Chitradurga: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that the government had not thought about freely providing 10 thousand litres of water to each household in the state.

The chief minister, who arrived at the Murugha Mutt’s helipad, addressed the media present at the site before heading for an event on Wednesday.

Stating that there were disagreements within the BJP, Bommai said, “The district in-charge minister has undergone surgery and is currently in the hospital. Therefore, he cannot attend the event.”

Responding to the statement of the former chief minister H D Kumaraswamy that if JDS were to gain majority votes, a minority candidate would be made the next chief minister, Bommai said, “That is their party’s decision. I will not comment on the matter.”

Swift Action: Concerning the Murugha Mutt case, the chief minister said that the deputy commissioner had submitted a report to the government which was now with the legal department. Swift action would be taken at the earliest in this regard.”

Responding to the allegation that the Murughashri was a target of a conspiracy and the registered case and arrest of a former MLA, the Bommai said that the issue was with the court and the police were investigating it.

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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.

  • Five-state elections: Postal vote counting begins

  • TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal

  • In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1

  • UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1

  • BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam

  • AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry

  • TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead

  • Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur

  • BJP takes early lead in Assam

  • Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala

  • In Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South

  • BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam