BJP MLC Ayanur Manjunath has said that he will soon resign as legislator to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka, calling the recent ‘words of contempt’ by Eshwarappa a challenge for him to show his worth.

The disqualification of Rahul Gandhi as a Lok Sabha member would be a campaign issue for the Congress in the Assembly elections in Karnataka and it would contribute to the defeat of the BJP government in the state, senior party leader M Veerappa Moily said on Monday.

The BJP Parliamentary Board is likely to meet on April 8 to finalise the list of BJP candidates for the May ten Karnataka Assembly elections, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Monday.

Bengaluru: In what has come as a major development in the Sathaunur cow-vigilantes attack, images of the main accused Puneeth Kerehalli with top BJP leaders have surfaced on social media platforms creating a buzz in the local political circles.

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the second list of candidates for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls is likely to be announced after the crucial party meet on April 4.