"Siddaramaiah Not Committed To Any Party, But...": HD Kumaraswamy

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy launched scathing attacks on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and said that the latter is not committed to any party, but to his chair only.

"Those in power who have kept a distance from the hearts and the minds of the common man can't understand why Modi has surpassed all political expectations. Or what the Modi Phenomena is," journalist Pradeep Bhandari writes in his book. Excerpts:

Amid speculations of the merger of Janata Dal-Secular with BJP, former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said on Saturday that if everything goes smoothly, there is no question of JDS being absorbed into the BJP and they will work together.

To ensure the democratic participation of all eligible voters, postal ballot voting was on Saturday successfully conducted in a segment of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in second phase on April 26, an official spokesman said.

Manipur chief electoral officer on Saturday announced repolling at 11 polling stations in the Inner Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on April 22.

A polling official and a constable of the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBn) died due to cardiac arrest during simultaneous assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Arunachal Pradesh on April 19, a top poll official said.