Cong breaches 100-seat mark, leading on 106 seats; HDK, Shettar leading on respective seats
Bengaluru: In a surprising turn of events, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, H.D. Kumaraswamy, is trailing from the Channapatna constituency in the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023. Reports suggest that BJP's Yogeshwar is currently leading from the seat.
Similarly, another prominent figure in Karnataka politics, Jagadish Shettar, who joined the Congress just days before the election, is trailing from the Hubballi Central Constituency after the first round of counting.
According to the latest updates from the Election Commission, the Congress is currently leading in 106 seats after the first round of counting, while the BJP is leading on 64 seats and the JD(S) on 20 seats.
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Four, including two siblings, dead, five injured as truck hits motorcycle and SUV in MP's Damoh
Damoh (PTI): Four persons, including two brothers, died and five others sustained injuries after a truck hit a motorcycle and a sports utility vehicle (SUV) in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Friday, a police official said.
The incident took place near Basa Tarkheda village, around 10 km from the district headquarters, close to a temple along Damoh-Sagar state highway in the evening, Sagar Naka police outpost in charge inspector Vikram Dangi said.
"The truck first hit a motorcycle, killing siblings Jeevan Ahirwar (33) and Suraj Ahirwar (30) on the spot. It then rammed into a Bolero, killing two persons identified as Raju Choudhary (50) and Dharmendra Sikhaiya (32). Five persons sustained injuries and have been hospitalised," he informed.
The truck driver and his assistant fled from the spot and efforts are on to nab them, the official added.
