Karnataka Polls: PM Modi, Mayawati And Akhilesh Yadav To Campaign In State Today

Karnataka Assembly Elections: The southern state will witness massive campaigning with PM Modi, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav set to address rallies here on Friday.

Karnataka to witness electrifying campaigning as PM Modi, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav set to address rallies here on Friday.

Karnataka Elections 2023: Political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters in the poll-bound state of Karnataka as the campaigning nears the end for the May 10 elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will address two rallies in Bellary and Tumkur Dehat at 2 PM and 4.30 PM respectively. Meanwhile, the opposition is also ready to challenge the BJP in the upcoming polls. Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati will address a rally in Bengaluru while Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav will campaign in the state from Friday (May 5) to Sunday (May 7).

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Congress Lodges EC Complaint Against PM Modi For Invoking Lord Hanuman's Name In Rallies

Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with the Chief Electoral Officer against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for invoking the name of Lord Hanuman in the election rallies in Karnataka. Modi in his election rally since May 2 has been hitting out at the Congress for promising a ban on the right-wing outfit Bajrang Dal and equated the ban with "locking up" Bajrangbali, Lord Hanuman.

Modi also chanted ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ in all three speeches in Karnataka on Wednesday.

The Congress asked the Election Commission to restrain Modi from taking up the names of Hindu Gods, according to the advisory.

It also wondered whether the ban on Sri Ram Sene some years ago by then BJP chief minister Late Manohar Parrikar amounted to an insult to Lord Rama or if the BJP's betrayal of Shiv Sena is considered an insult to Lord Shiva.

"The Prime Minister in his address at public rallies spoke critically of the Congress party and in the melee attempted to portray the Congress party as anti-Hindu by taking the name of Lord Hanuman ie 'Jai Bajrangbali’ only with the intention of soliciting votes for the BJP and urging people to not vote for Congress,” the party said in its complaint.