Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah Tuesday termed the growing clamour within his party to make him chief minister once again as an expression of supporters' "affection", but said he still stands by his word about not contesting the next assembly polls.

Three people died on the spot while two others have been rushed to Government hospital in critical condition after a bike collided head-on with a truck near Ittangihal of Vijayapura city here on Tuesday afternoon.

Mysuru: Mysuru Police on Tuesday received a call threatening about bomb blast at Mysuru Palace here in the city followed by which the ancient monument was put on high alert before being cleared after thorough inspection by police department and bomb squad.

Mysuru: An aged couple was found brutally murdered at their house in Mysuru on Monday night. The incident was reported from Nagawala locality of the city.

Hubballi: Former Karnataka CM and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday cleared his stand on becoming CM of the state again and added that if it is the mandate of the people of the state then there is nothing wrong in it. “What is wrong in becoming the CM of the state again of people of the state wants to see you as the CM again?”.

Kalburgi: BJP state president Yeddyurappa has said that it can be predicted through the statements of the Congress-JDS leaders that the alliance government will not last long in the state.

Bengaluru: Amid coalition worries, a meeting of "like-minded" Congress MLAs will take place after bypolls to Kundgol and Chincholi assembly constituencies on May 19, Congress legislator S T Somashekar, who is the convener of the meeting, said Monday.

Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal Monday claimed that several BJP legislators would join his party after the Lok Sabha poll results are declared and dismissed speculation about the longevity of the coalition government in Karnataka.