The Election Commission of India will announce dates for the Karnataka assembly election in a short while. The state elections are the next big political event for the congress which is battling anti-incumbency and facing a tough challenge from the Bharatiya Janata Party. Karnataka is one of the last congress bastions and is currently ruled by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The high-octane political campaigns which have been ongoing for past couple of months witnessed both the Congress and the BJP slugging it out alleging each other of communal politics.