1.5 lakh PoP gods', 2.65 lakh mud gods' immersed in Bengaluru lakes this year

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October 3, 2016

Bengaluru, Oct 3: Despite of a ban imposed by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board on Plaster of Paris (PoP) Ganesha idols, nearly 1.50 lakh such “banned gods” have been immersed in various lakes across Bengaluru city during recent Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

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Officials of the KSPCB said that over one third of the Ganesha idols immersed in the city's lakes this time are PoP idols. Over 2.65 lakh mud idols of Ganesha also have been immersed in those lakes.

Earlier KSPCB Chairman Lakshman revealed that there were around 50,000 PoP idols in the market in different parts of Karnataka including 35,000 in Bengaluru alone this time. According to manufacturers, the idols sold in the market were old stock and they have sought permission to clear them this year.

The KSPCB has banned the use and immersion of PoP idols in water bodies. The action followed a notification issued by the National Green Tribunal in 2013. The NGT?had ordered pollution control boards to conduct a study on pollution caused due to immersion of PoP and coloured idols and ban them under Section 33 of The Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution)?Act, 1974.

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True indian
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

@suresh

For eg: if u throw out ur parents. And bring Beggar from the street. And u look after them very well. Thinking that this will reach ur parents.

Will ur real parents may like this.

Same with God. God will not like

True indian
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Thursday, 27 Oct 2016

@suresh

U ur self answered to ur question. I.e in unauthorized manner. Wrong is wrong.

Unknowingly if u make a mistake God might forgive u. But knowingly if u worship dummy Gods. God might not forgive u.

U have to fight fo

SURESH
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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

@True indian, Do you know what it means - \ sink deeper into darkness\""

True indian
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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

@Suresh

\shudhama poapvidham\"
\"He is bodyless and pure.\"
[Yajurveda 40:8]6

\"Andhatama pravishanti ye asambhuti mupaste\"
\"They enter darkness, those who worship the natural elements\" (Air, Water, Fire, etc.). \"

True indian
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Wednesday, 26 Oct 2016

@suresh.

Correctly said. Unauthorized manner means in wrong way. Just u can make right way. But worshipping one true God. Whose image cannot be seen in this world. No where in vedas shows the picture of krishna or rama.

Wrong is wron

SURESH
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Sunday, 4 Jun 2017

@ TRUE INDIAN, Chapter 9, verse-23 \ye py anya-devata-bhakta yajante, shraddhayanvitah, te pi mam eva kaunteya yajanty avidhi - purvakam.

O Arjuna, those who devotedly worship different demigods, although faithfully, they also worship me only

True indian
 - 
Tuesday, 25 Oct 2016

@suresh

\Those whose intelligence has been stolen by material desires surrender unto demigods and follow the particular rules and regulations of worship according to their own natures.\"
[Bhagavad Gita 7:20]

The Gita states tha

SURESH
 - 
Saturday, 22 Oct 2016

@ TRUE INDIAN, are u in skype?

SURESH
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Saturday, 22 Oct 2016

@ TRUE INDIAN, TIRUNARAYANAN OF MELKOTE & BIBI THULLUKKA NACHIYAR. In 1311 A.D., Mallik Kafur had carried out lightining raid on this temple and took away the golden idol of the lord to Delhi. But as luck would have it, his daughter Thulukka fell in love

suresh
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Saturday, 22 Oct 2016

@ True Indian, I feel presence of God in my path. I feel blessed. You may call it split personality. But I think it works very well. I just love it...

True indian
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Friday, 21 Oct 2016

@Suresh

May God show u the right path.

suresh
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

The East India co. was ruling Tamil nadu in 1812 and Rous Peter was collector of Madurai. Rous Peter was kind hearted person and treated people of all faiths equally. He restored peace, prosperity and justice in Menaksi's Pattanam, Madurai.As district collector, peter was not only in charge of temple town, but also for administration of Temple. peter had a habit of going around the temple everyday before beginning his work.One night the city experience a huge thunder storm with lightning. Peter was inside his bungalow in deep sleep, Suddenly a 3 yr old girl appeared and dragged him out of his house.As soon as they left the bungalow lightening struck building and the bungalow collapsed.Peter was shocked, he immediately followed the girl, who playfully entered the meenakshi Amman temple sanctom sanctoram and right in front of his eyes there she disappeared. Peter was sure it was the meenakshi Amman came to rescue in the form of mysterious girl. The ruler goddess Meenakshi had come down to save a good man from calamity. Peter was ever grateful to mother meenakshi and donated many gold & jewelry gifts, these are displayed even today and kept in museum.

suresh
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@True India, you are not taking any pains to read what I have written. your question Where is earth, answer just read my previous message on why Uranus. Neptune not included in Nav graha. Dittos for earth.

