Top leaders of the BJP and the Congress have been criss-crossing Karnataka as the campaign heats up ahead of the assembly election. Amit Shah and JP Nadda have been focussing on the JD(S) bastions to grab their Vokkaliga. Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge campaigned extensively for the Congress. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is also in Karntaka in her first visit to the state since the election date was announced.