Sonia Gandhi on two day Karnataka tour to woo voters?

  • 4:32
  • Published On: April 28, 2012
Cinema View
Embed
The Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi is on two day tour to Karnataka to attend the birthday celebrations of the Tumkur Mutt Swami who turned 105, days ago. Her visit is seen as an attempt by the Congress to galvanise party workers in the state for the polls ahead in 2013. The Siddaganga Mutt Swami is the most influential guru among the Lingayat community, which forms about 17 per cent of Karnataka's population. The Lingayats had distanced themselves from Congress since 2004 as the BJP began generous donations to Lingayat mutts.

Related Videos

Every Poll Is Different, Voters' Mindset Changes: Mumbai BJP Chief To NDTV
November 14, 2024 6:30
"Rs 50 Crore Offered": Karnataka Chief Minister Alleges BJP Lured Congress MLAs
November 14, 2024 4:07
"Step-Brothers": Eknath Shinde Slams Congress Scheme For Women
November 13, 2024 3:58
"AAP-Congress Alliance Was A Bad Decision": Delhi Congress Chief
November 09, 2024 3:39
BJP Slams Punjab Congress Chief Over "Sexist Comments" During Bypoll Campaign
November 07, 2024 4:59
Poll Body Changes Maharashtra Police Chief After Opposition Alleges Bias
November 04, 2024 2:09
Maharashtra Congress Chief Defends Quota Remark
October 25, 2024 3:45
-"Dispute During Seat-Sharing Talks Not Unusual": Maharashtra Congress Chief Nana Patole
October 22, 2024 2:55
New Congress Chief In West Bengal Subhankar Sarkar Speaks To NDTV
September 23, 2024 3:22
Sudhanshu Trivedi's Poetic Attack On Arvind Kejriwal
September 15, 2024 6:48
What Congress Said About Arvind Kejriwal's "Will Quit" Announcement
September 15, 2024 1:52
Former Assam Congress Chief Ripun Bora Returns To Party
September 08, 2024 3:21
  • India, China Reconciling To Find Common Ground. Beginning Of A New Era?
    November 22, 2024 25:27

    India, China Reconciling To Find Common Ground. Beginning Of A New Era?

  • India-China Reconciling To Find Common Ground
    November 22, 2024 3:47

    India-China Reconciling To Find Common Ground

  • Tempo Full Of Fish Hits Wall In UP, Villagers Start Looting
    November 22, 2024 1:22

    Tempo Full Of Fish Hits Wall In UP, Villagers Start Looting

  • Canada's Flip-flop On PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar, And NSA Ajit Doval
    November 22, 2024 1:02

    Canada's Flip-flop On PM Modi, EAM Jaishankar, And NSA Ajit Doval

  • Exclusive: Eurasia Group Founder Ian Bremmer On What Trump 2.0 Means For New Delhi
    November 22, 2024 8:29

    Exclusive: Eurasia Group Founder Ian Bremmer On What Trump 2.0 Means For New Delhi

  • COP29 Climate Summit: Another Round of Broken Promises, No Consensus
    November 22, 2024 4:20

    COP29 Climate Summit: Another Round of Broken Promises, No Consensus

  • Global South A Priority As PM Modi Returns After Historic 3-Nation Visit
    November 22, 2024 3:30

    Global South A Priority As PM Modi Returns After Historic 3-Nation Visit

  • Booking Resorts, Tapping Rebels: Maharashtra Rumble Before Results
    November 22, 2024 13:25

    Booking Resorts, Tapping Rebels: Maharashtra Rumble Before Results

  • Over 10,000 More Soldiers To Be Sent To Manipur Amid Fresh Violence
    November 22, 2024 4:46

    Over 10,000 More Soldiers To Be Sent To Manipur Amid Fresh Violence

  • Telangana Turncoats Case: BRS MLAs Defection Case In High Court
    November 22, 2024 16:11

    Telangana Turncoats Case: BRS MLAs Defection Case In High Court

  • Cardiac Arrests Plague Youth After Bengaluru Man Dies At Friend's Wedding
    November 22, 2024 6:26

    Cardiac Arrests Plague Youth After Bengaluru Man Dies At Friend's Wedding

  • China, North Korea, Iran Supplying Arms To Russian President Vladimir Putin's Men: US
    November 22, 2024 3:21

    China, North Korea, Iran Supplying Arms To Russian President Vladimir Putin's Men: US

  • Nutrition Matters - A Special Show 
    November 22, 2024 0:30

    Nutrition Matters - A Special Show 

  • Part Of London's Gatwick Airport Evacuated As Cops Probe Security Incident
    November 22, 2024 1:04

    Part Of London's Gatwick Airport Evacuated As Cops Probe Security Incident

  • Has There Been A Major Undercount Of Punjab Farm Fires? What Satellite Pics Show
    November 22, 2024 4:14

    Has There Been A Major Undercount Of Punjab Farm Fires? What Satellite Pics Show

  • Reimagining Higher Education In India By 2047: Country's Finest Educators At NDTV
    November 22, 2024 26:56

    Reimagining Higher Education In India By 2047: Country's Finest Educators At NDTV

  • Tamil Nadu To Odisha: States Reject US Charges On Adani Group
    November 22, 2024 2:42

    Tamil Nadu To Odisha: States Reject US Charges On Adani Group

  • Russia ICBM | Russia Attacked Ukraine With A New Missile: Putin Confirms In A Statement
    November 22, 2024 1:46

    Russia ICBM | Russia Attacked Ukraine With A New Missile: Putin Confirms In A Statement

  • Udhayanidhi Stalin Gets Relief From Supreme Court Over Sanatan Dharma Remarks
    November 22, 2024 2:31

    Udhayanidhi Stalin Gets Relief From Supreme Court Over Sanatan Dharma Remarks

  • "Necessary To Change The Definition Of Job": Minister Dharmendra Pradhan To NDTV On World Bank Report
    November 22, 2024 3:46

    "Necessary To Change The Definition Of Job": Minister Dharmendra Pradhan To NDTV On World Bank Report

  • "Truth Is...": BJP Leader Slaps Case Against Rahul Gandhi In Cash-For-Vote Row
    November 22, 2024 5:40

    "Truth Is...": BJP Leader Slaps Case Against Rahul Gandhi In Cash-For-Vote Row