Mysore/Mysuru: With just two days to go for the new Mayoral polls (on June 11) for the current term, the three major political parties are busy finalising their strategies for getting the top post. At present, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is ruled by JD(S)-Congress coalition, with Deputy Mayor Anwar Baig of Congress functioning as acting Mayor following the disqualification of Rukmini Madegowda.
The Mayoral polls has been necessitated by the disqualification of Rukmini (of JD-S) after Karnataka High Court on May 26 upheld the Mysuru District Court’s order annulling her election from MCC Ward 36 (Yaraganahalli and Ambedkar Colony). Rajani Annaiah of the Congress who lost in the 2018 polls, had challenged the election of Rukmini on the grounds that she (Rukmini) had largely concealed her assets while filing nomination papers, which amounted to violation of electoral norms.
