, Karnataka. He completed his Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree from GSS College, Belagavi, in 1986-87 and later obtained a Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) degree from Sangolli Rayanna College, Be

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