K’taka polls: Suresh files papers as ‘precautionary measure’

Congress leader DK Suresh has filed nomination from the Kanakapura assembly constituency in Karnataka as a backup candidate in case of issues with the papers filed by his brother DK Shivakumar, the party?s state unit chief. Suresh said the measure was precautionary because of alleged conspiracies from the BJP. Shivakumar is the official candidate from Kanakapura, where he has won in the last three state elections. The BJP has fielded senior minister R Ashoka from the same constituency.