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Karnataka Congress MLA Zameer Ahmed Khan had challenged Yeddyurappa, saying that there was no way that the state BJP president would become the CM. “If Yeddyurappa becomes the chief minister, I will work as watchman in his house for a day”, Zameer had said earlier.
 

Sumalatha gave a befitting reply to Karnataka transport minister DC Thammanna's statement following the anger against people voting for Sumalatha instead of Nikhil
 

People have not accepted the alliance between the JD(S) and the Congress in Karnataka, said Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh. 'I tried to convince the Congress, but they decided to listen to the JD(S) instead and lost the elections,' added Sumalatha, who contested as an independent.

JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy's supporters attacked supporters of Sumalatha in Mandya, all because she was leading in the constituency. 

Anant Kumar Hegde has surged ahead of his opponents with a 4-lakh vote margin leaving JD(S) candidate Anand Asnotikar far behind in Uttara Kannada constituency.
 

It is a fight between sons of two former chief ministers of Karnataka in Shivamogga. Yeddyurappa's son Raghavendra leads by a margin of over 1 lakh votes against Madhu Bangarappa
 

Deve Gowda visited  Adichunchanagiri  Mutt and was met with pro-Modi slogans and 'Where are you, Nikhil?' chant.

I-T officials raided the house of Congress-JD(S) alliance candidate BV Nayak's relative. They seized Rs 5 lakh from his house.

 

G Devarajegowda, a former member of the KDP has submitted reports to the Election Commission in relation to Prajwal Revanna, the Hassan JD(S) candidate in relation to his alleged illegal assets 

 After several raids held in the residences leaders in Karnataka, Income Tax department officials conducted raids at the house of Shakeel Sheikh, a close aide of JD(S) candidate Anand Asnotikar.
 

The real story is that even the Congress – the JD(S)' alliance partner – is not keen on working for Nikhil as Mandya is a huge bone of contention between the two parties. Two days back, a group of Congress workers from Mandya met CLP leader Siddaramaiah and told him that they wouldn't work for the success of JD(S) candidate from Mandya

With 16,40,634 votes to decide the fate of candidates in Hassan Lok Sabha in Karnataka,  it may not be easy for JD(S) candidate and HD Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna as BJP has found a dark horse in  Arkalgudu

Manju. JD(S) candidate Prajwal Revanna may find it hard to convince a major chunk of voters including Lingayats, Kurubas and SC/STs to win the first election battle.

Local party workers embarrassed Congress and JD(S) leaders as they refused to campaign for Prajwal Revanna and said they will vote for BJP candidate A Manju instead.

While Kumaraswamy's father and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda is the JD(S) candidate from Tumakuru, his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy is a party candidate from Mandya

I am not scared of A Manju and I will not resort to hate politics, said Prajwal Revanna after receiving the blessings of former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah.