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Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel, party national general secretary CT Ravi and other leaders were present at the event. (File Image: News18)
The BJP is considered weak in the Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysore region, and is focusing on this belt to secure an absolute majority in the 2023 assembly elections.
Hitting the ground running in the poll-bound Karnataka, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called both the Congress and the JD(S) ‘parivaravadi’ (dynastic politics) and urged the people of Mandya and old Mysore region to support the BJP and bring requested. In power with majority in the state.
The BJP is considered weak in the Vokkaliga-dominated Old Mysore region, and is focusing on this belt to secure an absolute majority in the 2023 assembly elections.
“At this time of JD(S)-Congress, Congress-JD(S) in Mandya, Mysuru region BJP should win with absolute majority. Congress and JD(S) both are parivarvadi (dynastic politics) parties, they are corrupt pirates,” Shah said.
Addressing a huge public meeting as part of the state BJP’s ongoing ‘Jansankalp Yatra’, he said, “We have seen the administration of both the parties, when Congress comes, Karnataka becomes Delhi’s ATM and when JD (S) comes then it becomes an ATM.” for a family. Time and again these two parties have stalled the progress of Karnataka through corruption.” Stating that the time has come to be free from ‘nepotism’ and corruption, Shah appealed to the people to form the BJP government once again with an absolute majority. Called for giving opportunity and bringing “double engine” Govt.
Accusing both Congress and JD(S) of being “corrupt, communal and protectors of criminals”, he said, “In the next five years under the leadership of Modiji, we will take Karnataka forward on the path of progress.”
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, state BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel, party national general secretary CT Ravi and other leaders were present at the event.
Recalling that he had started campaigning for the 2018 Assembly polls from Mandya, he said, the people of Karnataka gave the BJP a chance to form the government by making us the single largest party.
Then in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, under Modi’s leadership with 52 per cent vote-share, Karnataka got 25 out of 28 seats for the BJP, he said.
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