Kolar (K'taka): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the 2011 caste-based census data in the public domain and also demanded the 50 per cent cap on reservation be removed.

Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Pulikeshi Nagar Akhanda Srinivas Murthy is expected to resign as legislator since the party is yet to announce its candidate from the constituency.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by bringing up the Adani "corruption" issue in this Karnataka district headquarters town. It was in Kolar in 2019 that he made a remark on the Modi surname for which he was convicted of criminal defamation and stripped of his Parliament membership.

Karnataka BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa on Sunday strongly criticised former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar for his decision to quit the party after being denied ticket to contest the May 10 Assembly elections, saying the people would not pardon him.

Asserting that "winds of change" are blowing in Karnataka, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Sunday claimed that his party will win at least 130 seats in the upcoming assembly polls and the gateway to South India for the BJP will be "totally closed".

National General Secretary of the BJP CT Ravi was admitted to a private hospital here after he developed severe stomach ache.

Hubballi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday said dropping the name of Jagadish Shettar from the candidate list was a call taken by the party’s high command. He also added that his name was recommended by state and district-level committees.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will arrive in poll-bound Karnataka on a two-day visit to take part in a host of events, including party rally in Kolar on Sunday.