Bengaluru: Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, together with AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, hold a press conference after rebel candidate Sadiq Pailwan withdrew from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, showing support for Congress's official candidate Samarth Mallikarjun in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Karnataka's Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar, together with AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, hold a press conference after rebel candidate Sadiq Pailwan withdrew from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, showing support for Congress's official candidate Samarth Mallikarjun in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Sadiq Pailwan, the dissident candidate, steps back from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, pledging support for Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar are present during the declaration in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Sadiq Pailwan, the dissident candidate, steps back from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, pledging support for Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar are present during the declaration in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Sadiq Pailwan, the dissident candidate, steps back from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, pledging support for Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar are present during the declaration in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Sadiq Pailwan, the dissident candidate, steps back from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, pledging support for Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar are present during the declaration in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Bengaluru: Sadiq Pailwan, the dissident candidate, steps back from the Davanagere South Assembly bypoll, pledging support for Congress candidate Samarth Shamanur, as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar are present during the declaration in Bengaluru on Friday, March 27, 2026. (Photo: NationPress)