While the Congress candidate Vinay Kulkarni can't go to Dharwad, the constituency he is contesting from, following a court-imposed ban, G Janardhana Reddy fielded his wife in Ballari city as he is barred from entry there.
Karnataka s main regional party Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) recently surprised many after extending its support to seven candidates of other parties, including Congress candidate Darshan Dhruvanarayana in Nanjangud, in the upcoming Assembly elections.