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AAP leader Prithvi Reddy releases agenda for Bangalore. Aam Aadmi Party provides an alternate to the current political system in the country. The successive governments led by both BJP and Congress were not able to provide corruption free governance in the state. There is an overall governance issue in the state. The chronic civic issues faced by Bangalorians were due to the governance deficit and lack of action. Till now, several attempts were made to fix the civic problems without addressing the overall governance issues. This is only a temporary fix and permanent solution can be achieved only through getting…

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PartySouthNorthCentralRuralChikkabalapurAam Aadmi PartyNINA P NAYAKBABU MATHEWV. BALAKRISHNANRAVI KRISHNA REDDYK ARKESHBharatiya Janata PartyANANTH KUMARD.V SADANANDA GOWDAP.C. MOHANP.MUNIRAJUB N BACHE GOWDABahujan Samaj PartyABDUL RAZACK KHANVELU VR. MOHAN RAJUTHOPAIAH CCHITRA PRASADIndian National CongressNANDAN NILEKANIC.NARAYANA SWAMYRIZWAN ARSHADD.K.SURESHM VEERAPPA MOILYJanata Dal (Secular)MRS RUTH MANORAMAABDUL AZEEMNANDINI ALVAR. PRABHAKARA REDDYH D KUMARA SWAMYSamajwadi PartyRAVIKUMARA T   ROBIN MATHEWS NAREKATTUPyramid Party of IndiaR GAYATHRI   H N RAMAKRISHNA REDDYRepublican Party of India(A)J. LAKSHMANMUTHURAJUKADUGUDI SONNAPPAM.SONNAPPABASAVEGOWDAG C VENKATARAMANAPPASocialist Unity Centre of India (Communist)UMADEVI. M ZAHEEDA SHEREEN Jai Vijaya Bharathi Party   SHANKARAPPAKamarajar Deseeya Congress   K.A.MOHANIndependentB. R. GOVINDAIAHC.INDRANIAMBROSE D'MELLOJ. T.PRAKASHB ANJANA MURTHYDR. KODUR VENKATESHCHANDRASHEKHARB.K. NARAYANA SWAMYJ.NATARAJUB N GOPALAGOWDADR. PRADEEP GADUGESHD.JAYARAMB.V.VENKATESHAPPAKENCHAIAHD GANGAPPAG. VENKATESH BHOVIDR.MEERLAYAQ HUSSAINBHOVI RAMA C.B.KM.P.MUNAWER SHARIFFD N NARASIMHAMURTHYM ZUBAIR…

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Prof. Rajeev Gowda, IIM Bangalore and AICC Media Panelist, has launched a Political Action Internship 2014 in Bangalore on 29 March 2014. It will provide an insider's look into the political process by involving interns in political campaigns during this Lok Sabha Election. Under the mentorship of Prof. Rajeev Gowda, interns will learn the “Art and Craft of Practical Politics.” You too can join now. Check: www.facebook.com/ProfRajeevGowda During this three-week internship, interns will gain first-hand knowledge about how an election campaign works, from the initial phase of strategising, campaigning and finally to exit poll analysis. Experts including Prof. Gowda, Dr.…

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On March 24th, Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) shared information on the performance of sitting MPs at a press conference. As Kiran Shaw said, the idea was to highlight the issues and factors that citizens should keep in mind while exercising their franchise. This includes understanding the performance of MPs representing Bangalore City and voter perceptions. BPAC also shared Citizen Matters’ research and report on MPLAD expenditure and parliament record of the Bangalore MPs. Meera K, co-founder, Citizen Matters presented the data. Harish Narsappa of Bangalore Political Action Committee (B.PAC) shared the findings relating to the performance of sitting MPs;…

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General Observer of 24-Bangalore North S K Agarwal, I.A.S. General Observer is staying at the Executive Development Center, Institute of Hotel Atria, Palace Road, Bangalore. He is available on landline number: 080-22211292. His local Mobile Number is 9845983381. General Observer of 25-Bangalore Central Alok Nigam, I.A.S. General Observer is staying at the Executive Development Center, Institute of Hotel Management, SJP Campus, Sheshadri Road, Bangalore-560001, Karnataka, India. He is available onlandline number: 080-61265555. His local Mobile Number is 94806-83057. He will also be available at Room No. 111, 1st Floor, BBMP Head Office, Main Building, N.R. Square, Bangalore-560002. Office: 080-22975534 between…

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Data is often underestimated or ignored in public affairs, especially in the local governance space. Claims can go wrong, but data cannot lie. Data is what gives you the real picture of any given situation. With more and more data being put in public domain in India, there are so many things one can do with it, to get insights and plan the related issues better. Thankfully there are many data enthusiasts who are coming out with hundreds of ideas, that actually offer some tangible insights various issues. This weekend is the 2014 Bangalore Open Data Camp, hosted by Google,…

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Yes, it has been an exciting weekend. Your own interactive news and analysis website, Citizen Matters, won the Namma Bengaluru Award in media category, at an event organised by Namma Bengaluru Foundation in Freedom Park, on Saturday, March 15th, 2014. Accepting the award, Citizen Matters co-founder Meera K noted that even though the team was tiny by normal standards of newsmagazines, in reality, it is hundreds of thousands strong, because of direct participation from citizens. "It is the citizens of Bangalore who share their news, community activities and events, the citizens who send leads for our professional journalists to investigate,…

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