BENGALURU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today held a mega roadshow in Bengaluru where he is covering a distance of 26 km in around three and a half hours. The roadshow began around 10am and will conclude around 1.30pm. While the roadshow was earlier planned for May 7, the schedule has been changed keeping in mind the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam. Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje said on Friday said that now 10 km long roadshow will be held on May 7. 


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The BJP has planned the roadshow very strategically as it passed through parts of south and central Bengaluru, touching about a dozen Assembly segments. Prime Minister Modi was accompanied by Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya and Bengaluru Central MP P C Mohan. The BJP has made huge arrangements for the roadshow. While barricades have been placed on the side of the roads, the entire 26-km stretch has been decorated with saffron hues and party flags. 



"Earlier we had said on May 6 that there would be a 10km road show, and on May 7 it would be 26 km. Now, we will be holding a long-distance one of 26 km on May 6 from Someshwar Bhavan RBI Ground in Bengaluru South to Malleshwaram's Sankey Tank between 10 am to 1.30 pm, and a shorter one of about 10 km between Kempegowda statue at Thippasandra to Trinity circle, will be held on Sunday from 10 am to 11:30 am," said Karandlaje yesterday. The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is scheduled on May 7.



Not only this, many senior BJP leaders are campaigning in the state today as the poll blitzkrieg will come to an end on May 8. These include Maharashtra CM Eknath Shinde, Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Union Minister Smriti Irani, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda apart from senior state leaders including CM BS Bommai and BS Yediyurappa.



Earlier yesterday, PM Modi campaigned extensively in the state and held an unscheduled roadshow in Tumakuru. PM Modi explained the need for a 'double engine' government in Karnataka saying that Asia's biggest helicopter factory of HAL at Tumakuru stands testimony to having the same party governments at the Centre and in the state. Addressing a public meeting in Ballari ahead of the May 10 Assembly Election in the state, PM Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress. 


On the other hand, Senior Congress leaders like Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi will also campaign in the state. Former CM Siddaramaiah and State Congress president DK Shivakumar will also campaign in the state.