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Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy addressed internal party dissent following cross-voting in Karnataka Legislative Council elections. Meanwhile, Bengaluru officials are planning a major overhaul of the city's waste management system to address a daily processing shortfall.
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Highlights regional political instability and critical urban infrastructure challenges in one of India's major economic hubs.
Making it clear that he was neither shocked nor surprised by the cross-voting by JD(S) MLAs in the recent elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said the loyalty of party MLAs had been tested by fielding a candidate. Mr. Kumaraswamy said the party had fielded a candidate not with the expectation of winning, but to keep its flock of MLAs together while also testing their loyalty.
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