Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Citing provisions of the model code of conduct (MCC), Representation of the People Act and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the panel said it appears "prima facie" that the Congress has "violated" provision of the model code by publishing the advertisement.
Stating that during his travel across the state for campaigning, he has seen the situation in Karnataka, the Home Minister Amit Shah said, BJP will form a majority government in Karnataka.
The 26 km roadshow from Someshwar Bhavan RBI Ground in Bengaluru South to Malleshwaram's Sankey Tank, was covered in about three hours.
Surjewala also shared an alleged audio recording of the BJP candidate from Chittapur constituency in Kalaburagi district, Manikanta Rathod, in which he is heard purportedly saying in Kannada that he will wipe out Kharge, his wife and children.
Expressing confidence that the Congress would cross the 140-seat mark, Shivakumar said, "We will win 141 seats and form government with a comfortable majority.
PM Modi began his 26 km roadshow in the city Saturday morning, campaigning for BJP candidates ahead of May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka.
They were speaking at Moneycontrol's Policy Next: The Big Karnataka Resurgence summit's session named 'Press Reboot - Resolving Bengaluru’s Urban Mess'
PM Modi also claimed that the defence sector was like "a club for the Congress which their close relatives could plunder".
In a rally in Ballari in poll-bound Karnataka, the prime minister said, "Such a beautiful state of the country, where people are hardworking and talented. The "Kerala Story" film brings out terror conspiracies happening in that state."
Ahead of the May 10 assembly polls in Karnataka, the Congress through the posters as well as advertisements also accused the BJP of having "sold governance" in the state during its tenure.
Health issues have been relegated to the background as people across the country are yet to fully recover from the blows of the coronavirus pandemic
He said the movie ’The Kerala Story’ is said to be a work based on the terrorists’ deceitful policies and conspiracies in just one state, and accused the Congress of indulging in backdoor political bargaining with people having terror inclinations.
The electoral outcome in Varuna will clearly have a bearing on the state’s political landscape post these elections.
The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled on May 7 (Sunday).
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: In the 2018 assembly elections, barring Hassan, JD -S had bagged all six seats from the district – Holenarasipur, Belur, Arasikere, Sravanabelagola, Saklespur and Arkalgud. The Gowdas are confident that their monopoly cannot be questioned by just one aberration.
Moily said the Prime Minister's repeated visits to the state have exposed the BJP's fear of certain defeat in the poll.
In the last leg of the election, PM Modi is BJP’s best bet to woo voters to retain power in the party's Gateway to the South. If he can do it, he will also have rewritten a historical trend of Karnataka booting out incumbents since 1985, which would be quite an achievement in itself
Though Congress leaders dismiss the recent growth of SDPI, the political arm of the now-banned PFI, in the coastal area as negligible, they are well aware that it can make a dent in their vote-bank by weaning away Muslim votes.
In an interview to PTI, Basavaraj Bommai said whether he will continue as CM in the event of the saffron party coming to power will be decided by the BJP high command and its Parliamentary Board.
Ahead of the May 10 Karnataka assembly election, the Congress released a set of posters listing out the "corruption rates" in the state between 2019 and 2023 while dubbing the BJP government a "trouble engine".
Karnataka Election 2023: When BBC made a false film on PM Modi, Congress told us not to ban it & today when 'The Kerala Story' is about to release, Congress is saying ban it. This is appeasement politics: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
They added that the Congress has got a survey conducted after the release of its manifesto, in which it has promised to clamp a ban on the Bajrang Dal, if voted to power in the southern state.
Acting on a tip-off, the police raided a car belonging to a realtor, in which cash was found in gunny bags. Upon searching the village, more cash was recovered.
Mamata Banerjee, during an address at TMC's mass outreach campaign, said the "sooner the BJP is voted out of power", the better it is for the nation, as it is the "worst" political party in the country.
Candidates who faced personal tragedies recently are making emotional appeals in their election campaigns to gain the sympathy of voters while many older ones are making the 'last election' pitch. But these days, with the extensive usage of new media tools, voters have also developed independent thinking.