Udupi: Pramod Madhavaraj, accompanied by his mother former minister Manorama Madhavaraj, submitted his nomination papers on Monday.

After offering a special pooja at Hejmadi, Pramod visited the grave of his father in Malpe. Later he filed his nomination at old panchayat office.

My father is responsible for our family being in this position today.

“Today our family is in this respectful position only because of my father. His virtue and charity brought us respect by everyone. So I came to visit my father's grave and took the blessings of his soul, "said Pramod.

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday alleged that the voters were intimidated and threatened by the ruling BJP regime. Rai's remarks came as counting for nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shows a strong performance by the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

“It was already decided in UP that the BJP is fighting the elections with the help of its machinery. The result of that has come out. All the machinery of the government, from police to administration, was deployed. Voters were intimidated and threatened. This is a complete murder of democracy,” Rai said, as reported by Hindustan Times.

According to latest ECI trends the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is performing strongly. Out of the nine Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, the BJP is leading in five seats—Kundarki, Khair, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, and Majhawan. Its ally, the RLD, is ahead in Meerapur. The Samajwadi Party (SP), however, is not far behind, leading in three constituencies: Karhal, Katehari, and Sisamau.