1. A day after 23-year-old Bhanurekha died in a car that got submerged in K.R. Circle underpass, questions are being raised about the safety of underpasses during rains. Also, Bengaluru is not prepared for the monsoon. The civic body was busy with election duty over the last two months. Bhanurekha, hailing from Andhra Pradesh, was working at Infosys in Bengaluru. Her family was visiting her. The tragic accident occurred when they were on a sight-seeing trip on Sunday.
2. A three-day Karnataka legislature session is starting today to swear in all the newly-elected legislators. In the House of 224, 135 are from Congress, 66 from BJP and 19 from JD(S).
3. With only nine ministers sworn in, lobbying continues for the remaining berths out of a total of 34. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar are likely to leave for Delhi to decide on the names in consultation with the high command after the session, which concludes on Wednesday May 24.
