Under the "BJP MLA migration campaign," a total of 600 MLAs have visited the poll-bound states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana, party sources said.
Union Minister and BJP election in-charge of Rajasthan Pralhad Joshi on Saturday said that the Parivartan yatra organised by the party in Rajasthan will be a success like Chandrayaan-3 and that people of the state will throw out Congress from power in the upcoming Assembly election.
The Election Commission on Saturday issued notice to Karnataka Congress president DK Shivakumar in the context of a complaint received from BJP for a newspaper advertisement alleging "unsubstantiated but specific information".
Ahead of the Karnataka elections slated to be held on May 10, the Bharatiya Janta Party is expected to release its election manifesto today, said sources.
According to a viral video of the event, the state anthem of Tamil Nadu, Tamil Thai Vazthu played on stage during a BJP election campaign event in Karnataka's Shimoga was stopped midway by Senior BJP leader KS Eswarappa and asked to play Karnataka state anthem.
Somanna is said to be mulling exiting the BJP to join the Congress. According to sources, the ruling party has decided not to include Somanna in its election management committee to avoid embarrassment to the party.
"You also know the history of TMC, you know the violence that takes place in Bengal...You're aware of their tradition, they came to Goa and spent a huge amount of money as their idea was to help BJP. TMC's idea in Meghalaya is to ensure that BJP comes to power," Rahul Gandhi said in Megha