Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday raked up the issue of Tipu Sultan in poll-bound Karnataka and lashed out at Congress leaders Siddaramaiah and SK Shivakumar alleging that they are the "family members" of the ruler of the erstwhile kingdom of Mysore.
In a major boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) campaign in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to take out a 36.6-km roadshow in Bengaluru on Saturday covering 17 assembly constituencies of the city, said sources.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a stinging jibe at the Congress party and alleged that the grand old party wants to make the poll-bound state of Karnataka as "number-1 ATM" for serving "shahi family" sitting in the national capital".
Taking a jibe at the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that the saffron party is stealing democracy and urged the people to cast their votes in favour of the grand old party.
Launching an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in poll-bound Karnataka, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday asked Prime Minister to take a lesson from Rahul Gandhi saying that the former Congress MP is ready to lay down his life for the country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Congress in poll-bound Karnataka terming the party as an "outdated engine" and said that it halts development and gives fakes guarantees.
Lashing out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka on Saturday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rectified wrong done by Congress by doing away with Muslim reservation quota in Karnataka.
Taking on Congress in poll- bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the grand old party lacks capability to understand poverty and is "full of negativity", while also accusing it of doing politics on development.
Lashing out at the Congress in poll-bound Karnataka on Friday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the former would put the state into "reverse gear", depriving it of the benefits of "double-engine sarkar".