In April last year, 89 people were arrested after a mob went on the rampage over a social media post that saw a police station and a Hanuman temple coming under attack. The violence was allegedly triggered following a social media post of a digitally altered image of a saffron flag flying over a mosque.
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Party workers from 58,112 booths would join the meeting, Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shobha Karandlaje told reporters here on Tuesday.
Standing atop a specially-designed vehicle, she was greeted by the crowd gathered on the sides of the roads and on nearby buildings.
Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh cited the policies implemented by the party's governments in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh after coming to power there.
In a tweet, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, "Home Minister says elections in Karnataka are to hand over future of state to PM Modi. Last I checked, election on May 10 is to elect MLAs and have a CM FOR the state."
To win Karnataka, Congress and BJP have to chalk out strategies for each of the six regions of the state. Sweeping all six regions concurrently is difficult because of unique complexities and characteristics. In 2018, when BJP was single largest party, two of the regions leaned towards Congress and one towards JD(S)
Seeking the people's mandate for "political stability" in Karnataka, which would vote on May 10, Shah said at a public meeting at Terdal in this district that only the BJP can lead the state towards a 'New Karnataka.'
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AAP, which is looking to establish a pan-India presence, is currently in power in Delhi and Punjab, and has legislators in Goa and Gujarat. Opening its account in Karnataka would mark the advent of the party in the South.
Karnataka Elections 2023: Taking a strong exception to Narendra Modi's comments that the opposition party wants to "dig his grave", Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said there won't be anyone in this country who doesn't want the Prime Minister's good health and that he has a long life.
The BJP is trying to apply its UP-Bihar formula in Karnataka and trying to bring at least a portion of Congress’s core support base under their Hindutva umbrella
Senior BJP leaders from Delhi spoke to Palaniswami over the phone on Monday and sought the withdrawal of party nominee D Anbarasan from the Pulakeshinagar (SC) segment, an AIADMK release here said.
In his interaction with sugarcane farmers at Ramdurg in this district, he said India's progress depended on the progress of its farmers, labourers and small businesses.
The leaders were to meet up by the end of April earlier. Sources said the meeting has been delayed because of the May 10 Karnataka assembly elections.
Former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar who recently quit BJP and joined Congress will not win the polls this time, Shah declared, as he pointed out that Hubballi-Dharwad has always voted for the BJP.
Out of 2,613 candidates in the poll fray, 2,427 are male, 184 females and 2 others, office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka said.
In an interview to PTI Video, the excerpts of which were released on Monday, he further said there was nothing wrong in state Congress President DK Shivakumar also aspiring for the chief minister’s post in the event of the party winning the May 10 Assembly polls, as ”healthy competition” was fine.
He asserted that BJP would form a government with full majority in Karnataka and once again strengthen the party’s entry in the south of India. ”Congress even today is indulging in appeasement politics.
Other factors, including broken pavements, poorly lit streets, and the absence of proper bus shelters, also deter people from using public transport in the city.
Amit Shah arrived in Bengaluru on Sunday night. According to the itinerary shared by the BJP, Shah will fly to Mysuru to pay his obeisance at the renowned Chamundeshwari Temple.
At 2 pm, the former AICC president will take part in an interaction with sugarcane farmers at Ramdurg in Belagavi district.
Rajeev Chandrasekhar also expressed confidence that the rebellion of some key BJP leaders in Karnataka will not come in the way of the incumbent party winning its first-ever majority in the coming assembly polls.
The total seizures (Rs 254 crore) include cash (Rs 82 crore), liquor (Rs 57 crore), gold and silver (Rs 78 crore), freebies (Rs 20 crore) and drugs/narcotics (Rs 17 crore), the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Karnataka, said.
The Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) sells milk, curd and other dairy products under the brand name Nandini.