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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and many other top leaders are attending the Central Election Committee meeting to finalise the party’s candidates for the Karnataka assembly polls.