Senior BJP leader and Karnataka Minister R Ashoka, who is pitted against state Congress president D K Shivakumar in the latter's home bastion of Kanakapura for the May 10 Assembly polls, said his candidacy has resulted in an election contest, in its true sense, taking place for the first time in the region after nearly two decades.

Bengaluru: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi gears up for a roadshow in Bengaluru as part of the BJP's election campaign, two rights groups in Karnataka have prepared an alternative route map known as the "citizens' route map." The groups, Bahutva Karnataka and Eddelu Karnataka, are urging the Prime Minister to avoid the roadshow and instead visit the "sites of injustices" in the city. According to the groups, the citizens' route map highlights the issues of marginalized communities and seeks to draw attention to the need for urgent action.

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fulfil his duty towards violence-hit Manipur instead of being busy in election campaign in Karnataka and sought Home Minister Amit Shah's sacking for his "complete failure" in maintaining peace in the northeastern state.

In a recent speech in Ballari, Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has strongly criticized the opposition Congress party for opposing the film 'The Kerala Story', which he said is based on a terror conspiracy. The Prime Minister alleged that the Congress party has succumbed to terrorism for the sake of its vote bank and has shielded terrorism in the past.

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader B L Santhosh has said the Congress campaign in Karnataka peaked early while his party's electioneering is hitting the right chord at the right time and has put it on course to win a majority.

Mounting a fresh attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that for the sake of vote bank politics, it has nurtured, given shelter and surrendered before terror.

There is no question of banning the Bajrang Dal if it plays by the rule-book and behaves itself, senior Congress leader M Veerappa Moily said on Friday, as his party's manifesto proposing to outlaw the outfit continues to come under fire from the BJP.

Keeping NEET examinations in mind, the Karnataka BJP made changes in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's two-day roadshow in Bengaluru, ahead of the Assembly polls in the state, by scheduling an extensive event on May 6 and a shorter one on May 7, Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje said on Friday.