Mangaluru: Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning that lashed the city on Thursday brought a big tree crashing down on cars and an electrical transformer at Babugudde near Attavara.

A huge mango tree in Attavara's Babugudde fell on a transformer and parked cars. Four cars, as well as three electric pillars including a transformer, have been damaged in this.

The firefighters arrived at the spot and cleared the fallen tree. Corporator Shailaja and local people also assisted in the clearing process.

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Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Saturday alleged that the voters were intimidated and threatened by the ruling BJP regime. Rai's remarks came as counting for nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh shows a strong performance by the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).

“It was already decided in UP that the BJP is fighting the elections with the help of its machinery. The result of that has come out. All the machinery of the government, from police to administration, was deployed. Voters were intimidated and threatened. This is a complete murder of democracy,” Rai said, as reported by Hindustan Times.

According to latest ECI trends the BJP and its ally, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is performing strongly. Out of the nine Assembly constituencies where bypolls were held, the BJP is leading in five seats—Kundarki, Khair, Ghaziabad, Phulpur, and Majhawan. Its ally, the RLD, is ahead in Meerapur. The Samajwadi Party (SP), however, is not far behind, leading in three constituencies: Karhal, Katehari, and Sisamau.