The Election Commission has announced the election schedule for Karnataka on Wednesday - March 29 amidst a scorching political battle. 

Rahul Gandhi has been discussing with his legal team and now, he is ready to move the battle for the next step.

The political saga in Maharashtra turned the attention of Congress leadership and his Savarkar remark put Rahul Gandhi in trouble.

Addressing a press conference in Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar unveiled the election schedule and announced that Karnataka will go for a single-phase assembly poll.

His official statement has come amidst rapid political events and debates around Rahul Gandhi over how he is going to challenge his disqualification. 

Though the election schedule for Karnataka is keenly expected, the top question on the table is whether the Election Commission will announce the by-election for Wayanad parliamentary constituency. 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP last Friday, has on Monday served with a notice that asked him to vacate his official bungalow.

Amidst a tumult political ambience, Rahul Gandhi has addressed the reporters for the first time after getting convicted with a two-year jail term and getting disqualified as a Lok Sabha MP.

Farhan Haq, the Deputy Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was responding to a question at a press briefing on whether Guterres was worried about democracy in India. 

Rahul Gandhi is disqualified. But, historically speaking, he is not the first one to brace up such political setback. Let's take a look at the league of MPs and MLAs who were expunged after a conviction.