Bengaluru, March 22 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that the Bagalkote Assembly ticket has been given to Umesh Meti, the second son of late HY Meti, and the Davanagere South ticket has been given to Samarth Mallikarjuna, grandson of Shamanur Shivashankarappa.

Speaking to the media at his residence in Sadashivanagar, he said, "I, Chief Minister, Zameer Ahmed, Naseer Hussain, Saleem Ahmed, Hussain, Harris, Jabbar and all minority leaders discussed the matter with the AICC Secretary and arrived at a unanimous decision to give the opportunity to the Shamanur family. We have decided to contest unitedly and win both constituencies."

"The B-Form has been handed over to the candidate's father, SS Mallikarjuna. On...