Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar unveiled the election schedule and announced that Karnataka will go for a single-phase assembly poll.
Though the election schedule for Karnataka is keenly expected, the top question on the table is whether the Election Commission will announce the by-election for Wayanad parliamentary constituency.
EPS won a crucial legal battle on Tuesday - March 28 in the Madras High Court where he defeated his rival O Panneerselvam (OPS) by getting a verdict backing his political elevation of becoming ADMK's general secretary.
With the political elevation, EPS is rising as the party's face and force after J Jayalalithaa. Though the climax is almost over, OPS tends to continue the story of infight by appealing against the high court's verdict.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP last Friday, has on Monday served with a notice that asked him to vacate his official bungalow.
By citing that the guidelines of the scheme will be released soon, the Chief Minister said that the amount will be paid into the bank account of the women heads.