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Launching a bitter attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, TDP President and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said he was like a "demon" for minorities in the country.

Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy Sunday alleged that various political parties were ''internally and externally'' trying to sabotage the prospect of his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy who is contesting on the JD(S) ticket from Mandya Lok Sabha seat.

The Karnataka BJP will lodge a police complaint against Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala for his "baseless allegations" attributed to a diary allegedly belonging to former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, which the Income Tax department has dismissed as "forgery document".

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Sunday took a swipe at arch rival DMK on the Kodanad heist and murder case and claimed that people have raised doubts whether those involved belonged to that party.

Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) Member of Legislative Assembly or MLA KM Shivalinge Gowda has courted controversy by asking people to "slap" those seeking votes for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and chanting his name.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday termed YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy a "ganja plant", as the war of words during campaigning by major contenders for next month's assembly elections intensified.

JD-S national president HD Deve Gowda on Sunday said he will file his nomination from the Tumkur Lok Sabha seat, where sitting Congress MP SP Muddahanumegowda is also staking claim after the constituency was conceded to JD-S.

Just days after app-based cab aggregator Ola was issued a notice banning it for six months across Karnataka over government rule violations, Priyank Kharge, the minister for social welfare in the state tweeted that Ola will run their business as usual from today.

The ruling AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, which has for long attacked the DMK for dynastic politics, seems to be following the same route while fielding candidates for the Lok Sabha polls. The party has nominated sons of its leaders including O Panneerselvam for the April 18 polls.

Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh has declared total assets of Rs 373 crore in his election affidavit.

The Karnataka-Goa Income Tax region has unearthed about Rs 800 crore worth foreign assets and started prosecution in three cases, a top department official said.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Saturday claimed that despite 31 cases pending against YSR Congress Party chief YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, the latter "acts innocent."

Voicing his displeasure over disgruntlement in the Congress over seat sharing with his party JD(S) for the Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Saturday said it was the grand old party's duty to address it.

Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Saturday lashed out at arch rival DMK,dubbing it a "chameleon" for shifting its stand for power while DMK chief MK Stalin trained his guns on the AIADMK, saying it has forgotten late J Jayalalithaa,who opposed Prime Minister Modi.

The Election Commission has released the final voters' list in Andhra Pradesh which showed deletion of about 1.41 lakh names, contrary to charges traded by ruling TDP and opposition YSR Congress about large scale removals and bogus entries in recent months.