Almost a fortnight after Karnataka went to the polls, the Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency—a sub-urban locality in Bengaluru—will have its elections on Monday. Photo: HTBengaluru: Almost a fortnight after Karnataka went to the polls, polling began in the Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency—a sub-urban locality in Bengaluru—at 7am on Monday, with 21% voting recorded till 11am. Following the directions of the Election Commission, police investigated the matter and registered a case against many people including the Congress candidate Munirathna. The election in Jayanagar was countermanded after the Bharathiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and sitting legislator, B.N.Vijaykumar passed away while on campaign trail. After the 12 May assembly elections, the equations have changed dramatically with political rivals Congress and JD(S) becoming coalition partners in the government.

Source: Mint May 28, 2018 04:52 UTC