The Congress general secretary (in-charge communications) said that while the 2024 general elections are still some months away, the outcome in Karnataka would definitely impact the crucial assembly polls later this year in states such as Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.
The meeting focused on restricting the movement of liquor, cash and other inducements to influence voters during Karnataka's single-phase elections.
The BJP in its manifesto has promised that it will implement the Uniform Civil Code in Karnataka if it wins.
Karnataka Election 2023: The ruling party has also promised to develop an EV city on the outskirts of Bengaluru and exempt registration fee and road tax on EVs
The party eyeing a second consecutive term in the state also promised three LPG cylinders free of cost to BPL families.
Few may remember Veerendra Patil today, but his unceremonious dismissal as Karnataka chief minister in 1990 paved the way for BJP’s first inroads into the state in the 1990s, with the state’s influential Lingayat voters
Psyched by BJP’s increased quotas for SCs, STs, Lingayats and Vokkaligas, Siddaramaiah promises a 75% quota ceiling, implying a slightly bigger share for every section. Sadly, this more the merrier approach neglects bettering of government schools that can offer weaker sections better worldly prospects
Karnataka polls: Flanked by Mysuru MP Pratap Simha, former ministers K S Eshwarappa and S A Ramadas, the Prime Minister wore the traditional Mysuru 'Peta' and a saffron shawl.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Calling JD(S) the 'B-team' of Congress, he said Congress and its leaders' main aim is to serve a family sitting in Delhi, while JD(S) is completely a "private limited party of a family".
Karnataka assembly elections 2023: Priyanka Gandhi commenting on the PM's statement, said: "At least they (91 abuses) are fitting on one page; if you look at the abuses by them to my family and if we start making a list, we will publish books after books about it".
Karnataka elections 2023: PM Modi also alleged that both parties saw Karnataka as an ATM, and that they found opportunity in instability.
The Prime Minister's attack on the Congress comes following the party's strong campaign against the ruling BJP in Karnataka over allegations that it was taking "40 per cent commission" from contractors.
The Congress and JD(S) have promised to resolve the problems of the paddy farmers and provide additional facilities, if voted to power.
Using armed forces' terminology, Ramesh said the Congress is not worried about the "carpet bombing" campaign strategy of Prime Minister Modi and other senior BJP leaders as it has enough "anti-aircraft guns" to deal with it.
Karnataka assembly elections: PM Modi, who flew into the city from Kudachi in Belagavi district in northern Karnataka around 5 pm after addressing his third public meeting in the state, rode in a specially designed vehicle.
Karnataka Polls 2023: "I have seen many Prime Ministers right from Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, P V Narasimha Rao, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Manmohan Singh but this (Modi) is the first Prime Minister who instead of listening to the woes of people narrates his agony to them," Vadra said at a public rally in Navalgund town of Dharwad district ahead of May 10 elections in Karnataka.
Karnataka elections 2023: Alleging that Congress was abusing him, as he has shut all its sources of corruption, the PM claimed that only BJP can provide stable and strong government in Karnataka.
Karnataka Polls: Launching his poll campaign from Humnabad in Bidar district, PM Modi trained his guns on the Congress over its president Mallikarjun Kharge's 'venomous snake' barb at him, saying till now the opposition party and its leaders have hurled at him different abuses 91 times.
Ahead of the May 10 polls the Commission has directed the CEO of Karnataka to ensure constant monitoring of ground situation and strengthen vigil over social media platforms for prompt and timely action against any attempt of bribery or intimidation to candidates and voters.
The Prime Minister's jibe was aimed at 75-year-old Siddaramaiah who recently announced that this will be his last election and he would not contest polls anymore.
G Parameshwara, a senior politician, has held several portfolios in Karnataka, including home, higher education, medical education, information and sericulture. He was the deputy chief minister and President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee for eight consecutive years, but the CM’s post has proved elusive.
A delegation of Congress leaders, including Abhishek Singhvi, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Mukul Wasnik, met the chief election commissioner and the election commissioners, and requested the poll body to ensure a level-playing field in the state.
BJP leaders submitted a memorandum to the Election Commission of India and demanded Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge be banned from campaigning for Assembly elections in Karnataka.
The BJP is seeking a win in Karnataka, which is home to one of the party's oldest organisational units.
With Prime Minister Modi himself scheduled to do a roadshow through all the three city constituencies, the ante just got upped.