Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Meghalaya, UP and West Bengal among other states are going to bypolls. Contests in many seats are multipolar.
Amid the recent friendly relations with BJP, the JD(S) supremo maintained that the party will decide its future course of action based on the prevailing situation.
The BJP rout in Karnataka earlier this month has set alarm bells ringing in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh where the Shivraj Singh Chouhan govt is 'battling anti-incumbency & fatigue factor'.
Others to violate the rule during oath-taking for new Karnataka assembly was BJP's Basanagouda Patil who swore on 'Hindutva & Goumata'. Several others took oath in the name of local deities.
The 76-yr-old leader, who belongs to neither Lingayat or Vokkaliga community, is known for his political acumen, wit & humour. He took oath as 34th CM of Karnataka Saturday.
Though Siddaramaiah says Congress's Karnataka assembly win's a 'stepping stone' to Lok Sabha victory, analysis by ThePrint shows BJP's been improving on vote share in general elections.
Small party leaders include KRPP's G Janardhana Reddy & SKP's Darshan Puttannaiah, while the Independents are ex-Congress leaders KH Puttaswamy Gowda & Latha Mallikarjun.
With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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