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Karnataka CM has breakfast at Dalit household; Congress calls it 'photo-op' ahead of polls

HOSPET/CHITRADURGA (KARNATAKA): Karnataka chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa had breakfast at the residence of a Dalit man at a village near Hospet on Wednesday. They visited the village as part of the ruling BJP's 'Jan Sankalp Yatra', which kick-started on Tuesday. Hirala Kollarappa and his two daughters served the VVIPs 'Kesari Bhaat,' (dessert) 'Mandakki Voggarane' (fried puffed rice with seasoning), fried chilli and Uppittu (Upma).

According to government officials, the CM was accompanied by Yediyurappa, Water Resource Minister Govind Karjol and Tourism Minister Anand Singh during the visit to Ambedkar Nagar in Kamalapura village in the newly formed Vijayanagara district.

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