Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was admitted to hospital in the city after he fell ill late Tuesday night.

He is being treated at the Apollo Hospital on Bannerghatta Road in Bengaluru on Tuesday, when he developed health problems.

Kumaraswamy had fallen ill and been hospitalized during the elections in May this year too, following long spans of campaign.

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Bhatkal: More than 50 per cent of the members elected to the executive committee of Majlis-e-Islah wa Tanzeem in its triennial elections are new faces, with a significant number of young members getting an opportunity in the organisation’s executive committee.

Polling for eight constituencies in different parts of Bhatkal was held on May 12, in which 24 members were elected. In addition, 20 members were elected unopposed from seven constituencies.

The keenest contest was witnessed in Constituency No. 14, where 10 candidates were in the fray for five seats.

With this, the process of electing members to the organisation’s 132-member executive council from Bhatkal and other regions has been completed.

Election Commissioner Mohiuddin Altaf Kharoori said the induction of a large number of new members into the executive committee has brought fresh enthusiasm to the organisation.