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Shivakumar was responding to reports that the Congress high command had asked him to replicate arrangements made for 44 Gujarat legislators during the August 2017 Rajya Sabha elections to prevent 'poaching'

​The elections for the 119-member assembly were held on November 30 and the counting will take place on December 3. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi held a virtual meeting with senior party leaders on Saturday and asked them to be vigilant, party sources said here. The sources also said Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar is expected to reach Hyderabad on Saturday.

Bomb threats were reported in over 15 schools in Bengaluru through anonymous emails. As a precautionary measure, students and staff have been evacuated.

Over 10 schools in Bengaluru received bomb threats via email on Friday morning. Police and bomb squads have rushed to the spot and are conducting enquiries. Children have been evacuated from school premises.

Panic gripped parents after an email threat was received by 15 private schools on Friday. Bengaluru Police called the threat a hoax.

Based on a preliminary assessment, the threats seemed to have been a hoax, the police said.

In preparation, Congress has reportedly sent two coordinators to each constituency where the running candidate is likely to win. These coordinators are tasked to move the winning candidates to undisclosed locations after they get their certificates from election officers. Later, all MLAs will be sent to Bengaluru in a convoy of cars, sources said.

The first edition is scheduled to end on December 11, the 11-day festival has over 500 events planned across 45 locations in Bengaluru.

No Congress leader can be "poached", Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar told NDTV Friday, a day after exit polls gave the party a win over the BRS in the Telangana election and a shot at defeating the BJP in Madhya Pradesh.

Mallikarjun Kharge has directed all incharges and observers of the election states to remain in their states. DK Shivakumar is expected to reach Hyderabad in Telangana on Saturday while Randeep Surjewala will arrive in Bhopal in Madhya Pradesh.