Bengaluru: Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra and Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Math are among prominent candidates in the Lok Sabha election who filed their nominations on Thursday, for the second phase of polling in Karnataka on May 7.

Bengaluru: The BJP on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Bangalore South Congress candidate Sowmya Reddy and others for alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct.

Kolar (Karnataka): Indicating that the Lok Sabha poll results will have a bearing on Siddaramaiah's continuation as chief minister of Karnataka, Minister Byrathi Suresh on Thursday warned that voting for opposition candidates poses a threat to the CM's position.

Bengaluru: Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa's son and MP B Y Ragahavendra has declared in his election affidavit that he and his wife have assets worth over Rs 73.71 crore.

Srirangapatna: A pair of 18-month-old twins in Bettahalli of the taluk died and their mother fell ill after consuming ice cream purchased from a mobile store that visited their locality on Wednesday evening.

In a recent development, journalist Swathi Chandrashekar, alongside two-time MP Sanganna Karadi and three-time MLA from Belagavi Rural Shivaputra Malagi, officially joined the Congress party on Wednesday. The event took place in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the response from voters towards Congress is "very good" and the party would win up to 20 seats in the state in the coming Lok Sabha polls.

BJP leader Shobha Karandlaje is known for indulging in communal division and polarisation which people don’t want here, alleges Congress leader M V Rajeev Gowda as he takes on her in Bangalore North constituency in the coming Lok Sabha polls.