Bengaluru: Former minister and MLA from Honnali Constituency, MP Renukacharya, paid a visit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday to extend his congratulations.

During the meeting, Renukacharya met CM Siddaramaiah at his Home Office Krishna and presented him with a bouquet as a gesture of felicitation. The two leaders engaged in a conversation for some time.

Prior to meeting the Chief Minister, Renukacharya also had a meeting with Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar at his residence in Sadashivanagar in the city.

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Addressing the recent statements made by Pratap Sinha and CT Ravi suggesting the existence of adjustment politics between BJP and Congress leaders, Renukacharya responded by saying, "You should ask CT Ravi and Pratap Singh about adjustment politics. I have no information on the matter. I don't know in what context they made those statements, so please ask them for clarification."

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Bengaluru, Apr 18 (PTI): Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bengaluru by five wickets in their rain-curtailed Indian Premier League match here on Friday.

Batting first, Tim David (50 off 26 balls) struck a counter-attacking fifty to lift RCB to 95 for nine in a match that was reduced to 14 overs per side after a delayed start due to evening showers.

In reply, PBKS completed the chase in 12.1 overs with Nehal Wadhera making a brisk 33 off 19 balls. Josh Hazlewood (3/14) bowled brilliantly for RCB, but his effort was not enough.

Earlier, RCB lost wickets at regular intervals with the likes of Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, and Marco Jansen doing the bulk of the damage for the visiting team.

Brief scores:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 95/9 in 14 overs (Tim David 50 not out; Arshdeep Singh 2/23, Yuzvendra Chahal 2/11, Marco Jansen 2/10).

Punjab Kings: 98/5 in 12.1 overs (Nehal Wadhera 33 not out; Josh Hazlewood 3/14).