Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar anlong with Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel on Thursday reviewed the poll preparedness for the upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lashed out at Congress and Aam Aadmi Party for objectionable slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and said that their prayers would not be heard as the people of the country are praying for his long life.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has exuded confidence in returning to power again in the state in the upcoming Assembly elections while also stating that the Congress party would not win the elections because of its "bad track record".
Lashing out at Siddaramaiah for his "poll agent" remark against BJP national president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday sought to know whether former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is working as the party agent.
"Today is special for one more reason. It's the birthday of Karnataka's popular leader BS Yediyurappa. I pray for his long life. He dedicated his life to the poor and farmers' welfare. His speech at the Karnataka Assembly last week was an inspiration for everyone in public life," PM Modi
Senior BJP leader and former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Friday delivered a farewell speech in the state Assembly, saying he won't the state polls again but will fight till his last breath to make his party grow.
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.
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.