Since the beginning of this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Has visited the state which goes to polls seven times on May 10 and News18 has learned that he will hold around 24 public rallies in the BJP’s southern bastion next month.
As a Karnataka BJP leader says, “Wait and see, the picture is yet to be seen. BJP will be super hit in Karnataka elections. Towards the end of the campaign, the Prime Minister can also camp in the state for a few days. The other major draw for the party will be former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa who can hold maximum public meetings for the BJP.
With internal BJP surveys indicating that the fight for power will be tough, Karnataka BJP leaders including Bommai are hopeful that this time, PM Modi’s charisma and BJP’s development card will save the government from anti-incumbency.
Till March 25 this year, the BJP’s central leadership – including PM Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and national president JP Nadda – visited the state 24 times to instill confidence in the party people and boost the party’s prospects in Karnataka. has visited.
“Modi-ji enjoys immense love and respect among the people of Karnataka. People have seen how the double engine government has given one project after another for their welfare. This is the victory that will give us the winning stroke to comfortably take us to the finishing line,” said a BJP MLA from South Karnataka.
In the recent closed-door core committee meeting of the BJP, the party laid out a clear plan on the seats that are sure winners and those that require extra effort. That is why the party is taking its time in announcing the list of candidates, a state BJP leader explained.
The leader, on the condition of anonymity, said, “In every meeting, it is emphasized that winnability is the top priority and all leaders should work in unison to help each other win and the BJP Should be brought back to power as the single largest party.” , The BJP’s central leadership has set a target of winning over 150 seats for the state unit in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly.
Interestingly, in the last three months, PM Modi has covered almost every region in Karnataka except Coastal Karnataka. The region, especially Dakshina Kannada, is known as the BJP’s ‘Hindutva’ laboratory and the party hopes to win maximum seats in its favor and reduce the hold of the opposition Congress. The Prime Minister’s visit has been to launch a series of development projects or inaugurate events in key areas of the state where the BJP hopes to gain more ground such as Kalaburagi, Tumakuru, Mandya, Chikkaballapur, Shivamogga and Hubli.
So far, ahead of the elections, the Prime Minister has launched development projects worth over Rs 40,000 crore in the areas of irrigation, drinking water, transport and education in just three months.
Since the beginning of this year, PM Modi has visited Karnataka on January 12, where he inaugurated the National Youth Festival in Hubballi and later held a massive roadshow, seen as the BJP’s poll bugle. Modi returned to Karnataka a week later on 19 January and visited Yadgir and Kalaburagi as part of a program to distribute ‘hakku patras’ (claim letters) and give title deeds to over 50,000 families belonging to the Banjara and Lambani communities of the region. did. ,
In February, he visited Karnataka six times. On 6 February, he inaugurated the India Energy Week in Bengaluru and later went to Biderahalli Kaval in Tumakuru where he inaugurated the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) helicopter factory, which he dedicated to the nation. He also laid the foundation stone for two Jal Jeevan Mission projects for Tiptur and Chikkanayakanahalli in Tumakuru. Once again on 13 February, he inaugurated India’s biggest air show – Aero India 2023.
PM Modi’s visit on February 27 was one of those visits where the state received a big gift with the launch of projects worth over Rs 2,500 crore. He inaugurated the Shivamogga airport and later traveled to Belagavi, where he officially released Rs 16,000 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-Kisan) through Direct Benefit Transfer to over 80 million beneficiaries. He later inaugurated the 118-km Bengaluru-Mysore Expressway, the new campus of IIT Dharwad and the world’s longest railway platform, the Sri Siddharoodha Swamiji Hubli station.
In March, PM Modi visited the state twice – once on March 12 where he inaugurated and laid foundation stones for projects worth about Rs 16,000 crore in Mandya and later for major road projects in Hubli-Dharwad.
The Prime Minister’s most recent visit was on 25 March to inaugurate the Whitefield Metro Line, a connection that would benefit Bengaluru’s IT sector.
Frequent visits by top BJP leaders have given the opposition an opportunity to mock the party for being ‘tenterhooks’. Senior Congress leader Mansoor Khan called it “a desperate act as the BJP has failed to provide good governance”.
He told News18, “It seems he is in the ICU and he is hopeful that Dr Modi will revive him and bring him back to life.”
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