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@suresh

Where is earth

1. Surya (a.k.a. Ravi), the Sun
2. Soma, the Moon
3. Mangala, Mars
4. Buddha, Mercury
5. Briahspati, Jupiter, also called \Guru\" the master (servent) of all graha.
6.Shukra, Venus

SURESH
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@TRUE INDIAN,
Navgrahas are those heavenly bodies affecting life & lifeless things on earth, including earth itself. So they are studied upon.

Uranus, neptune are farthest planets, do not have much impact on earth, hence not included.

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Earth,Uranus and neptune is not included in the Navagraha. In the navagraha book why??

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Now science tells us that pluto is not a planet. It is dwarf planet And there are some more dwarf planet as well.

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

I haven't disgraced it, i respect rama shiva etc. but we believe they might be messenger of God.

Some of ur vedas scripture are similiar to that of Quran. But if u follow the teaching of vedas. U will be a muslim.

There is only one God and one religion.

Muslim is nothing but submission of will to God. Even vedas speak about that. But unfortunately u dont follow.

If u do just the opposite of vedas. Will God likes it. That is my question.

I think u should question ur Hindu pandits that if vedas says one god and should not make the idol of it,

I respect that u respect Holy Quran. And Quran also says not to degrade or insult other religion, But u can show them or teach them, its upto them who believe it or not.

Allah sent 124,000 prophets on earth. Thats why i said they might be messenger of God.

Too many Gods means they fight among each other some of the Gods view may be different. Many says some Gods asks for human blood, Animal blood. If one god doesn't answer ur prayers then u have to try with other Gods.

SURESH
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@ true indian,

Before 1400 years, Vedic religion knew 9 planets, their orbits,
We already knew about eclipse, how its caused. (akashganga- milkyway,) and so whats the great in that, if your book says earth is egg shaped, it is and we know

SURESH
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@TRUE INDIAN,
It was you praising your book, that its post graduation, no errors. etc. etc.
If you scroll back & see anywhere in my comments you will not find a single comment disgracing your holy book. Why, becoz of the teachings and greatness

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@Suresh

if anywhere in your books its written VEDAS are wrong, its a wrong statement.

I have already quoted. I think u missed it. Scroll down and read

True indian
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@suresh

SELF PRAISE IS OFTEN DISGRACE.\ you are praising your books so much.

This is not my book. This is Allah's book. And it is for everybody. And Even it for u.

Many of the hindus like shudras etc are not permitted to

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Some of the vedas matches with quran. Like it says God is one. He has no father no mother. Dont worship dummy Gods. Worship him Alone. Dont associate parnters with him. There is no second God.

We follow some of ur vedas. But

True indian
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Some of the vedas matches with quran. Like it says God is one. He has no father no mother. Dont worship dummy Gods. Worship him Alone. Dont associate parnters with him. There is no second God.

We follow some of ur vedas. But

SURESH
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@TRUE INDIAN,
\SELF PRAISE IS OFTEN DISGRACE.\" you are praising your books so much.
Teachings of your books have not provided you enough Maturity and prudence in the matter of understanding god. If your book was complete without any errors the

True indian
 - 
Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

Quran says earth is egg shaped.

Before science used to tell earth is round. Then many people were worried. How science says earth is round.

Now we cAme to know that. Science now says that earth is Geo sperical in shape. Just like an egg.

Even quran says that. One human being's finger doesn't match with another. Now we cAme to know that recently.

Even there are so many scientific proofs. Which science have come to know.

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

The biggest proof that Quran is the word of God. Is the Book is given to the prophet Mohammed. Who doesn't know to read and write.

