1. Scrutiny of nomination papers for the 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka going to polls on April 26 will be done today, following which the exact number of people in the fray will be known. Yesterday was the last day for filing nominations.
2. Mandya MP Sumalatha Ambareesh, who won last time as an independent candidate with the BJP’s support, will formally join the saffron party today. After much dilly-dallying, she had announced her decision to join the party recently. She had been unhappy over being denied ticket to contest from Mandya, which has been given to H.D. Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) as part of the understanding between the two coalition partners.
3. Several BJP central leaders campaigning in Karnataka. Union Minister Smriti Irani will be in Bengaluru. B.PAC is organising a discussion between her and Managing Trustee of B.PAC Revathy Ashok at Bangalore International Centre in Domlur.
