In a rebellious tone, former Karnataka chief minister Jagadish Shettar, who was asked by the BJP high command to drop his candidature for the Assembly election from Hubli-Dharwad Central segment, has said denying him a ticket will have a bearing on at least 20 to 25 seats in the state.

Congress on Saturday released third list of candidates for the upcoming Karnataka elections.

Shiggaon: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday filed his nomination papers for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections from his home constituency Shiggaon.

Former Minister and Congress candidate from the Gurumathkal constituency in Yadgir district Baburao Chinchansur’s car met with an accident late on Friday night, injuring Baburao.

Former Congress MLA from Devanahalli K Venkataswamy died late Friday night due to heart attack. He was 54.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a party rally on Sunday in Kolar, the same place where he made a remark on the Modi surname for which he was convicted of criminal defamation and also stripped of his Parliament membership.

Bengaluru: A day after quitting BJP on being denied the party ticket to contest May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka, Mudigere MLA M P Kumaraswamy on Friday joined JD(S).

Bengaluru: Eleven people were killed in two road accidents in Karnataka on Friday. Six people, including two women and three children, were killed and two injured grievously after the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a government bus at Sampaje Gate in Kodagu district, police said.