Even in bible it says: I have many things to say onto u. But u cannot bear them.

Bible says: And i will send u another Comforter. And the book will be given to him. Who doesn't know to read and write.
And he will guide u onto all truth.

True indian
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Tuesday, 18 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Regarding the saints ur talking.

Science has already proved

It is dissociative identity disorder, a disease that affects the person's identity, making them think they're someone else.

Go and watch the mo

TRUE INDIAN
 - 
Monday, 17 Oct 2016

BURYING BETTER THAN CREMATING DEAD BODIES

1.Components of human body present in the soil
Elements that are present in the human body are present in lesser or greater quantity in the soil. Hence it is more scientific to bury a dead body, as it easily gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

2.No Pollution
Cremating (burning) the dead body leads to pollution of the atmosphere which is detrimental to health and harmful for the environment. There is no such pollution caused by burying a dead body.

3.Surrounding land becomes fertile
To cremate a dead body several trees have to be chopped, which reduces the greenery and harms the environment and the ecology. When dead bodies are buried, besides the trees being saved, the surrounding land becomes fertile and it improves the environment.

Economical
It is expensive to cremate a dead body when tons of wood have to be burned. Annually there is a loss of crores of rupees, only because dead bodies are cremated in India. Burying dead bodies is FREE

Same land can be utilised for burying another body
The wood used for cremating a dead body cannot be reutilised for cremating another dead body since it gets converted to ashes. The land used for burying a dead body can be reutilised for burying another body after a few years since the human body gets decomposed and mixed in the soil.

SURESH
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Monday, 17 Oct 2016

@TRUE INDIAN,
First you have say whether \VEDAS are RIGHT OR WRONG.\"
1) If VEDAS are right and word of GOD - then you need not have to refer any other books.
2) If VEDAS are wrong - then you should neither read it nor refer it.

True indian
 - 
Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Can we Prove Quran is From God?

Muslims have something that offers the clearest proof of all - The Holy Quran. There is no other book like it anywhere on earth. It is absolutely perfect in the Arabic language. It has no

True indian
 - 
Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@Suresh

If u don't believe in vedas. That means u will not remain a Hindu.

Vedas says there only one God.

1. “Ekam evadvitiyam” meaning” He is One only without a second.

[Chandogya Upanishad 6:2:1]

True indian
 - 
Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@suresh

Aagama shastra which speaks about God taking human form

Let us put this candidate, ‘Bhagwan’ Rajneesh, to the test of Surah Ikhlas, the touchstone of theology:
The first criterion is “Say, He is Allah, one and only

suresh
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Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@True Indian, You only read few points of Vedas here and there. I told you about Agama shastra, did you read that? no. 2) I told you about saints and their work, but did you read that? No. My dear friend google it out. just like you read few words of geet

suresh
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Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@ True Indian. They are not proofs. these are quotes from your books which we don't believe. Hence disqualified.

TRUE INDIAN
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Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@Suresh

I answered all ur questions with proof. But u couldn't give me
A single answer with proof.

And ur telling me iam dim witted. Ur running away from
The truth.

TRUE INDIAN
 - 
Sunday, 16 Oct 2016

@Suresh

I answered all ur questions with proof. But u couldn't give me
A single answer with proof.

And ur telling me iam dim witted. Ur running away from
The truth.

True indian
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Proof

The Black Stone was sent down by Allah to this earth from Paradise.

al-Tirmidhi, 877; al-Nasaa’i, 2935.

True indian
 - 
Sunday, 4 Jun 2017

@suresh

Proof

Volume 2, Book 26, Number 667:

Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said \NO DOUBT, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE A STONE AND CAN NEITHER BENEFIT ANYONE NOR HARM ANYONE. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle ki

True indian
 - 
Sunday, 4 Jun 2017

@suresh

Proof

Volume 2, Book 26, Number 667:

Umar came near the Black Stone and kissed it and said \NO DOUBT, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE A STONE AND CAN NEITHER BENEFIT ANYONE NOR HARM ANYONE. Had I not seen Allah's Apostle ki

True indian
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

Proof 2

In the Quran, God addresses Prophet Muhammad “You never recited any Scripture before We revealed this one to you; you never wrote one down with your hand” (29:48). , Prophet Muhammad who was known to be illiterate, neither read any previous scriptures nor wrote the Quran.

This is a blessed Book which We sent down to you [Muhammad], for people to ponder over its message, and for those with understanding to be reminded. (Quran, 38:29)

True indian
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

Proof

Quran 7:143
Allah says when Musa (Moses) came at the time and place appointed by Us, and Allah spoke to him, he said: \O my Lord! Show me (Yourself), that I may look upon You.\" Allah said: \"You cannot see Me, but look upon the mountain if it stands still in its place then you shall see Me.\" So when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He made it collapse to dust, and Musa (Moses) fell down unconscious. Then when he recovered his senses he said: \"Glory be to You, I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers.\"

Replaced sheep
Quran 37-100 to 109
God put Abraham to a most difficult trial, the details of which are described in the Quran. “O my Lord! Grant me (Abraham) a righteous (son)!” So We gave him the good news of a boy ready to suffer and forbear. “Then, when the (the son) reached the age of serious work with him, he said: “O my son I see in a vision that I offer you in sacrifice: Now say what is your view!” (The son) said: “O My father! Do as you are commanded: You will find me if God so wills, one practising patience and constancy!” So when they had both submitted their wills (to God), and he had made him prostrate on his face (for sacrifice), We called out to him: “O Abraham! You have already fulfilled the vision!” Thus indeed do we reward those who do right. “For this was obviously a trial and We ransomed him with a momentous sacrifice: and We left (this blessing) for him among generations (to come) in later times: Peace and salutation to Abraham! (37:100-109).

This is the origin of the Islamic precept of sacrifice in fulfilment of God’s command provided in the Quran: “... to your Lord turn in prayer and sacrifice.” (108:2).

The aim of sacrifice, like all other fundamentals of Islam, is to imbibe piety and self righteousness. It also promotes the spirit of sacrifice for a right cause. To explain its purpose, God says in the Quran. “It is not their meat, nor their blood, that reaches God, It is their piety that reaches God”: (22:37)"

Suresh
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

True Indian, are you dim witted, you ask same questions which you asked earlier and I answered it, now just scroll down and read. This is getting a boring with each comments.

Suresh
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

@ True Indian, Show me proof that Mosses seen God, show me proof that you will see god after death, show me proof that god really asked abrahm replaced sheep and u celebrate Bakrid since then. Show me proof that god disclosed instructions to your prophet.

TRUE INDIAN
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

@Suresh

If i come and say to u, that i have seen God. will u believe me.

Now u will ask, If Moses says how will u believe.

It allah said in Quran, Not Moses.

TRUE INDIAN
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

@Suresh

Shiva Couldn't Recognize his own son, Ganapathi.

How did he recognize others.

TRUE INDIAN
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

IF some one claim also, It is called Split Personality.

True indian
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

@suresh

the above mentioned name Themselves says that they have seen God.

Show me the proof.

Suresh
 - 
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016

@True Indian, Are you really true Indian, as you say only Mosses seen God. There are so many Indian saints seen God. 1) Meera bai, 2) Kanakadasa, 3) Namdev 4) Tukaram 5) Dyaneshwar, 6) Sakubai 7) Kanho patra 8) Akka Mahadevi, 9) Sena Barbar, 10) Bappa Bea

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April 29,2024

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Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday, April 29, shared a letter purportedly written by BJP leader Devaraj Gowda to the Karnataka state president of the saffron party expressing concern about the pendrive containing sleazy videos of JD(S) leader and Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revanna.

The letter was apparently written on December 8, 2023.

The letter, written in Kannada by the Hassan BJP leader states that 2,976 clips were already with Congress leaders and would be ammo for the grand old party during the Lok Sabha elections. The letter also states that if Revanna is allowed to contest under the NDA banner, it is likely to negatively impact the BJP's image in the state.

Sharing this letter, Khera launched an attack on the BJP, asking why the party had chosen to enter into an alliance with JD(S) despite knowing about the pendrive. He also questioned the lack of action, sharing the stage with Prajwal Revanna, and asked who helped him 'escape to Germany'.

Khera also questioned PM Narendra Modi's silence on the matter. Notably, the PM has been vocal about women suffering sexual abuse elsewhere in the country, when a leader of the opposition party has been involved. Modi attacked the TMC government over Sheikh Shahjahan's actions in Sandeshkhali, which allegedly involve sexual harassment and illegal land grabbing.

The Congress leader, however, remained confident that Modi would stay mum on the Hassan sex scandal issue.

"Modi ji will be in Karnataka the entire day today. I can guarantee that he won’t find the courage to utter even a single word on this horrific case in the state wherein his alliance’s politician went around recording thousands of sex videos of several women in his pen drive, and has now absconded abroad!," Khera said on X (formerly Twitter).

While Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has ordered a special probe into the incident, the JD(S) has distanced itself from Prajwal with H D Kumaraswamy saying that while he wanted to wait for facts to come out after the probe, there was no question of forgiving someone who had committed a crime as per the law.

A sexual harassment and stalking case has been filed against former Karnataka Minister H D Revanna and his son Prajwal, who is at the centre of the Hassan scandal.

A woman complainant said that she worked in Revanna's house from 2019 for three and a half years. During her time there, Revenna allegedly misbehaved with her, as did Prajwal, according to the woman's claims. She also claimed Prajwal sexually assaulted her repeatedly.

She also claimed the MP had used obscene language with her daughter during video calls, forcing her to block the number and quit her job.

H D Revanna is the elder son of JD(S) supremo and former PM H D Deve Gowda, and Prajwal is the party patriarch's grandson.

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May 6,2024

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Bengaluru: The Congress and BJP will lock horns on the electoral battleground again in less than a fortnight in Karnataka, as the stage is set for the second phase of elections in the 14 remaining Lok Sabha seats on Tuesday.

It is going to be a straight fight between the ruling Congress and BJP in Parliamentary segments in the northern districts. The JD(S) is not contesting in these seats and is supporting its National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner -- the BJP.

The state has a total of 28 Lok Sabha constituencies. The first phase of polling in 14 seats in most of the southern and coastal districts was held on April 26.

A total of 227 candidates -- 206 men and 21 women -- are in the fray for the second phase.

More than 2.59 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in 28,269 polling stations where voting will take place between 7 am to 6 pm.

The segments where elections will be held on Tuesday are: Chikkodi, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar, Koppal, Bellary, Haveri, Dharwad, Uttara Kannada, Davangere and Shimoga.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, BJP had swept all these 14 seats, defeating Congress and JD(S), which were in alliance and ruling the state then.

Having scored a thumping victory in the Assembly elections last year, the Congress now appears determined to put up a strong show.

Karnataka is the most important state for the BJP in south India as it's only here that it has held power in the past.

Speaking to PTI, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Meena said adequate security arrangements have been made for Tuesday's polling.

"Around 1.45 lakh polling officials have been deployed across the 14 constituencies. In addition, 35,000 civil police personnel, 65 companies of Central Paramilitary forces and armed police of other states will be deployed for the polling day," he said.

Besides this, 4,000 micro-observers will also be on duty and 17,000 polling stations will be covered by webcasting, he added.

Davangere has the maximum number of 30 candidates, followed by 23 in Shimoga and Raichur has the least number - eight.

Former Chief Ministers Basavaraj Bommai (Haveri) and Jagadish Shettar (Balgaum), Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad) and Bhagwanth Khuba (Bidar) -- all from BJP; Congress' Geetha Shivrajkumar (Shimoga) -- wife of actor Shivrajkumar and daughter of former CM S Bangarappa and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge's son-in-law Radhakrishna Doddamani (Gulbarga), are among the prominent names in the fray.

Also in the contest are MP and veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Raghavendra, suspended party leader and former Deputy CM K S Eshwarappa -- both from Shimoga, former Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri and ex-Minister B Sreeramulu of BJP from Uttara Kannada and Bellary respectively and retired IAS officer G Kumar Naik of Congress from Raichur.

Stakes are high for several Ministers in this phase with their children in fray.

Sons of Ministers Laxmi Hebbalkar and Eshwar Khandre - Mrinal Ravindra Hebbalkar and Sagar Khandre - are contesting from Belgaum and Bidar respectively, while daughters of Ministers Satish Jarkiholi and Shivanand Patil -Priyanka Jarkiholi and Samyukta Patil- are in contention in Chikkodi and Bagalkot respectively.

Prabha Mallikarjun, wife of Minister S S Mallikarjun and daughter-in-law of veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa, is in the fray from Davangere.

The Congress' performance in the elections, especially in the second phase which covers almost all Lingayat-dominated districts, is crucial, as the party did not win one of them in 2019, and to also check whether the grand old party has managed to retain the support of a section of Lingayats -- considered as the BJP's core vote-base -- which seemed to have somewhat shifted towards it in the 2023 Assembly polls.

The Lok Sabha election is being seen as a big test of sorts for Congress state unit chief D K Shivakumar, who has made no secret of his ambition to become chief minister, amid speculations of change in guard mid-way of the Assembly term. The stakes are also high for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, as victory in this election is seen as key to strengthening his hands, analysts say.

It is also seen as a kind of a "litmus test" for state BJP president B Y Vijayendra, who has the onerous task of helping the party retain its supremacy in the Lok Sabha polls, by regaining its traditional Lingayat vote-base.

Ensuring a BJP sweep is paramount for the son of veteran leader B S Yediyurappa, to consolidate his position and silence critics who have questioned his selection to the post, overlooking seniors and seasoned hands.

The ruling Congress is mostly banking on the implementation of its populist five guarantee schemes while the BJP seems to be leveraging the "Modi factor" to the hilt.

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April 26,2024

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Mangaluru/Udupi: The Dakshina Kannada and Udupi-Chikmagalur Lok Sabha constituencies recorded a tentative voter turnout of 77.4% and 76.1% respectively until 6 pm on Friday. In the 2019 polls, Dakshina Kannada recorded 77.9%, while Udupi recorded a 75.8% voter turnout.

The DK Lok Sabha constituency recorded a poll percentage of 71.8% at 5 pm. Among the constituencies, Sullia recorded a maximum of 78.4%, followed by Belthangady at 75.6%, Puttur at 75.2%, Bantwal at 73.7%, Mangalore at 73.5%, Mangalore City North at 69.8%, and Mangalore City South at 61.8%.

Urban apathy continued, with Mangalore City South recording the lowest polling percentage.

Meanwhile, Banjarumale, a remote village in Belthangady taluk, recorded 100% polling with all 111 voters showing up two hours before polling ended at 6pm.

Another interior polling station at Elaneer in the same taluk recorded 82% polling at 4 pm. The booth has 471 voters. The district has a total of 18,18,127 voters, with 9,30,928 females, 8,87,122 men, and 77 transgender individuals.

A good number of people turned out to vote during the early hours. Voters are bearing the scorching sun while stepping out to exercise their franchise as heat wave is sweeping through the state. 

The polling process remained largely peaceful, with long queues observed at polling stations from 7 am onwards in several polling stations. However, technical glitches caused delays at a polling station in Karopady, and at St. Xavier School Bejai, where polling was reportedly delayed by nearly two hours.

Polling staff at a booth near the Mulki police station mistakenly marked the wrong finger with ink during voting. They reportedly applied ink to the index finger of the right hand. According to sources, at least 50 individuals had their index finger of the right hand inked. Deputy Commissioner Mullai Mulihan clarified, "The matter was promptly addressed by the sector office. This error affected 8-9 voters"

A total of 18.18 lakh voters in the Dakshina Kannada Lok Sabha constituency and 15.85 lakh in Udupi-Chikmagalur hold the power to determine the fate of candidates competing for their respective segments. The polling process is currently underway across 1,876 booths in Dakshina Kannada and 1,842 polling stations in the Udupi-Chikmagalur segment.

In Dakshina Kannada, a closely contested battle is anticipated between Captain Brijesh Chowta representing the BJP and Padmaraj R Poojary from the Congress. Meanwhile, in the Udupi-Chikmagalur constituency, Kota Shrinivas Poojary of the BJP and K Jayaprakash Hegde of the Congress are the prominent contenders.

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