Congress leader Jagadish Shettar filed his nomination from the Hubli-Dharwad-Central Assembly constituency on Wednesday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly Elections.
An independent candidate from Karnataka's Yadgir constituency paid his deposit money of Rs 10,000 entirely in coins to file nominations for the elections. He collected money from people across the constituency, to contest the Karnataka elections on May 10.
Big names in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president JP Nadda among others featured in the party's list of star campaigners for the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections.
Bommai who has been fielded from the Shiggaon Assembly constituency in the Haveri district will file his nomination today. He has been holding this seat since 2008.
According to The Express Tribune, a three-judge bench led by the chief justice and comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, on April 4 declared as "unconstitutional" the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision to postpone the election for the Punjab Assembly to Octo
"Lingayat voters in Karnataka are vigilant and they have always taken the right decision when required. Congress Party has shown special love for them (Lingayat) after the Assembly elections were announced but it's the same party which tried to divide the Lingayats and Veerashaivas. The p
Congress leader and former minister KJ George filed his nomination from Sarvagna Nagar constituency on Tuesday for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and DMK leader Kanimozhi might campaign for the Congress ahead of the Karnataka Assembly election next month, sources in the grand old party said.
During his visit Nadda will be visiting Hubli and Shiggaon (Haveri) and participate in several public programmes and organisational meetings including visiting some key mutts of Hubli district, an official statement from the party said.
As the BJP suffered a setback with the exit of six-time MLA Jagadish Shettar, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Monday said that there is no need to bother about those who quit the party.