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Karnataka : Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress Lok Sabha member SP Muddahanumegowda for “unnecessarily” creating disturbance in the state ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. Karnataka will go to polls during the second and third phases of Lok Sabha polling on April 18 and April 23, respectively. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP won 17 seats in Karnataka while the Congress bagged nine seats and JDS got two seats. His comments come a day after SP Muddahanumegowda filed his nomination as the Congress candidate from Tumkur seat. On March 19, Chief Minister Kumaraswamy said the Congress and JDS will be fighting together in the impending Lok Sabha elections, in order to prevent the BJP from making strides in the state..