Congress-JDS campaign jointly for by-poll: Deve Gowda
Bengaluru, October 15: Former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda said that both the Congress and JDS would campaign jointly for the Lok Sabha and Assembly by-poll.
Speaking to reporters at his residence at Padmanabhanagar here on Monday, Gowda said that the Congress-JDS have come together to form the government in the state and now, both the parties would face the by-election together. The Congress has allowed the JDS to field its candidates in Ramanagar Assembly segment, and Mandya and Shivamogga LS seats and Congress would field its candidates in Ballary and Jamkhandi, he said.
By tomorrow, all candidates would file their nomination papers. Later, campaigning would start in each constituency. He would also participate in the by-poll campaigning. Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister D.K Shivakumar and Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy would jointly campaign for the by-election, he said.
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IPL 2026 to be held between March 26-May 31 window
Mumbai (PTI): The upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held between the March 26 to May 31 window but it remains to be seen if Bengaluru, the home of RCB, holds the opening match.
As per the norms, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium should host the tournament opener given the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the IPL 2025 title.
While the venue has received conditional clearance from the Karnataka state government, it also needs to meet the necessary safety and security standards following the death of 11 fans in a stampede during RCB's victory celebrations in June this year.
The mini-auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi today with three-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders coming in with the biggest purse.
