Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday filed his nomination for the May 10 Assembly polls from his traditional seat of Shiggaon in this district amid fanfare.
He was accompanied by BJP national president J P Nadda and Kannada film star Sudeep, as he filed his papers before the election returning officer.
Bommai is seeking re-election from Shiggaon, from where he has been an MLA three times since 2008.
Earlier, he visited temples and also held a massive road show along with Nadda and Sudeep in Shiggaon.