The BJP leader has held a press conference on Friday during which he came down hard against the DMK government and divulged more information about the PTR audio tapes. 

As the polling is over and the entire nation is waiting with bated breath for the results, which will be declared on Saturday - May 13, a village in the state has turned heads for a meager voting.

The 224 seats went to the single-phase polling on Wednesday after a scorching political campaign between the arch-nemesis BJP and the Congress. 

By moving the plea, the public prosecutor sought a directive from the court to take action against Annamalai for making defamatory remarks against MK Stalin.

The development has come days after a handful of BJP leaders, who belong to the Lingayat community, have quit the party and joined the Congress. 

As per the NCRB data, 7,105 women went missing in 2016, 7,712 women went missing in 2017, 9,246 women went missing in 2018, and 9,268 women went missing in 2019. 

The campaigns in Karnataka will come to a close by 5 pm on Monday and as the campaign has come to the climax, the voters' verdict on May 13 will actually end the story. 

The Kerala Story has triggered a national attention for its storyline that has been alleged by the opposition and critics as promoting religious polarisation. 

It must be noted that Rathod is contesting against Mallikarjun Kharge's son Priyank Kharge in Chittapur constituency in the upcoming Karnataka polls.

On Sunday, Shiva Rajkumar campaigned for Congress candidate and his brother-in-law Madhu Bangarappa in Anavatti, Shivamogga district where he took part in a roadshow.