1. Today is the last day for withdrawal of nominations for the 14 constituencies of Karnataka that go to polls on April 26. Following final scrutiny of the 492 sets of nominations by 358 candidates for the first of the two-phase Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, the Election Commission has found the nominations of 300 candidates to be valid.
2. Fakir Dingaleshwar swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar mutt, who has been targeting Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Coal and Mines Pralhad Joshi for his alleged ill-treatment of Lingayat seers and leaders, is holding a meeting in Bengaluru today. He might announce his decision on contesting the Lok Sabha elections. The seer, the successor of the Fakkireshwar mutt in Shirahatti of Gadag district, represents a syncretic tradition and has a very good following among members of both Hindu and Muslim communities.
3. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah campaigning in Bengaluru constituencies. Today, he is campaigning in Bengaluru Central constituency where Congress’s candidate is Mansoor Ali Khan. Meanwhile, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar is campaigning in Kerala. Today, he will be in Kochi and is expected to return to Bengaluru by evening.
