Karnataka is witnessing a direct contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress. However, the Janata Dal - Secular (JD-S) is eyeing the kingmakers status. Among the top ...

Inayath Ali, known to be a close associate of D K Shivakumar, had contested the Assembly elections in 2023 from the Mangalore North constituency as the Congress candidate and lost the election.