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Kumaraswamy Escalates Sting Video Campaign Against Shivakumar

By Drooid · Oct 19, 2026, 4:38 PM UTC · How we work

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Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is intensifying a campaign against Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
He is using a sting video of former CM Siddaramaiah to rally opposition.
Kumaraswamy accused more than 100 Karnataka police officers of being trapped in sting operations.
He criticised the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor and Rs 18,200 crore Bidadi township project over land-acquisition concerns.
Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar are competing for dominance within the Vokkaliga community ahead of elections.

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Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is intensifying a campaign against Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.
He is using a sting video of former CM Siddaramaiah to rally opposition.
Kumaraswamy accused more than 100 Karnataka police officers of being trapped in sting operations.
He criticised the Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor and Rs 18,200 crore Bidadi township project over land-acquisition concerns.
Kumaraswamy and Shivakumar are competing for dominance within the Vokkaliga community ahead of elections.