AIADMK candidate on April 24 withdrew his nomination from the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections. The party accepted BJP's request and accepted to withdraw from the elections, said General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami. The AIADMK last week announced one candidate, D Anbarasan, fielding its nominee for the Pulakeshinagar reserved constituency. The BJP, which is an ally of the Opposition in Tamil Nadu, has fielded Murali from Pulakeshinagar (SC) constituency coming in Bengaluru.