Bengaluru, November 25: Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy expressed deep condolences for the death of former union minister CK Jaffer Sharief.

He visited the hospital where Sharif breathed his last and paid his homage to the departed soul.

‘Sharief has a good relationship with my family. Being the union minister, he has contributed much for the country. As union railway minister, Sharief had given more contributions to the state. He had converted the meter gauge tracks into broad gauge tracks across the country”, he recalled.

Let the God give the strength and courage to his family members, relatives and friends to bear the loss their beloved person and leader, said Kumaraswamy.



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New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.

The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.

The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.