With campaigning for the Karnataka assembly election 2018 scheduled to end 48 hours before voting on Saturday, star campaigners from both the BJP and the Congress are holding roadshows and rallies across the state. The BJP will also release it manifesto for Bengaluru. It had already released a manifesto for the rest of Karnataka last week. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah will also continue with their respective campaigns in the state.
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Karnataka Election Campaign Highlights: "Cannot Fill Stomach With Speeches" - Sonia Gandhi's Jibe At PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed three important rallies today -- in Vijayapura, Mangaluru, Bengaluru. UPA chairperson and former Congress president Sonia Gandhi also held a rally today. It was her first election rally in nearly two years
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Updated : May 09, 2018 2:01 am IST
Karnataka Election: PM Narendra Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi will all campaign today
Bengaluru: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi hit the campaign trail today in Karnataka, where assembly election will be held on Saturday. Two years after she quit an election rally midway in Varanasi, she is speaking at Vijayapura -- a constituency where Prime Minister Narendra Modi had addressed a rally as well today. The 71-year-old UPA chairperson has not been well for some time. She was taken ill during the rally in Varanasi ahead of the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and had to be admitted at a Delhi hospital.
With campaigning for the Karnataka assembly election 2018 scheduled to end 48 hours before voting on Saturday, star campaigners from both the BJP and the Congress are holding roadshows and rallies across the state. The BJP will also release it manifesto for Bengaluru. It had already released a manifesto for the rest of Karnataka last week. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah will also continue with their respective campaigns in the state.
With campaigning for the Karnataka assembly election 2018 scheduled to end 48 hours before voting on Saturday, star campaigners from both the BJP and the Congress are holding roadshows and rallies across the state. The BJP will also release it manifesto for Bengaluru. It had already released a manifesto for the rest of Karnataka last week. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and BJP chief Amit Shah will also continue with their respective campaigns in the state.
May 09, 2018 02:01 (IST)
Four days ahead of Karnataka assembly election, the BJP claimed to have found thousands of fake voter ID cards in a Bengaluru apartment that the party says, was linked to a Congress lawmaker, and demanded that elections to the Raja Rajeshwari Nagar constituency be cancelled.
May 09, 2018 02:01 (IST)
Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar addressing a press conference,said two trunk-loads of counterfoil strips which appeared to be the acknowledgement slips of the form used to add names of voters, were also found.
May 09, 2018 01:59 (IST)
The Election Commission tonight ordered an inquiry into the discovery of nearly 10,000 voter ID cards from a Bengaluru apartment that the BJP alleged, was linked to a Congress lawmaker.
May 08, 2018 18:00 (IST)
The Election Commission has said polling time in the Karnataka assembly election on May 12 has been extended by an hour due to extreme summer heat in the southern state. This will help people cast their vote even in the late hours, the EC has said. Polling will now be held from 7 am to 6 pm.
May 08, 2018 16:49 (IST)
"Wherever Modi-ji goes he says wrong things and distorts historical facts. He uses the names of heroes from our history for his political motives," Sonia Gandhi said in Bijapur.
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May 08, 2018 16:45 (IST)
May 08, 2018 16:42 (IST)
"All states that suffered drought were given compensation (by centre), Karnataka was provided with the least, this was like rubbing salting into the wounds of farmers. I ask Modi-ji, is this your sabka saath, sabka vikas?" Sonia Gandhi said at a rally in Karnataka.
May 08, 2018 16:41 (IST)
May 08, 2018 16:38 (IST)
"Standing by each other and working together, that is the essence of Karnataka and of India," Sonia Gandhi said in Bijapur.
May 08, 2018 16:36 (IST)
"Congress has worked for development of Karnataka and you must know that the central government is working in a biased manner when it comes to Karnataka. Congress made Karnataka country's number one state and started numerous scheme for people," UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said at a rally in Karnataka's Bijapur today.
May 08, 2018 15:55 (IST)
"We have brought the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana. Farmers in Karnataka have hugely benefited from the scheme," PM Modi said.
May 08, 2018 15:51 (IST)
"Congress only thinks about its own welfare. They do not care about farmers. We are committed to welfare of farmers. We have decided to increase MSP (minimum support price) of notified crops by 1.5 times," PM Modi said in Koppal.
May 08, 2018 15:48 (IST)
"I urge the people of Karnataka to ask a question to the present Karnataka CM. What happened to the irrigation project they promised? Where did the money for the project go," PM Modi said in Koppal.
May 08, 2018 15:45 (IST)
"Why is it that farmers of Karnataka face shortage of water? The Congress government, being in sleep mode, is doing nothing to address their problems. In five years, they ruined the farmers of Karnataka," PM Modi said.
May 08, 2018 15:41 (IST)
"Saints and seers from Karnataka have inspired generations. Their initiatives towards water conservation is laudable," PM Modi said at a rally in Karnataka's Koppal today.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are locked in a tussle over sharing the water of the Cauvery river. The decades old water-sharing issue is an emotive one in both the southern states. Water scarcity in Karnataka is one of the important election issues being discussed ahead of the Karnataka assembly election to be held on Saturday.
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are locked in a tussle over sharing the water of the Cauvery river. The decades old water-sharing issue is an emotive one in both the southern states. Water scarcity in Karnataka is one of the important election issues being discussed ahead of the Karnataka assembly election to be held on Saturday.
May 08, 2018 15:37 (IST)
"Protecting the girl child is our commitment. We believe in the mantra of beta beti ek samaan," PM Modi said.
May 08, 2018 15:30 (IST)
"We have embarked on a journey to make our villages smoke-free. We are ensuring cooking gas for the poor women in villages," PM Modi said.
May 08, 2018 15:29 (IST)
"When I had spoken about Swachh Bharat and building toilets from the Red Fort, the naamdaars mocked me. Sadly, those who are born with a golden spoon, never understand the difficulties of poor. We are committed to serve people and would continue to do so," PM Modi said at the rally in Karnataka's Koppal.
May 08, 2018 15:26 (IST)
"Two years back, I had referred to a young girl Mallamma from Koppal during my Mann Ki Baat (radio address). Am glad she took the Swachhata drive with great zeal and today several women are leading the cleanliness drive across the country," PM Modi said at the rally in Karnataka's Koppal.
May 08, 2018 15:21 (IST)
"We are promoting tourism in Karnataka. We are connecting distant places through airways," PM Modi said at the rally in Koppal, as the crowd chanted "Modi! Modi!"
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