Liquor sale prohibited, campaigning closed from May 8 in poll-bound Karnataka
As the campaigning for the Karnataka assembly polls draws to a close, the ruling and opposition parties are locked in a fierce contest. Political leaders are making a last-minute push to win over voters before the campaign period officially ends at 6 pm on May 8th.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been campaigning with the help of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, among other leaders.
Meanwhile, Congress candidates are being supported by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, AICC leader Rahul Gandhi, and opposition leader Siddaramaiah. The Janata Dal (Secular) party is being backed by its supremo and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, state president C M Ibrahim, and other leaders.
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To ensure a fair and peaceful election, the Election Commission has issued strict guidelines. It has instructed non-voters and star campaigners to leave the constituency and warned of legal action against violators. The campaigning will end 48 hours before polling ends on May 10th. Only candidates and voters will be allowed in the constituency.
Furthermore, the use of loudspeakers for election campaigning has been prohibited, and candidates can conduct door-to-door campaigns until 9 pm on May 9th. The sale of liquor has also been banned from 6 pm on May 8th to 6 pm on May 11th.
A total of 2,613 candidates are in the fray, including 2,427 men, 184 women, and two transgender candidates. The Election Commission has set up 58,545 polling stations, using 1,15,709 ballot units, 82,543 control units, and 89,379 VVPATS.
The voters will decide the fate of the candidates on May 10th, from 6 am to 6 pm.
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RR beat RCB by six wickets in IPL
Guwahati (PTI): Blistering fifties by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Dhruv Jurel powered Rajasthan Royals to a six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL match here on Friday.
Sent in to bat, RCB rode on a fighting half-century by skipper Rajat Patidar (63) to post 201 for 8.
Virat Kohli (32), Romario Shepherd (22) and Venkatesh Iyer (29) also chipped in with useful contributions.
In reply, Sooryavanshi (78 off 26 balls) and Dhruv Jurel (81 not out off 43 balls) shared a 37-ball 108-run partnership for the second wicket to set the platform. Krunal Pandya (2/30) tried to bring them back with back-to-back wickets.
But Jurel, in the company of Ravindra Jadeja (24), completed the task with another 68-run stand, with two overs to spare.
For RR, Jofra Archer (2/33), Ravi Bishnoi (2/32) and Brijesh Sharma (2/37) took two wickets.
Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 201 for 8 in 20 overs (Rajat Patidar 63; Jofra Archer 2/33, Ravi Bishnoi 2/32, Brijesh Sharma 2/37).
Rajasthan Royals: 202 for 4 in 18 overs (Vaibhav Sooryavanshi 78, Dhruv Jurel 80 not out; Krunal Pandya 2/30, Josh Hazlewood 2/44).
