The delegation submitted a memorandum to the commission and put forward its views regarding the Terms of Reference (ToR) of the commission.

Cadres stage agitation outside Raja’s residence.

Sulking Congress MLA Mr D.B. Inamdar who was not included in the first list, was finally given the party ticket for Kittur constituency.

It’s not clear, however, from the video clip if Ms Bhavani asked the JD(S) men to work against Mr Mahesh in the constituency.

A video-clip of his programme in Sulebhavi on Thursday, where he makes the statement, has gone viral on social media.

While the Chief Minister insisted in the morning that the decision on the candidate for Badami was left to the high command.

Over the last five years the government and the local elected representatives have completely ignored Poojary and Oscar.

A pro-Maharashtra leader, Patil did not disclose details of his wife’s state government job in the affidavit saying she was a housewife.

He remarked that only the BJP can replace the Congress in Karnataka, adding that the JD(S) role in the elections was 'negligible.'

He returned to the BJP after Narendra Modi was declared the party's PM candidate ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.