Bharatiya Janata Party central leaders are set to publicly campaign along with coalition partner Janata Dal (Secular) leaders for the first time on Tuesday when Union Minister and BJP strategist Amit Shah will embark on a roadshow in the Channapatna Assembly segment of the Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha constituency along with JD(S) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy.
Mr. Shah, who is making his first visit to Karnataka after the announcement of election dates, is expected to provide a road map to the BJP-JD(S) alliance for the polls.
It is learnt that the coalition partners want to send a strong political message that they are keen to take the bull by the horns by taking out their first joint roadshow in the Bengaluru Rural constituency in which incumbent MP and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s brother D.K. Suresh is contesting as the Congress candidate. The idea is to draw political attention towards Mr. Kumaraswamy’s brother-in-law and cardiologist C.N. Manjunath, who is the BJP candidate for the seat.
