Bengaluru:The Communist Party of India (Marxist) ruled out the possibilities of having alliance with th JD-S on Monday by announcing the list of 19 candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections.

The JD(S) supremo had held talks with CPI(M) leaders Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechury on having a “secular alliance” in Karnataka to fight against both the BJP and the Congress.

But with the JD(S) announcing candidates for Bagepalli (Manohar) and Chickballapur (Bachche Gowda), the possibility of an alliance had hit a road block.

The CPI(M) wanted a few constituencies, especially Bagepalli, from where G.V. Sriram Reddy is contesting. Mr. Reddy represented Bagepalli in 1994 and 2004.

The CPI(M) is fielding four candidates in Dakshina Kannada district, followed by three in Bengaluru, two each in Chickballapur, Kolar, and Ballari, and one candidate each in Kalaburagi, Koppal, Udupi, Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, and Gadag.

Besides Mr. Reddy, Karnataka Pratna Raitha Sangha leader Maruthi Manpade from Kalaburagi Rural (Reserved), DYFI State president Muneer Katipalla (Mangaluru South) are among the 19 candidates.

The other candidates of the party are Ravichandra Reddy (Gauribidanur), Sunil Kumar Bajal (Mangaluru North), Nitin Kumar Kuttar (Mangaluru), Yadava Shetty (Moodbidri), G .Nagaraj (Gangavathi), D. Mahadesh (Anekal), H.N. Gopala Gowda (K.R. Puram), Pratap Simha (Dasarahalli), Suresh Kalagar (Byndoor), P.R. Suryanarayana (Srinivasapur), Thangraj (Kolar Gold Fields – SC), B. Malamma (Hagaribommanahalli – SC), V.S. Shivashankar (Kampli – ST), Gaibu Jainekhan (Ramdurg), Yamuna Gaonkar (Haliyal), and M.S. Hadpad (Ron).

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New Delhi (PTI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar was arrested on Saturday in connection with the alleged assault on AAP MP Swati Maliwal, officials said.

Kumar was picked up from the chief minister's residence by a Delhi Police team around noon, a senior police officer said.

He has been taken to the police station for interrogation.

Maliwal has alleged that Kumar assaulted her at Kejriwal's residence on May 13 when she had gone to meet the chief minister.