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.
Terming Congress as a special purpose vehicle for Independence, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that the party neither had any cultural ideology nor any ideology related to the economy and formation of the nation.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that earlier one's status was decided by one's birth and not by potential, but during BJP's rule, this tradition was upturned that paved the way for India's journey from "potential to power".
Shah gave examples of providing gas cylinders to the 10 crore women who bore the pain of cooking food for their families in firewood at the cost of their health.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) are dynastic parties and such parties can never work for the welfare of the people.
Coming down heavily on the Congress party, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Tuesday said that the former appeases a particular religion, hampers law and order situation and he hoped that the people of Karnataka will support BJP.
The programme of the BJP chief includes a public meeting in Udupi and Belur. Nadda will also visit Mangaluru and participate in a bike rally in Chikkamangaluru.
Karnataka Congress on Thursday filed a complaint against state IT and Higher Education minister Dr CN Ashwath Narayan for allegedly urging people to 'finish off' Congress leader Siddaramaiah like Tipu Sultan at Malleshwaram police station.