BJP candidate allegedly gheraoed by JD(S) workers during election campaign in Karnataka
Minister Dr. Narayana Gowda was heading towards campaign when clashes erupted between party workers
Mandya: BJP candidate and Minister Dr. Narayana Gowda's election campaign in Mandya, Karnataka turned violent on Sunday when his car was blocked and attacked by over 70 JD(S) workers near Rajaghatta in Sheelaneri Hobli of K.R. Pet. The incident occurred as Narayana Gowda was on his way to campaign for the upcoming elections.
It is learnt that Narayana Gowda was gheraoed by more than 70 JD(S) activists after blocking his car near Rajghatta gate.
"It is regrettable that supporters of JD(S) candidate H.T. Manju disrupted the election campaign and attacked me at Rajaghatta village in Sheelaneri hobli of the taluk when I was on my way to campaign. In the past, he had tried to attack the present Congress candidate B.L. Devaraju in a similar manner and now an attempt has been made to attack me which is condemnable," said Minister Dr. K.C. Narayana Gowda in a press release.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
