Davangere: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, Dr G Parameshwar, said that discussions on seat sharing in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections were being held and the party high command would take the final decision on the seats which were not yet finalized.

Speaking to reporters here on Sunday, he said that the Congress is preparing for the LS poll and the party president had organised meetings with party members while the Election committee was also gearing up for the polls and had arranged several meetings in this regard.

He further added the in-charge secretary and other leaders of the party have discussed about the seats sharing between the two parties in the state.

“The party has been working towards strengthening itself at the grassroots level. Since there is a coalition government in the state, we will go into the LS elections together” he said.

“KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao, has already spoken to JDS Supremo, HD Deve Gowda and tomorrow me and Rao will discuss things with other leaders of JDS, and then we will come to a conclusion about the seats sharing”.

“The constituencies which are not decided, Party President Rahul Gandhi will take a call on those constituencies. But I hope that everything will be resolved at state level itself and our national level leaders will not have much to bother", he said.

Speaking about the fire that broke out during the Bengaluru air show on Saturday and gutted more than 300 cars parked in the parking area, Deputy CM added that it was unfortunate and an inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the exact cause of the fire. We will also discuss how we can compensate people whose vehicles were charred down in the fire”.

Answering a question regarding the BS Yediyurappa’s audio clip he added "The government will hand over the audio clip case to SIT and there is no question of backtracking from the decision".

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Mumbai (PTI): The Mumbai police have registered a case against a man for allegedly duping seven persons of Rs 91 lakhs on the promise of awarding them works of different government departments, an official said on Tuesday.

The accused was identified as Satish Kadam, a resident of Nanded in Marathwada region, an official said.

A complaint was filed by Hanumant Vadje, who alleged that the accused cheated him and six others of around Rs 91 lakh by promising to give them various works of Urban Development and Social Justice Department, he said.

The fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, with Kadam collecting money in cash and into his accounts, police said, adding he had returned some amount to them partially.

Multiple cheques issued by the accused bounced, prompting the victim to lodge a complaint at the Marine Drive police station. Based on the complaint, a case of cheating and criminal breach of trust was registered against him.

The case is under further investigation, the official said.