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Lok Sabha election: BJP fields Tejasvi Surya from Bangalore South constituency, 28-yr-old was mentored by Ananth Kumar
Fp Staff •Amid much speculation over the BJP's candidate for the Bangalore South Lok Sabha seat, the saffron party declared 28-year-old lawyer Tejasvi Surya for the constituency late on Monday night.
'Neither did plane fly, nor did earthquake occur': Modi peppers last Lok Sabha speech with digs at Rahul Gandhi
•In his last speech in the 16th Lok Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took potshots at Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his various gestures and comments made in the House during the last five years, including raking up of the Rafale fighter deal.
Parliament Winter Session: Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha adjourned for the day after mourning Atal Bihari Vajpayee's death
Fp Staff •Rajya Sabha also mourned the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, former Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar
Winter Session kicks off on Tuesday: Crucial session of Parliament to see key bills, critical issues addressed
Fp Staff •Starting a day after the grand meeting of opposition parties for a possible anti-BJP front and when results of the five assembly elections would be declared, the proceedings are likely to get affected by the change in number in both houses
Sadananda Gowda takes charge of chemicals and fertilisers ministry following death of Ananth Kumar
•Sadananda Gowda took charge of the ministry in addition to the existing portfolio, an official statement said
Narendra Tomar gets parliamentary affairs ministry, Sadananda Gowda fertilizers following Ananth Kumar's demise
Fp Staff •Kumar died at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Monday after battling lung cancer for several months.
'Ananth Kumar amar rahe': Leaders, supporters pay homage to 'most-loved' Bengaluru MP, Union Cabinet condoles his demise
•The body was taken from his Basavanagudi residence, where it was kept since Monday morning to Jagannath Bhavan, the BJP state headquarters at Malleshwarm, in a decorated military vehicle with personnel of the three services — the Army, Navy and Air Force — accompanying it. The procession began, with supporters chanting slogans "Bharat Mata Ki Jai", "Ananth Kumar Amar Rahe".
Ananth Kumar passes away at 59: Narendra Modi pays last respects to Union minister in Bengaluru, meets his family
•Narendra Modi flew in Bengaluru from Varanasi and drove straight to the residence of Ananth Kumar at Basavanagudi.
Ananth Kumar was everybody’s favourite; his death comes at a time when BJP in Karnataka needed him most
Srinivasaprasad •The loss of Ananth Kumar leaves a vacuum that isn’t easy for BJP to fill. His death came as a blow just when the party needed him most.
Fertiliser industry condoles death of union minister Ananth Kumar
•Union Minister Ananth Kumar, 59, died at a private hospital in Bengaluru in the early hours of Monday after battling lung cancer for several months