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Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is facing an uphill task in multiple Lok Sabha constituencies of the state, thanks to the stripping of party re-nomination for sitting MPs on one hand and denial of tickets to the aspirants. Compared to the panic-like challenging atmosphere in the initial stage, it looks to have become a viable situation following hectic parleys by the party leaders. Subdued feelings galore: On the face of it the party is putting a brave face front and is in a jubilant mood of somehow managing to address the initial bickering in the first round. However, the solace looks like the tip of the iceberg as most of the sitting MPs’ who have been denied a chance to contest once again have gone into a subdued feelings mode. In public, they have been claiming to toe the party lines, but what they are thinking in their innermost mind is not clear even to their close followers and strategy managers. Bidar, a tough proposition: Bhagawanth Khuba, Union Minister of Stat

Anjaneya Malkandinni is a humble coolie of Malkandinni village in Deodurg Taluk in Raichuru district of Karnataka state. He struggles to make ends meet by working on daily wages. But his predicament hasn't deterred him from thinking and acting big, a difficult proposition of chewing more than one could. These days he is making headlines for his novel gesture of donating 11 bicycles to needy students of his village. From his earnings: Well, you may naturally wonder from where he mustered the huge amount to buy and donate the 11 bicycles. Your doubts are genuine, but at the same time, you may have to believe that he managed them all with his hard-earned money totalling around Rs 60,000/-. Why bicycles were donated: In fact, the free bicycle scheme to the state government school-going girl students was introduced by B S Yediyurappa when he was the chief minister in 2006-07. Initially, the scheme was meant only for the girl students. But, within a year the scheme became so popular