Breaking news live: Hello and welcome to the breaking news live blog. Please follow this space for all breaking news and latest developments in India and around the world. The 224-member Karnataka Assembly will go to polls today. The fight is tough between the current Bharatiya Janata Party which is planning a second term, the Congress which wants to form the government again and the Janata Dal Secular.
Single-phase voting will begin at 8 am across the state.
Star activists from BJP and Congress marked their presence in the southern state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Nirmala Sitharamaan, Chief Ministers Yogi Adityanath and Himanta Biswa Sarma, BJP President JP Nadda held several meetings and shows in Karnataka, considered as the “gateway to the south”. for the saffron festival.
Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel also visited Karnataka and campaigned for the party.
Wrestlers give “Ultimatum” in center
The wrestlers’ protest has reached its 18th day today with no results yet. As the impasse continues, star wrestler Sakshi Malik has said that the Center has been given an “Ultimatum” protesting the wrestlers to look into their demands and arrive at a solution by May 21, failing which they will take a big decision.
“We have given an ultimatum to the government. If no action is taken till May 21, we will take a big decision,” Sakshi Malik told news agency PTI.
Unrest in Pakistan after the arrest of Imran Khan
Widespread protests erupted across Pakistan after former prime minister and Paksitan Tehreek e Insaf chief Imran Khan was arrested on Tuesday by paramilitary Rangers of the Islamabad High Court in the Al Qadir Trust case.
As the situation deteriorated in Pakistan, India expressed concern over the security of the Indian diplomatic mission and diplomats in Islamabad.
Indian defense forces were also keeping a close eye on the Line of Control and the international border as they monitored developments in the neighboring country as unrest escalated during the day.
