The June 3 Legislative Council elections in Karnataka has two BJP rebel candidates from the coastal belt in the fray. Both claim that they are “filling a void” as the saffron party has “sidelined” Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts by not fielding locals in the South West Graduates’ and the Teachers’ constituencies this time. In fact, many in the party cadre are sulking as they feel that they have been “taken for granted” in the BJP strongholds.
Former MLA and BJP Medak MP candidate M. Raghunandan Rao urges Telangana DGP to investigate criminal cases against BRS Medak MP candidate P. Venkata Rami Reddy.
The Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that the BJP is ‘blackmailing’ party MP Swati Maliwal as part of the ‘conspiracy’ against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
The Malpe-Tirthahalli NH 169A was widened to four lanes between Udupi and Manipal. However, traffic was choked over the RoB at Indrali, near the Udupi Railway Station, which was restricted to two lanes.