Last year, the BJP-led government in Karnataka, in an order, banned wearing of hijab inside campuses after the controversy broke out, saying any clothing that would disturb equality, integrity and public law and order will not be allowed
This came after senior BJP leaders from Delhi spoke to Palaniswami over the phone on Monday and sought the withdrawal of AIADMK candidate D Anbarasan from the Pulakeshinagar (SC) segment
The most phenomenal exit has been of Jagadish Shettar, the former chief minister of the state and a six-time BJP MLA. Shettar was denied a ticket from the Hubbali-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency