Belgavi: On duty election officials were taken by surprise when they found caps and scarves with the symbols of BJP and Mahila Empowerment Party (MEP) aboard a bus in Sulaga in Nippani on Sunday.

 Over 40,000 caps with the symbol of the MEP and around 3,000 scarves with the BJP symbol were packed in bags but were kept as a single-luggage component by a passenger.

The Static Surveillance Squad stopped the bus for a routine check at the check-post at Sulaga. Police and poll staff checked the baggage and found the bags.

The private bus was on its way from Mumbai to Bengaluru.

Police have detained the bus driver Jitendra Patil.

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Amaravati, Jan 24 (PTI): YSRCP Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy on Friday said he will be resigning from his parliament membership on January 25.

In a post on 'X', he said he is not joining any other party and also quitting politics.

"I am quitting politics. I am resigning from the Rajya Sabha membership tomorrow, ( January) 25th . I will not join any political party. I am not resigning hoping for any position, benefits, or money. This decision is completely my personal one. There was no pressure. No one influenced me," he said in the post.

Reddy is currently serving his second term as Rajya Sabha member from YSRCP from Andhra Pradesh.

He is one of the key figures in former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy-led party in the state.