Ex-Infosys honcho to campaign for Kejriwal


Posted on 19th Apr 2014 05:30 am by admin

Bangalore, April 19 (IANS) V. Balakrishnan, the former Infosys honcho and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) contestant from the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha seat, will campaign for the party's national convener Arvind Kejriwal, who is contesting from Varanasi.

"I am definitely going to Varanasi to campaign for Arvind though dates are yet to be finalised," Balakrishnan told IANS Saturday, while unwinding after Thursday polling in 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka and a month-long hectic electioneering in this tech hub.

Kejriwal decided to enter the fray after the opposition BJP announced March 16 that its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi would contest from Varanasi. The polling is on May 12.

Modi is also contesting from Vadodara Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat, where election is due April 30.

"I will also be campaigning for our party in some constituencies where elections are due in the next three weeks," Balakrishnan said.

The financial wizard, who joined the fledgling party Jan 1 after quitting the IT bellwether Dec 31, will also meet coordinators in the assembly segments of his constituency to put in place a structure for greater use of IT and to interface with people.

"It is important to have robust structure in place to address people's issues or problems and find effective solutions in a time-bounder manner," Balakrishnan asserted.

On second lowest voting (55.70 percent) in his constituency, the AAP nominee said the turnout reflected less use of money power compared to 2009 general elections.

"I believe more educated and middle class people have exercised their votes this time. My chance of winning is very high," Balakrishnan claimed.

AAP is pitted against outgoing BJP lawmaker P.C. Mohan, Rizwan Arshad of Congress and danseuse Nandini Alva of Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and 30 other candidates, including independents.

Incidentally, Balakrishna's former boss and Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani contested on Congress ticket from the adjacent high-profile Bangalore South parliamentary seat, where voting was the lowest in the state at 55.69 percent though 10.75 percent higher than 44.74 polled in 2009 elections.

Nilekani, however, plans to stay put in the city and thank the people, colleagues and party's leaders and cadres for their extensive support in his poll campaign.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
311 Like 33 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Ahmedabad Plane Crash: Vikrant Massey's close friend died in the accident, Clive Kunder was the first officer on the flight

Actor Vikrant Massey's family friend Clive Kunder has also died in the Ahmedabad plane crash. Cli

The first solar eclipse of the year begins: the eclipse will last till 6.41 pm; Only Ladakh and Arunachal will be seen in the country, not Sutak anywhere else

Today is the first solar eclipse of the year. It can be seen in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Advocates of Nirbhaya's convicts who have screamed as soon as the date of hanging ... have been hanged 3 times.

New Delhi Court

In the Nirbhaya case, the Patiala House Court has issued a death warrant

Australia's Watson hungry to return to form

Auckland, Feb 25 (IANS) Underperforming Shane Watson Wednesday said he feels like ending a run

Taliban reprimands Pakistan, considering India helpful: Taliban urges India to invest in the urban development of Afghanistan

The world has not recognized the Taliban regime that seized power in Afghanistan about 16 months

'If we make laws, it will create social instability in the country,' Owaisi warns the government on the Waqf Amendment Bill.

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has warned the government o

No proof kidnapped Indians dead or alive, Sushma tells relatives

New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj Saturday told relatives of 39

Shamsur Faruqi Looks at the Past to Reclaim Truth

Jaipur, Jan 22 (IANS) The beauty of the past lies in finding the truth that is buried deep in s

Amarnath Cloudburst: The hope of survival of anyone is decreasing, if this happens then there will be charisma, read every update so far

The third day of the ongoing rescue operation since the influx near the Amarnath cave on Friday e

Salaar Part 2: 'Salaar Part 2 Shauryang Parvam' will come soon, announced in Prabhas' 'Salaar Part One Ceasefire'

The film 'Saalar' will be released in two parts. The first part of the film has been released tod

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash