<p>The penultimate day for filing the nominations saw 935 candidates, including leaders like Siddaramaiah (Varuna), Jagadish Shettar (Hubli-Dharwad Central) and B Y Vijayendra (Shikaripur), submitting their papers on Wednesday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/karnataka-polls-cong-replaces-its-candidate-against-cm-bommai-1211149.html" target="_blank">Karnataka polls: Cong replaces its candidate against CM Bommai</a></strong></p>.<p>Besides the rallies that choked the roads, candidates visited <em>mutts</em> and offered <em>puja </em>at temples prior to reaching the office of returning officer. There were also an instance of a candidate - Congress's Basanagouda Daddal (Raichur Rural) submitting the papers for the second time as the first round didn't involve thousands of supporters in the back.<br />Some candidates drew attention by adopting novel approaches. In Devanahalli, AAP candidate B K Shivappa rode in on a white horse with a broom in hand and a yellow-red shawl tied to his to press home his pro-Kannada posture.</p>.<p>Thursday is the last day for filing nominations. However, parties were yet to announce tickets for some of the constituencies, keeping the suspence alive till the last moment.</p>.<p><strong>Seizures cross Rs 200 cr</strong></p>.<p>The seizure of cash, liquor and materials over the violation of model code of conduct reached Rs 204.09 crore on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The 24-hour operation preceding Wednesday evening netted Rs 16.92 crore, showing an uptick in the flow of money and freebies compared to the previous days' catch.</p>.<p>One of the major seizures was reported from Haveri constituency where officials seized 11.42 kg gold worth Rs 6.49 crore along with 74.89 kg of silver worth Rs 44.63 lakh.</p>
<p>The penultimate day for filing the nominations saw 935 candidates, including leaders like Siddaramaiah (Varuna), Jagadish Shettar (Hubli-Dharwad Central) and B Y Vijayendra (Shikaripur), submitting their papers on Wednesday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/karnataka/karnataka-polls-cong-replaces-its-candidate-against-cm-bommai-1211149.html" target="_blank">Karnataka polls: Cong replaces its candidate against CM Bommai</a></strong></p>.<p>Besides the rallies that choked the roads, candidates visited <em>mutts</em> and offered <em>puja </em>at temples prior to reaching the office of returning officer. There were also an instance of a candidate - Congress's Basanagouda Daddal (Raichur Rural) submitting the papers for the second time as the first round didn't involve thousands of supporters in the back.<br />Some candidates drew attention by adopting novel approaches. In Devanahalli, AAP candidate B K Shivappa rode in on a white horse with a broom in hand and a yellow-red shawl tied to his to press home his pro-Kannada posture.</p>.<p>Thursday is the last day for filing nominations. However, parties were yet to announce tickets for some of the constituencies, keeping the suspence alive till the last moment.</p>.<p><strong>Seizures cross Rs 200 cr</strong></p>.<p>The seizure of cash, liquor and materials over the violation of model code of conduct reached Rs 204.09 crore on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The 24-hour operation preceding Wednesday evening netted Rs 16.92 crore, showing an uptick in the flow of money and freebies compared to the previous days' catch.</p>.<p>One of the major seizures was reported from Haveri constituency where officials seized 11.42 kg gold worth Rs 6.49 crore along with 74.89 kg of silver worth Rs 44.63 lakh.</p>
