<span style="color: #222222;">In Karnataka, brisk campaign is on for the By-Polls to R. R. Nagar and Sira Assembly constituencies. Both the seats will go for by-election on 3rd of November. <br />''<br />'' In R. R. Nagar, former MLA from the constituency, Munirathna is contesting from BJP against H. Kusuma of Congress. In Sira, former Minister T. B. Jayachandra from Congress is pitted against a radiologist Dr. Rajesh Gowda from BJP. Janata Dal (Secular) has fielded Ammajamma, the wife of B. Sathyanarayana, the Sira MLA whose death in August had created the vacancy in this segment. <br />''<br />''In R. R. Nagar, it has fielded their leader V. Krishnamurthy.  The election to the four seats of legislative Council will be held on 28th of October. The four seats in the Council fell vacant after the completion of the term of members in South-East and West Graduates constituencies and Bengaluru and East Teachers' constituencies.</span><br />