Eshwarappa, a lifelong ABVP/BJP adherent, was denied a BJP ticket in last years Karnataka assembly polls. But this time, when the party overlooked his son K E Kantheshs bid to contest from neighbouring Haveri Lok Sabha seat, he rebelled. Eshwarappa believes Yediyurappa and his sons engineered Kantheshs rejection, so hes contesting “to teach them a lesson”.
Karnataka Election 2024 LIVE: An estimated 9.45 percent turnout was reported during the first two hours since voting began for the second phase of Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka in 14 constituencies.
In Uttara Kannada, a woman threw her mute son into a crocodile-infested water body at Dandeli Taluk after a fight with her husband. The child's body has been recovered with several injuries. The body has been sent for post-mortem., India News - Times Now
Karnataka's Kalaburagi, or Gulbarga, is under the spotlight because it is not Congress president M Mallikarjun Kharge but his son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani in the fray. He will be taking on Bharatiya Janata Party's incumbent MP Umesh G Jadhav