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Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar denied allegations of government interference in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, asserting the process is overseen by the Election Commission. He urged the EC to investigate opposition complaints while accusing BJP and JD(S) of politicising the exercise

The Election Commission has notified elections to four Rajya Sabha seats and seven Karnataka Legislative Council seats, with polling on June 18. The ruling Congress is expected to secure three Rajya Sabha seats and five Council seats based on its Assembly strength

Former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, sentenced to life imprisonment in a rape case, has been assigned work as a library clerk at Bengaluru’s Parappana Agrahara prison. He will earn Rs 522 a day for issuing books and maintaining records

Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna was sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 5 lakh in a rape and abduction case involving a domestic worker. The verdict marks a major legal development, with three more related cases still under trial

After taking up the matter, the bench stated that, the investigation go on and there is no necessity to look into the bail petition now.

The Congress is contesting all six seats, while the BJP is fielding candidates in four and the JD(S) in two. The BJP and JD(S) are allied in the elections.

The investigation is now primarily focused on recovering the mobile phone, as former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s grandson, Prajwal Revanna, is not cooperating with investigators by providing information or answering questions, sources stated.

Revanna was produced before Justice KN Shivakumar of the Special Court of People's Representatives in Bengaluru earlier today as the SIT sought 14-day custody of Revanna.

Speaking at the Martyors' Day event organised at KPCC office, he said, "For us, peace is everything, but BJP and JDS have joined hands to disturb that peace. They are doing this because they have their own political axe to grind."

Gowda had said on Thursday in Bengaluru that Vijayan had granted full approval for the JD(S)' alliance with the BJP in Karnataka to protect the party's interests.

Ibrahim, a former union minister, who has not been attending party meetings for the last few days, did not take part in today's meeting too. He had joined the JD(S) last year, after quitting the Congress and from the MLC post.

The JDS had on September 22 formally joined hands with the BJP-led NDA ahead of the next general elections.

After days of talk about a tie-up between the BJP and the JD(S), the decision was finalised today following a meeting of the leader of the regional party and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President J P Nadda.

Karnataka's Janata Dal (Secular) party is now part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The BJP had swept the 2019 LS polls in Karnataka by winning 25 seats, while an independent (Sumalatha Ambareesh from Mandya) backed by it won in one seat. The Congress and JD(S) won one seat each.

Siddaramaiah, while questioning the regional party's secular credentials, alleged that it doesn't have any ideology and would do anything for the sake of power

Siddaramaiah on Friday said he is not bothered about the poll pact between the BJP and JD(S) for the Lok Sabha elections saying the people will back the Congress party

Insiders have affirmed that the former Prime Minister and JD(S) leader, H.D. Deve Gowda, engaged in a confidential meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national President J.P. Nadda.

A significant trend emerging from the latest Assembly polls is that Karnataka is moving towards a bipolar polity

According to the Congress, 37 leaders associated with JD(S) in the 2018 Assembly polls, have joined the party so far, in the run up to the upcoming Karnataka elections