Bengaluru: Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that he has directed the Director-General of Police (DGP) to obtain a comprehensive report on the deaths of COVID patients that occurred in the Chamarajanagar district COVID hospital on Sunday night allegedly due to a shortage of oxygen.

After commencing the Chemical spraying program conducted by the Department of Fire and Emergency Services in Bengaluru, Minister Bommai addressed the press and informed them about the development.

“Reports have come in that COVID patients in Chamarajanagar died due to oxygen shortage in the hospital. However, to verify on what was the real reason for all their death, I have ordered an investigation and a subsequent submission of a comprehensive report on the matter. This is an extremely distressing incident. This should not have happened”, he said while expressing regret over the incident.

“I have ordered the officials to visit the scene of the incident and conduct an investigation so the truth about the incident can come out.  After receiving their report, further actions will be undertaken”, he said.

“The request for oxygen is increasing in the state. Despite that, we are meeting the oxygen requirements of all the hospitals within our limit. In this manner, we are trying to deal with this situation to the best we can”, Bommai said.

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New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.

The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.

The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.

► In Kerala’s Kasaragod constituency, UDF candidate Kallatra Mahin Haji is leading by 4,177 votes over NDA candidate M. L. Ashwini

► ADMK leader in Tamil Nadu, followed by TVK, DMK takes third spot. PMK, CPI, Congress lead in one seat each

► In West Bengal, TMC is leading in 111 seats, while BJP is leading in 119 seats.

► Vijay’s TVK leading in over 80 seats in Tamil Nadu, emerges as single largest party in early trends

► In Assam, BJP is leading in 71 seats, while Congress is leading in 26 seats.

► Kerala: UDF leading in 21 seats, LDF second, leading in 11

► Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala faces a setback in Kerala’s Haripad constituency

► Thrissur: Congress’ Rajan J Pallan leading with 6,460 votes; CPI candidate Alankode Leelakrishnan second with 5113 votes

► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 109, TMC in 89, Congress in 5, others in one seat.

► DMK candidate in Thiruchirapalli KN Nehru behind TVK's G Ramamoorthi by 292 votes

► The BJP has taken an early lead in West Bengal, while Mamata Banerjee faces tough competition

► TVK head Vijay leads in Perambur constituency

► M. K. Stalin is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Kolathur constituency.

► AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi constituency

► In Puducherry, BJP is leading in 3 seats.

► In Assam, BJP is leading in 56 seats, while Congress is leading in 12 seats.

► Suvendhu Adhikari leads in both Bhabanipur and Nandigram

► West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Bhabanipur constituency

► Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency

► Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency

► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins

► TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal

► In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1

► UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1

► BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam

► AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry

► TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead

► Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur

► BJP takes early lead in Assam

► Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala

► Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South

► BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam

► LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency

► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats

► Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats

► Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.

► Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.

► Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.