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Announced on 13 May. To form a government, the winning party must have a majority with at least 113 seats.
Last-ditch effort to woo voters before May 8 deadline
In the final phase of campaigning, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in over 20 events, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will participate in 25. Shah is also expected to hold several meetings of party leaders across the state.
BJP has planned a mega roadshow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress is organizing a massive roadshow to counter PM Modi’s outreach.
Starting Friday, Prime Minister Modi will be camping in the state for the next three days for the last round of campaigning. The Prime Minister will hold mega road shows on Saturday and Sunday. The roadshow will pass through 18 assembly constituencies with the participation of more than 10 lakh people.
Earlier, the party had planned to make it an eight-hour event, but now PM Modi will hold roadshows on two days- Saturday from 10 am to 1.30 pm and Sunday from 10 am to 2.30 pm. On the difficulties that the residents of Bengaluru face with such a one-day schedule. The roadshow ‘Namma Karnataka Yatra’ will pass through 36.6 kms
To counter PM Modi’s mega campaign, Congress has planned a massive roadshow by Rahul Gandhi on May 7. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi are also set to participate in 10-15 rallies, public relations and roadshow campaigns. The Congress has also planned a public meeting of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Hubli, Karnataka on May 6.
Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah will lead 28 public rallies and DK Shivakumar will participate in 19 programmes.
It will be led by former JD(S) chief minister HD Kumaraswamy, who will appear in 50 to 60 programs across the state. Former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who is yet to visit his Channapetna and Ramanagara from where his son is contesting, will make up for it by organizing mega events.
Hanuman takes center stage as other issues take a back burner
The Congress on Thursday took Lord Hanuman center stage in poll-bound Karnataka, promising construction and renovation of Hanuman temples across the state after pro-Hindu organizations were incensed over the party’s promise to ban outfits like Bajrang. The party in its manifesto two days back.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi compared the promise of banning Bajrang Dal to locking up Hanuman and his devotees, former Deputy Chief Minister KS Eshwarappa burnt the Congress manifesto and Bajrang Dal workers tore the Congress document, put slippers on it Attacked and held rallies in many parts. The people of the state are protesting.
Hindutva organizations have also decided to chant the 40 couplets of the Hanuman Chalisa, written in Awadhi, a dialect of Hindi, by the 16th-century saint-poet Goswami Tulsidas.
With emotions running high, the Congress felt the heat. All the issues around which it wanted to fight the May 10 assembly elections have been shelved as the party’s state president DK Shivakumar has gone into damage control mode.
After worshiping Chamundeshwari, the goddess of Mysore, as well as Anjaneya, on the Chamundi hill in Mysore, Shivakumar promised to either build more Hanuman temples or renovate existing ones across the kingdom.
In its manifesto for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka, the Congress said it is determined to take firm and decisive action against individuals and organizations promoting hatred between communities on the basis of caste and religion.
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