Bengaluru: Ahead of the Assembly polls in Karnataka, BJP chief Amit Shah will from today tour parts of the old Mysuru region, where the party had not won a single seat in the previous election.
As part of his "Karunada Jagruti Yatre", Mr Shah will tour Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Mandya and Ramanagara districts on March 30 and 31.
Out of the total 26 seats in the four districts, considered as the Vokkaliga heartland, BJP did not win even a single seat during the 2013 Assembly elections.
Former Chief Minister and state JD(S) chief H D Kumaraswamy and senior minister D K Shivakumar enjoy considerable influence in the region.
However, scion of royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has ruled out political entry and said he got to know about Mr Shah's meeting with the family through the media.
Continuing his visits to mutts, Mr Shah will also visit influential Lingayat seminary in the region 'Suttur mutt', and also Ganapati Sacchidananda Ashrama.
Mr Shah's schedule also includes meeting with Dalit leaders and lunch with them. He will also interact with organic farmers and women, take part in ST convention, visit Channapatna Craft Park and interact with silk growers and silk industry.
Interestingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too is camping in Mysuru till April 2, and will take part in the campaign activities there.
This is the fourth leg of Amit Shah's tour in the state. He has already covered parts of coastal and Malnad, north, and central regions of the state.
The Election Commission had announced a single-phase election on May 12 for the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
As part of his "Karunada Jagruti Yatre", Mr Shah will tour Mysuru, Chamarajanagara, Mandya and Ramanagara districts on March 30 and 31.
Out of the total 26 seats in the four districts, considered as the Vokkaliga heartland, BJP did not win even a single seat during the 2013 Assembly elections.
Former Chief Minister and state JD(S) chief H D Kumaraswamy and senior minister D K Shivakumar enjoy considerable influence in the region.
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However, scion of royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has ruled out political entry and said he got to know about Mr Shah's meeting with the family through the media.
Amit Shah will from today tour parts of the old Mysuru region.
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Continuing his visits to mutts, Mr Shah will also visit influential Lingayat seminary in the region 'Suttur mutt', and also Ganapati Sacchidananda Ashrama.
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Mr Shah's schedule also includes meeting with Dalit leaders and lunch with them. He will also interact with organic farmers and women, take part in ST convention, visit Channapatna Craft Park and interact with silk growers and silk industry.
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Interestingly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah too is camping in Mysuru till April 2, and will take part in the campaign activities there.
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This is the fourth leg of Amit Shah's tour in the state. He has already covered parts of coastal and Malnad, north, and central regions of the state.
The Election Commission had announced a single-phase election on May 12 for the 224-member Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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