The propriety of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's road show in Bengaluru for BJP candidate N Chandra from Shivajinagar has come under question due to the candidate's criminal case of attempted murder. Chandra, who is facing charges of attacking Dr. UV Singh, former head of the Lokayukta investigation team and chief forest preservation officer of the Lake Development Authority during an investigation into illegal mining activities, had a case filed against him at the Amrutahalli Police Station in 2011. While his brother and uncle were arrested, Chandra was absconding and later granted bail.

Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah on Saturday accused the Congress of functioning on the banned Popular Front of India's (PFI) agenda, as he urged the people of Karnataka not to vote for the opposition party in Assembly polls next week.

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraja Bommai has said that an investigation will be held into the audio clip of Chittapur BJP candidate Manikant Rathore allegedly discussing an assassination plot against family members of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjuna Kharge.

The husband of a local corporator was shot dead by miscreants at Chandapura Colony in the city on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Hyder Ali Nadaf, husband of the representative of Ward 19 of the Vijayapura City Corporation. 

An assassination plot has been hatched to wipe out' Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge, his wife and his entire family by a BJP candidate, the party general secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala alleged on Saturday.

Karnataka Congress chief D K Shivakumar Saturday exuded confidence that his party would win over 140 seats in the May 10 assembly polls and asserted that he would abide by whatever the party decides on the issue of chief ministership.

Congress leader Jagadish Shettar has accused Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai of considering joining the Congress party in 2012. Shettar made the allegations during a rally in Dharwad while campaigning for Vinay Kulkarni, the Congress candidate from Dharwad constituency.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 26 km roadshow in the city on Saturday morning, campaigning for the BJP, ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka.