1. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll convention at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru this evening at 5.30 p.m. Mr. Modi will address a similar convention in Chikkaballapur around 3.30 p.m. The Bengaluru convention will have representatives from the four Lok Sabha constituencies of Bengaluru North, South, Central, and Rural while the Chikkaballapur convention will cover Chikkaballapur and Kolar constituencies. The police have warned of traffic congestion around Palace Grounds.
2. The killing of Neha Hiremath, a student in Hubballi on the college campus, continues to evoke political slugfest, with Hindutva groups launching multiple protests. Hindu Jagran Vedike to organise a rally in Ballari condemning the murder while Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Lingayat Mahasabha will protest in Yadgir. ABVP has called for a State-wide protest while Minister Lakshmi Hebbalkar visited the family of the deceased.
3. Karnataka BJP president B. Y. Vijayendra will address a Yuva Morcha convention in Udupi at 11 a.m. Later, he will address party workers at B C Road in Dakshina Kannada district at 2.30 p.m. and lead a road show at Ujire in Dakshina Kannada at 3.30 p.m. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is campaigning in K.R. Nagar in Mysuru district.
