BJP leader loses no-confidence motion in Sankonatti

OF 56 MEMBERS, 42 VOTED IN FAVOUR OF MOTION AND 14 ABSTAINED, WHO WERE REPORTEDLY BJP MLA RAMESH JARKIHOLI SUPPORTERS

- Hirekop Rajan Samuel

BELAGAVI: BJP leader Santosh Kakamari has lost the no-confidence motion in the Sankonatti gram panchayat (GP) after 42 of the 56 GP members voted in favour of the motion and 14 abstained, officials familiar with the matter said.

Chikkodi assistant commissioner SS Sampagavi, election returning officer, declared the results on Tuesday while stating that 42 of the 56 GP members voted in favour of the no-confidence motion, with 14 abstaining. "Gram panchayat president and BJP leader Santosh Kakamari has failed to prove his majority and has consequently lost his post. A new president will be elected on a date set by the Belagavi divisional commissioner," he said.