Protests erupted in Madhugiri after K N Rajanna’s removal from the Karnataka cabinet, with supporters staging a bandh, resignations, and even a self-immolation attempt. The BJP demanded answers in the Assembly, accusing Congress of sidelining Rajanna for exposing alleged election malpractices
After completion of autopsy of the nine victims of the road accident, police tried to shift the bodies to their native place, Chinthabai Thanda, in Devarakonda mandal. The BJP members, however, squatted on the road and blocked the vehicles from moving.