Assembly elections 2018: PM Modi to launch campaign blitzkrieg in Karnataka on Tuesday

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Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch his campaign blitzkrieg on Tuesday in poll-bound Karnataka. The BJP is going all-out to unseat the Congress from power in the upcoming Assembly elections.

PM Modi, who last visited Karnataka for campaigning in February 2018, will be addressing rallies at Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagara district and Udupi and Chikkodi in Belagavi on Tuesday.

Ahead of his Udupi rally, PM Modi is scheduled to visit Krishna matha and meet the senior seer there. At least a dozen rallies are expected to follow in the coming days, PTI quoted party sources as saying. 

ಹೆಮ್ಮೆಯ ಪ್ರಧಾನಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀ.ನರೇಂದ್ರ ಮೋದಿಯವರ ಮೇ.1 ಮಂಗಳವಾರದ ಪ್ರವಾಸದ ವಿವರ. pic.twitter.com/qr3L4uIpfc — BJP Karnataka (@BJP4Karnataka) April 30, 2018

On the eve of PM Modi's visit, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah posed questions to him on Twitter while welcoming him to the state.

In a series of tweets, he assailed the PM over BJP giving tickets to 'tainted' mining baron G Janardhan Reddy's brothers and associates, as also declaring Yeddyurappa its chief ministerial candidate.

Dear @narendramodi ಅವರೇ,

Heard you are visiting Namma Karnataka tomorrow. We welcome you to our state.

While you are here, we Kannadigas would like you to address the following concerns.

ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು #AnswerMaadiModi ಅವರೇ

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 30, 2018

Would G Janardhan Reddy be joining your rallies here? You have given his family & friends 8 tickets, hoping it will help BJP in 10-15 seats.

And then, you lecture us on corruption.

Please end this hypocrisy. Kannadigas aren’t wearing Kamala on their ears. — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 30, 2018

You first make scam tainted @BSYBJP your party’s CM face in Karnataka. Then media reports that you don’t want to be seen sharing the stage with him at rallies!

Karnataka wants to know if Yeddyurappa is still your CM candidate? — Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 30, 2018

The Karnataka CM also hit out at PM Modi over promises that were not kept.

Siddaramaiah added that the Modi government had failed to create jobs for young people and advised them to sell 'pakodas' instead. He attacked the PM over demonetisation and not waiving farm loans.

Polling for the 224-member Assembly will be held on May 12 and results will be declared on May 15.

(With PTI inputs)