Bengaluru: “BJP is planning to make former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar taste defeat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls,” stated Congress MLA and Former Minister Laxman Savadi speaking to reporters in the city on Tuesday.

Madikeri: Madikeri SP K Ramanujan clarified that the suspected individuals who bought groceries from a shop in Koojimale estate in Kodagu-DK border belonged to the banned Naxal outfit. He was addressing a press meet on Tuesday in the city.

Yadgir: JD(S) MLA from Gurmitkal Sharanagowda Kandakur has asked his party to rethink its alliance with BJP for the Lok Sabha elections. He was addressing the media in Yadgir on Tuesday.

Chikkamagaluru: On Tuesday, police and Election Commission officials seized gold rings worth 5 lakh rupees near Vasthare Junction in Chikkamagaluru due to a lack of documents. The seizure was part of a concerted effort to prevent fraudulent activities associated with the Lok Sabha elections.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called Narendra Modi a weak Prime Minister who could not restrain the rebel leaders in the BJP.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday said the JD(S) was committing suicide by fielding former Prime Minister H D Devegowda's son-in-law Dr C N Manjunath on a BJP ticket.

Bengaluru: The Congress party has formally lodged a complaint with the Election Commission against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday, alleging that he made inflammatory remarks regarding a recent loudspeaker controversy in Nagarathpete, Bengaluru, thereby exacerbating communal tensions during the Lok Sabha elections.

With JD(S) indicating its unhappiness over the seat sharing issue for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Tuesday said he has spoken to its leadership after consulting his party's high command, and expressed confidence that the matter would be resolved amicably.