In a grand roadshow, Congress workers and supporters across the state participated while a large number of people also gathered on the streets to attend the event.
At a close-by Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) bus stop, he spoke to a bunch of college students and working women.
Police sources said the scuffle between the workers of the two parties began when a campaign vehicle of the Congress came in the way of an SDPI vehicle rally at Natekal in Konaje police station limits.
The Congress has not been able to win the seat, once considered its stronghold, since 1999. The JD(S) and independent candidates won from here in 1999 and 2004 respectively.
The Prime Minister would cover a distance of 10.1 kilometres from 11 am to 1 pm, and 26.5 km from 4 pm to 10 pm, Mohan said.
The first-year PU student was allegedly assaulted by the activists in the incident on Tuesday and has been admitted to Puttur government hospital where he is receiving treatment.
In the manifesto for the polls released here by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in the presence of the state unit chief D K Shivakumar and CLP leader Siddaramaiah and others.
The BJP national president J P Nadda released on Monday the ‘Praja Pranalike’ (Citizens’ Manifesto) in the run-up to the May 10 Assembly elections.
On Sunday, he held a roadshow in Mysuru, a traditional JDS stronghold, the most recent of many rallies he has already held.
The former state Congress chief got a deep wound on the head when a miscreant threw a stone at him at Bhairenahalli in Koratagere Taluk on Friday.
According to him, the people of Karnataka have already evaluated the performance of the ruling BJP government.
The 89-year-old said he will take rest once in a week keeping in view his health condition.
He added that he doesn’t have the authority to decide the party’s chief ministerial candidate. “CT Ravi is a good leader.
After having idli and dosa, