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Both the disgruntled MLAs indulged in "cross-voting" as they gave their votes to BJP candidates instead of Congress nominees, said a senior Congress leader

BJP candidates Shobha Karandlaje is leading in Udupi-Chikkamagalur, Nalin Kumar Kateel in Dakshina Kannada and Anant Kumar Hegde in Uttara Kannada constituencies by large margins
 

Karnataka BJP president Yeddyurappa has urged his party men to shun foreign jaunts and honeymoon plans in a bid to help BJP candidates win the upcoming by-elections in Chincholi and Kundagol. He also confidently stated that several bigwigs across party lines would end up losing in the Lok Sabha polls

 

With the saffron surge and the ongoing election, BJP candidates are seen promoting this event across Bengal, which was till now the domain of VHP and Bajrang Dal

BJP leader PC Gaddigoudar and Congress's Veena Kashappanavar of Bagalkote were seen offering prayers at the same time in Uttara Kannada's Mahalingeshwara temple in Mahalingpur subdivision, Karnataka. Both of them are contesting the Lok Sabha election.

The Arunachal Pradesh chief electoral officer added that the Election Commission will officially declare the two BJP candidates as having won without a contest only after the last date of withdrawal of nomination papers on March 28

Ramanagara JD(S) candidate, Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy's wife Anitha Kumaswamy paid a visit to Kampanahalli village Koti Anjenayaswamy temple; Yeddyurappa along with son and candidate from Shivamogga visited Hucharaya Swamy temple.