The BJP election bandwagon led by Union Home Minister Amit Shah rolled into Varuna on May 2 as part of the campaign for the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections, which are scheduled on May 10. Addressing a public gathering at Hosakote in Varuna, Mr. Shah referred to the BJP’s ban on Popular Front of India (PFI) and ‘cautioned the crowd that a return of the Congress would amount to lifting the ban on the PFI.
The BJP has scrapped reservation for Muslims while the Congress had promised to restore it, which would amount to reducing the share of Lingayats and Vokkaligas, he added.
The Congress, Mr. Shah said, had converted Karnataka into an ATM for the party while the BJP is striving for its development.