Lingayat Trouble For Modi Minister In Elections; Congress' Move Amid Kangana Row; BJP Leader Booked

A section of Lingayat seers have come out against the candidature of BJP leader and union minister Pralhad Joshi from Dharwad Lok Sabha seat in Karnataka. Congress leader Supriya Shrinate has been denied ticket from Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh amid backlash over her derogatory remarks against actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut. Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh was booked for her controversial comments on TMC boss Mamata Banerjee.