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N. S. SANJAY GOWDA
Savita W/o. Channabasu Hurakadli – Appellant
Versus
District President, Bharati Janata Party – Respondent
ORDER :
1. On 29.10.2020, a notification was issued for the conduct of an election to the post of President/Vice-President of the Town Municipal Council, Mahalingapur on 09.11.2020.
2. The President of the State BJP party, by his communication dated 01.11.2020, had authorised the District President of the BJP party to decide the manner in which the members of the BJP were supposed to conduct themselves and also decide in whose favour the vote was to be cast for the elections which was scheduled to be conducted on 09.11.2020 for the post of President and Vice-President.
3. On the strength of this authorization, on 07.11.2020, a meeting of the elected Councilors of the BJP party was convened by the District President of the Bagalkot division of the BJP party.
4. In this meeting, it was resolved therein that the 3rd respondent was to be the official contestant of the BJP for the post of President and the 2nd respondent was to be the official contestant of the BJP for the post of Vice-President.
5. In this meeting, a direction was stated to have been issued to the members of the BJP party directing them to cast their votes in favour of the official candidates i.e., the 3rd and 2nd responden
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