The second phase will decide the fate of 247 candidates, including former PM HD Kumaraswamy, BJP leaders Tejasvi Surya and Shobha Karandlaje. The remaining 14 seats of Karnataka will vote on May 7 in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
The deceased was part of the campaign rally when the tragic incident unfolded. Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje termed the incident as unfortunate.
In its complaint to the Election Commission earlier in the day, the DMK said that the minister's statement generalised the people of Tamil Nadu as "extremists".
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Stalin condemned Shobha Karandlaje's remarks and had urged the Election Commission to initiate appropriate legal action against the BJP MP for causing threat to peace, harmony and national unity.
After the Hijab controversy, Halal meat controversy seems to be continuing in Karnataka. On her tour to Bengaluru, Union minister Shobha Karandlaje said that only a few in the society consume Halal meat, Hindus do not need to consume it.
An Air India flight with Union minister Shobha Karandlaje on-board returned to parking bay before take off due to a technical glitch at the Bengaluru airport on Sunday.
Owaisi raised many eyebrows when he sought to draw a parallel between the condition of women in India and those in war-torn Afghanistan.
Karnadlaje had never deleted a single tweet even when she had come under flak from Left wing critics for posting fake videos and messages.
The coastal town of Honnavar, about 487 km from Bengaluru, witnessed public unrest and protests over the death of 19-year old Hindu activist Paresh Mesta in early December and the lawmaker's tweets were both incidents.
Bangalore: Platitudes notwithstanding, political parties are chary when it comes to giving representation to women in polls with the BJP fielding just one woman in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka and the Congress giving
Bangalore,Jun 21: Former Karnataka minister Shobha Karandlaje, who returned here after remaining stranded for four days at Rudraprayag in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, on Friday said it was a harrowing experience as her group of 1,000 pilgrims
Bangalore, Jan 23: The BJP government in Karnataka Wednesday faced a serious threat of survival as two ministers quit the cabinet and 13 party legislators, including the two ministers, announced they will resign from the
Bangalore, Jul 12: Jagadish Shivappa Shettar was today sworn in at the head of a 34-member Ministry retaining all 21 outgoing ministers and inducting 11 new faces besides creating posts of two deputy chief ministers
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