Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah visited the residence of farmer Siddappa Fakirappa Aladakatti of Lakhampur village in the Badami Assembly constituency, where the victim died of an electric shock recently.

Bengaluru: Voting began in Jayanagar Assembly constituency on Monday where the election was deferred due to the death of BJP candidate BN Vijayakumar.

Voting began in Bengaluru south's Jayanagar Assembly constituency on Monday amid tight security, an election official said. "Voting began at 7 a.m. across the 216 polling booths," he added.

KPCC president and Deputy Chief Minister Dr G Parameshwar said that the first meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Congress-JDS coalition government would be held under the leadership of Committee chairman and former chief minister Siddaramaiah in the city on June 14.

Former minister MB Patil clarified that the news being circulated in the media that he has asked either Deputy Chief Minister post in the coalition government or KPCC president post is baseless.

Four labourers were killed on the spot and two others sustained injuries when electric poles -laden trolley of a tractor turned turtle after separating from the engine at Sindhanur police station limits in the district on Sunday.

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah denied the chances of creating another Deputy Chief Minister post in the coalition government as all confusions and differences among Congress MLAs were solved.

Close on the heels of BJP state president BS Yeddyurappa’s statement that the party doors are open for the Congress-JDS dissident MLAs if they are willing to come, BJP Raichur urban MLA Shivaraj Patil called on disgruntled Congress MLA and former minister MB Patil at the latter’s house here on Sunday, creating curiosity for the further development.