Bengaluru: In anticipation of the release of its candidate list for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reportedly increased security at its office in Malleswaram, Bengaluru. According to sources, the party has taken this step to prevent any untoward incidents and ensure the safety of its leaders and workers.

The BJP is expected to announce its list of candidates for the elections soon, which is likely to trigger intense political activity in the state.

The BJP has been in power in Karnataka since 2019, and the upcoming elections are seen as a crucial test for the party's popularity and performance. With several key issues at stake, including the management of the Covid-19 pandemic and the state's economic development, the BJP is leaving no stone unturned in its preparations.

The party's office in Malleshwaram is a key hub of activity for the BJP in the state, and the increased security measures are expected to remain in place until after the elections are concluded. The Karnataka assembly elections are scheduled to take place next month, and the BJP is hoping to retain power in the state for another term.

Meanwhile, Congress took a dig at the Saffron party for not releasing its first list of candidates yet.

“The BJP has proven its incompetence through its failure to release even one list till now,” the Congress has said.

“Why is Home Minister Amit Shah, and not BJP President JP Nadda, selecting candidates? Nadda is the national president of the BJP only on paper; he has no freedom to take any major decision in the party. This is proof of the autocracy in the BJP,” Congress added.

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Davangere: Minister for Social Welfare H.C. Mahadevappa clarified on Sunday that the comparison drawn between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar is solely in the context of their governance and public service, not on a personal level.

Speaking to the media in the city, Mahadevappa said that Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar was a visionary ruler who stood for social justice and built an equitable society with people-centric reforms. "It's not appropriate to compare any individual with him. He was incomparable. The reference made between Siddaramaiah and Nalwadi is only in terms of their pro-people and developmental work," he reiterated.

Responding to BJP’s criticism over Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala allegedly acting like a “Super CM,” Mahadevappa said, "Just as a jaundiced eye sees everything as yellow, BJP leaders view everything with bias. The Congress party has never interfered in the functioning of the government. There is no instance of party in-charges criticizing ministers or MLAs. Our focus has always been on governance, not internal meddling," he said.

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