Karnataka Assembly Elections 2013

• 500 kg Ammonium Nitrate seized in poll-bound Karnataka

  Police have seized 500 kg Ammonium Nitrate, used recently to carry out blasts in the Karnataka capital, from Kolar district of the state, officials said.

• Karnataka Assembly elections will see over 35 lakh first time voters

  The assembly elections in Karnataka on May 5 would have 35,58,862 first time voters (18-22 age category), including 5,34,548 in the city, eligible to cast their ballot in the state, where there would be 52,034 polling stations, an official said.

• Ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections, Congress promises interest-free farm loan, laptops to students

  The Congress today promised interest-free loans to farmers, free laptops to pre-university students and rice at Re one per kg to Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders if it came to power in Karnataka, where Assembly elections will take place on May 5.

• Scorching sun makes contestants campaign for Karnataka Assembly elections in cooler hours

  Rising mercury this summer has made the contestants opt for cooler hours for their campaign for the May 5 assembly polls in Karnataka.

• Two candidates in Karnataka Assembly elections arrested

  Ahead of the May 5 Assembly polls in Karnataka, two candidates were arrested on Thursday, one of them for allegedly threatening an election officer.

• Ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections, Rs 1.4 crore cash and liquor cases seized in raids

  Around Rs 1.4 crore cash and 500 cases of liquor have been seized from various places in Karnataka ahead of the May 5 Assembly elections.

• Karnataka Assembly polls: LK Advani, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj to campaign for BJP

  Ruling BJP in Karnataka will rope in its top national leaders for a high-pitch campaign for the May 5 assembly polls from April 21.

• Karnataka Assembly elections: filing of nominations ends, Congress candidate richest in fray

  Around 2,000 candidates have entered the fray for the May 5 Assembly polls in Karnataka, as the process of filing nominations ended today.

• 'All in the family' - brothers, father-son spice up Karnataka Assembly poll scene

  The May 5 Assembly elections in Karnataka will see political contest between brothers, children of prominent politicians, relatives and even father-son duo.

• Karnataka Assembly elections: top leaders file nomination papers

  Amid fanfare, hundreds of candidates, including key politicians BS Yeddyurappa, G Parameshwara and Siddaramaiah, entered the fray today for the May 5 assembly elections in Karnataka.

• Karnataka Assembly elections: Congress faces difficulty in finalising candidates

  Ahead of Karnataka Assembly elections, opposition Congress is facing difficulty in finalising its 47 candidates for the May 8 polls in the backdrop of intense lobbying by senior party leaders in the high-stake polls.

• Poll notification for Karnataka Assembly elections issued

  The poll process began in Karnataka today for the May 5 assembly elections with the notification being issued, paving the way for candidates to file nominations.

• Karnataka Assembly elections: Voting time advanced by an hour

  The Election Commission has advanced the start of balloting time for the May 5 Karnataka assembly poll by an hour in view of the summer heat.