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Here are the big stories from Karnataka today

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1. JD(S) leader Ayanur Manjunath joins Congress in Karnataka

Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former MLC Ayanur Manjunath joined the Congress in the presence of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar at the party office in Bengaluru on August 24.

Mr. Manjunath, belonging to the Lingayat community, is likely to be the Congress candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Shivamogga constituency. Nagaraj Gowda, who was denied the Congress ticket for Shikaripur constituency, and contested as an independent against BJP candidate B.Y. Vijayendra, son of former CM B.S. Yediyurappa, also joined the Congress. 

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