1. A day after Congress Legislature Party meeting on July 27, all eyes are on how the party leadership has resolved discontentment among the MLAs, who are unhappy over being denied ministerial berths and are demanding more funds for their constituencies. The Chief Minister has promised monthly meetings with them to address their issues.
2. Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will on Friday launch a prototype of an electric bus. Minister for Transport and Muzrai Ramalinga Reddy flagged off the bus at BMTC Central Office, Shanthinagar, at 10 a.m.
3. Heavy rains continue in some parts of Karnataka. Restrictions imposed on tourists arriving in some famous spots, especially in Chikkamagaluru, Udupi and other districts. While some areas in north Karnataka have received heavy rainfall, there are large patches within some districts that are yet to get sufficient rains. Farmers demand that taluks be considered the unit for drought declaration, and not districts.
