Karnataka Bypolls: BJP Rebels Protest, Assets of Defectors Show Increase

'MTB Nagraj, Byrati Basavraj, KC Narayana Gowda, S T Somashekar, Mahesh Kumathalli and Anand Singh, all of them-the contesting candidates from the BJP reportedly have amassed a vast amount of wealth between July 2018 and October 2019. According to the affidavits submitted with their nominations: Anand Sing now has assets worth Rs 104.42 crore, which is 33 crore more than what it was just 18 months ago. MTB Nagraj, who is a candidate from the Hoskote constituency, has declared assets worth Rs 1,223 crore; in 2018, his wealth was worth Rs 1,015 crore. In the affidavit, it can be noted that between August 2 and 7, this year, 53 deposits were made in his various bank accounts. Byrati Basavraj contesting from K R Puram had declared assets worth of Rs 90.58 crore and according to a Prajavani report, it has gone up to 112.90 crore—a whopping increase of Rs 22.32 crore...'