During the Congress party's 'Praja Dhwani Yatra' near Bevinahalli in Srirangapatna on March 28, Shivakumar was allegedly seen throwing Rs 500 currency notes at the artists performing in the rally.
Union Minister and co-incharge of Karnataka, Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday called on BJP national president JP Nadda in Parliament regarding the upcoming Assembly polls in the state, sources said.
For the ensuing Karnataka Assembly elections, the BJP is looking forward to adopting the same strategy it used during the Gujarat elections -- of fielding leaders from across the states in the campaign.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will address a rally in Kolar in Karnataka on April 9 in indication of the Congress seeking to make an political issue of his disqualification from Lok Sabha with the Congress leader also slated to visit Wayanad on April 11
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader BS Yediyurappa on Friday ruled out the possibility of his son, BS Vijayendra contesting from the Varuna constituency, and said that he will only contest from Shikaripura, which happens to be his own seat.
Karnataka High Court on Thursday disqualified Janata Dal (Secular) MLA Gowrishankar Swamy, however, put a stay on the order immediately for one month considering the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
Addressing a press briefing, Yediyurappa said, "Under PM Modi's leadership, we'll come back to power. Congress is corrupted and that's why they're making false allegations of 40% commission and such others, these things will be kept away by voters."
"BJP has made the election system corrupt. They have started "Operation Lotus". They spend lots of money. The Election Commission should conduct the election in a free and fair manner. We hope they will do it," Siddaramaiah said.