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Bengaluru: Nikhil Kumaraswamy has been announced as the Janata Dal (Secular) candidate for the Channapatna Assembly constituency in the upcoming by-election. He will face off against Congress candidate C. P. Yogeshwar in the contest.

Among the three assembly constituencies where by-elections will be held in the state, the BJP has already declared its candidates for the Shiggaon and Sandur constituencies. As part of the NDA alliance, the BJP has left the Channapatna seat to its partner, the JD(S).

Nikhil's candidacy was confirmed after a coordination meeting between JD(S) and BJP leaders at the residence of B.S. Yediyurappa. Yediyurappa himself announced that Nikhil will contest from Channapatna as the NDA candidate.

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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).

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