Campaign fervor reached its peak in the Lok Sabha elections campaign as Congress flags fluttered and chants of DK filled the night air, referring to Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar. However, an unexpected incident unfolded as Shivakumar was greeted with an unwanted arm around his shoulders.During a campaign event in Savanur, Haveri, Municipal Member Allauddin Maniar approached Shivakumar with a friendly gesture, placing his arm around the leaders shoulders. In response, Shivakumar delivered a firm strike to the mans arm, captured in a now-viral video circulating online.Despite the mans awkward smile, security personnel intervened, pushing him away from Shivakumar and the gathering supporters. Visibly annoyed, Shivakumar gestured for him to step back, continuing his campaign march without further interruption.Watch the video here:Karnatakas DCM, DK Shivakumar, slaps Congress Municipal Member Allauddin Maniar, while campaigning in Savanur town of Haveri. This is not the first time DK has assaulted a Congress worker.His crime He happened to put his hands on DK Shivakumars shoulder, when the latter… pic.twitter.com/meDwwr0zRz— Amit Malviya (मोदी का परिवार) (@amitmalviya) May 5, 2024Lok Sabha elections campaignShivakumars presence in Haveri was part of his campaign efforts for party candidate Vinoda Asooti, ahead of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka. With 28 Lok Sabha seats at stake, elections in the state are being conducted in two phases, with voting for 14 seats already concluded on April 26.Political landscape in KarnatakaThe political landscape in Karnataka remains tense, especially with the BJP dominating the state in the 2019 elections. However, this time, alliances have shifted, with the BJP and JD-S coalition facing challenges amidst controversies, including sexual assault allegations against Prajwal Revanna, the grandson of HD Deve Gowda.Amidst the campaign chaos, HD Kumaraswamy accused DK Shivakumar of orchestrating the public release of controversial videos and subsequently initiating an investigation through a Special Investigation Team (SIT), adding to the already charged political atmosphere in the state.
