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The record  of 69 per cent in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies of Karnataka on Thursday is being interpreted by both the BJP and Congress-Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) combine as being favourable to them respectively but the jury is still out.

A verbal duel between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has nearly turned unseemly and unbecoming of the positions they hold.

A reasonably good 66% per cent turnout was witnessed in 95 Lok Sabha seats in 12 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry on Thursday.

An estimated 2.43 crore electorates will test Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity as 14 out of 28 constituencies in Karnataka go to the polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday amid tight security.

The  on Tuesday said it is conducting searches at about a dozen premises in Karnataka on charges of tax evasion.

The  on Tuesday issued notices to the Centre and the state governments of Karnataka, Odisha and Jharkhand in an alleged Rs 6 lakh crore scam in the allocation of iron ore mines.

The Income-Tax Department on Tuesday said it is conducting searches at about a dozen premises in Karnataka on charges of tax evasion.

The BJP is likely to revive its “Operation Kamala” to topple the Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka after the ongoing general election, but it will not succeed in its effort, Coalition Coordination Committee chairman Siddaramaiah has said.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy stoked a controversy on Friday, claiming a retired military officer had told him in 2017 that Narendra Modi.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces a tough battle in Karnataka’s first phase of polling for 14 Lok Sabha seats on April 18, as the ruling allies Congress and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) have fielded joint candidates to prevent their bankable votes from splitting at the hustings.