Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday will pay his seventh visit to poll-bound Karnataka, taking part in various official events and addressing a mega public meet organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Election Commission is expected to announce the poll schedule for the Assembly elections, which are scheduled for May, in the coming days.
Modi will inaugurate the 'Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research' in Chikkaballapur, and then he will inaugurate the Bangalore Metro's Whitefield (Kadugodi) to Krishnarajapura Metro Line and ride in the train.
He will then travel to Davangere, the district headquarters town, to address a public meeting to mark the conclusion of the BJP's "Vijay Sankapla Yatre."
This is the first party meeting that the Prime Minister will attend since poll preparations in Karnataka began, news agency PTI reported citing sources from the party.
A total of 10 lakh people are expected to attend the rally, according to Davangere BJP MP G M Siddeshwar, who added that approximately three lakh people will attend from the Davangere district alone, the report said.
Davangere is already strewn with saffron hues, and the pandal has been built on 400 acres of land adjacent to GMIT College.
The four 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatres,' which began in four different directions across the state in specially designed vehicles or "Rathas," according to BJP State General Secretary Mahesh Tenginakai, were successful.
According to him, the Yatre covered a total of 5,600 kilometres and was attended by millions of people. "We've reached 224 constituencies."
According to a party release, a large-scale catering arrangement has been made for the rally, and 400 counters will be opened. He stated that 1,000 cooks have been assigned, and 44 parking spaces have been identified.
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah's 75th birthday feast was also hosted in August last year in Davangere, which is located in the state's central region and was attended by a large throng.
Following that massive scale gathering, pressure has been increasing on the BJP by its local leaders to host an even greater public meet in the region, ahead of Assembly polls, PTI reported.
Sri Sathya Sai University for Human Excellence has created the Sri Madhusudan Sai Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (SMSIMSR), which will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on Saturday, at Sathya Sai Grama, Muddenahalli, Chikkaballapur.
SMSIMSR, located in a rural area and founded with the goal of de-commercializing medical education and healthcare, will provide free medical education and quality medical care to all. According to an official release, the institute will begin operations in the academic year 2023.
The Prime Minister will launch the 13.71 km stretch of Reach-1 extension project under Bangalore Metro Phase 2 from Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro to Krishnarajapura Metro Line at Whitefield (Kadugodi) Metro Station.
The project, which is expected to cost around Rs 4250 crores, is likely to improve mobility and reduce traffic congestion in the city, the release said.