The posters in which Nitish Kumar was referred to as the "unstable Prime Ministerial contender" appeared at a time when Opposition parties are holding a two-day mega 'unity' meeting in Bengaluru
Sources said Congress is keen that the chairperson should be from the party as it is the largest party in the grouping. However, the party may not be not adamant on the matter and would be willing to go by the combined decision of opposition parties.
As per police, the accused who was collecting funds in the name of a madrasa outside, made the hoax call after he was denied permission to sleep in the mosque.
DCP North-East Bengaluru Lakshmi Prasad said that the attacker is currently on run and police are trying to arrest him.
"Felix previously used to work at Aironics but quit to form his own company, which is said to be a rival business," DCP said.
Reportedly, BWSSB officials said that the increased power tariff will cost the department an additional Rs 10-12 crore per month. This burden, however, is likely to be passed on to customers.