evidence: Party of India (SDPI) is eyeing constituencies across the state barring Kittur [...] Afsar Kudlipet, SDPI general secretary. "Except Kittur Karnataka, we will field candidates in all other regions. We will shortlist candidates by June. " While these parties may not win seats outright, Congress and JD(S) are concerned since they could split the minority vote. This would play right into the hands of BJP. Saleem Ahmed, KPCC working president, suggested as much when he said: [...] Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is going to London on a private trip to meet his older brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif for political consultations, it emerged on Tuesday.