A blast outside the BJP's office in Bangalore left cars parked there gutted. Officials at the spot, seen in this picture described the explosion as “low-intensity.”
The police initially said that it appeared like a cylinder blast in one of the cars caused the explosion. However the police commisssioner then described the explosion as “a motorcycle blast”.
Karnataka goes to the polls on May 5 and there has been increased security across party offices. Seen in this picture, a policeman inspects a charred car.