Former CM Kumaraswamy flies to Singapore for medical checkup

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday flew to Singapore for a health checkup.The Janata Dal Secular second-in-command was hospitalised during campaigning for the Assembly elections following exhaustion and weakness. The elections to the 224-member Assembly took place on Wednesday, and counting of votes is slated for Saturday.

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday flew to Singapore for a health checkup.

The Janata Dal (Secular) second-in-command was hospitalised during campaigning for the Assembly elections following exhaustion and weakness. According to party sources, Kumaraswamy, the son of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, left to the island-nation with his personal assistant and a few others and would be back on Saturday morning. The elections to the 224-member Assembly took place on Wednesday, and counting of votes is slated for Saturday.