Bengaluru: A day after the BJP announced its first list of candidates for 20 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka for the upcoming Parliament elections, discontent has started brewing among the ticket aspirants who were denied a ticket.

The scion of the erstwhile Mysuru royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar on Thursday said he decided to join the BJP as his own belief aligns the party's vision for the development of India.

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday stated that the decision taken by the party high-command regarding his candidature will be final and abiding. The former CM made the remarks while speaking to media reporters in Hubballi here.

BENGALURU: Unidentified assailants barged into a jewellery shop in the city's Kodigehalli area on Thursday and opened fire from a country-made pistol when the owner and employees resisted the robbery attempt, police said.The robbers came on two motorcycles and fired three rounds leaving two people injured before fleeing the scene, police said, adding, they left behind the weapon.

The announcement of MP Shobha Karandlaje as the BJP's candidate for the Bengaluru North Lok Sabha seat has sparked discontent among local BJP workers, leading to protests and slogans of "Go back Shobhakka".

A fatal accident on the outskirts of Kurudihalli in Kottagere Hobli has claimed the life of auto driver Jagdish (44), a resident of Kodahallipallya village. The tragic incident unfolded when a car carrying comedian and former Bigg Boss contestant Santhosh and his wife collided with Jagdish's auto.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday dismissed the BJP's charge that the Congress government was clandestinely releasing Cauvery river water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu amid the severe water shortage in the State.

Basavaraja Bommai, the leader of the opposition, has criticised the Congress party, stating that it is facing difficulties in finding candidates willing to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections due to fears of losing. He also mentioned that even ministers are hesitant to contest.