In recent remarks Rajanna had asked why Congress leaders "turned a blind eye" to irregularities in voter lists and kept silent when they should have raised objections.
The opening fixture will see the Gulbarga Mystics face the Mangaluru Dragons. The Mystics, semi-finalists last season, will aim to start strongly, while the Dragons, who finished at the bottom of the table, will be eager to redeem themselves.
The Karnataka leader's remarks come in the wake of the controversy that erupted after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged massive electoral fraud in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and said there are over 1 lakh fake votes in the electoral rolls in Bengaluru Central lo
Hitting out at the BJP leaders in the state, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said they should try to get some funds for the state instead of putting up a show in Parliament.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar questioned the Election Commission for issuing a notice against Congres MP Rahul Gandhi, asking the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha to submit the documents backing his "vote theft" allegations.
He accused Gandhi of selective targeting, saying, "Why has Rahul Gandhi become so selective about only one constituency? He is only showing those constituencies in the Bangalore Central seat, where the BJP was leading. Why did he not talk about the Chamrajpet and Shivajinagar constituenci
Stating that Karnataka is the second-highest tax-paying state in the country, DK Shivakumar said that Bengaluru required an estimated investment of Rs 1.5 lakh crores.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday, noting the strength of India's indigenous defence arsenal, highlighted the role of the Make in India initiative in the success of Operation Sindoor.
"The central government has completely neglected Karnataka. It has neglected to provide grants. We have honoured the Prime Minister by inviting him to inaugurate it. We have implemented a model project called double decker," he said.
Shivakumar wrote on X, "Yellow Line Brings a New Dawn for Bengaluru's MetroNamma. Metro's Yellow Line was inaugurated today by Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri @narendramodi at Ragigudda Metro Station."
The Prime Minister was seen buying a ticket through QR code-enabled ticket vending machines at the Ragigudda metro station before flagging off the Yellow Line of the Namma Metro.