1. Today is the last day for filing nominations for the first phase of elections to 14 constituencies in Karnataka to be held on April 26. Among those filing nominations today are H.D. Kumaraswamy and Dr. C.N. Manjunath. Scrutiny of nominations will take place on April 5, and April 8 is the last day for withdrawal of candidature.
2. A day after K.S. Eshwarappa was rebuffed and not given an interview by Union Home Minister Amit Shah after being summoned to New Delhi, he is expected to file his nomination as a rebel candidate from Shivamogga where the BJP has nominated party veteran B.S. Yediyurappa’s son B.Y. Raghavendra. Mr. Eshwarappa had abided by the leadership’s direction to desist from contesting the Assembly elections in 2023 in the hope that the party would reward him by giving the ticket to his son. Blaming Mr. Yediyurappa for his son missing out on the party ticket, he had declared that he would contest against Mr. Raghavendra in Shivamogga.
3. Union Minister Anurag Thakur in Bengaluru to meet various professional groups, merchants and others ahead of Lok Sabha elections.
