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 Karnataka BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa's bureaucrat-son Prashanth Madal is the chief accountant at Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB).  Karnataka BJP MLA's Son Caught Taking Bribe, Then ₹ 6 Crore Found At Home   Bengaluru: An eye-popping mountain of cash worth about ₹ 6 crore was found after searches at the home of a bureaucrat son of a Karnataka BJP MLA caught accepting a bribe a day ago, officials said on Friday, in a huge embarrassment for the party trying to woo voters for elections later this year. The anti-corruption wing of the Lokayukta - the state's ombudsman - raided the home of BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa's son Prashanth Madal and found the huge pile of cash. The search went on till late in the night. Madal Virupakshappa, the MLA from Channagiri in the Davanagere district, is the chairman of the state-owned Karnataka Soaps and Detergents Limited (KSDL), which makes the famous Mysore Sandal Soap. His son is the chief accountant at Bangalore W...

Amid clamour within the BJP and Congress to field fresh faces in the upcoming Assembly election, political youngsters in both parties are vying for tickets, which includes some sitting MLAs trying to promote their daughters and sons. Columbia University alumnus Bhavya Narasimhamurthy (L) and BJP Yuva Morcha state president Dr Sandeep Kumar (R). The BJP Yuva Morcha, for example, is pushing the saffron party for tickets to their crop of leaders. For example, BJP Yuva Morcha state president Dr Sandeep Kumar is tipped to be the party’s candidate at Anekal, an SC reserve that Congress’ B Shivanna won in 2018. According to sources, Kumar has decided to shift to Sarjapur so that he can concentrat on Anekal in a full-fledged manner from January. Apparently, an internal survey has given Kumar an edge over former IAS officer K Shivaram, who is also in the Anekal ticket race. Another Yuva Morcha leader H C Thammesh Gowda is in contention for the BJP’s Byatarayanapura ticket. However, BJP nationa...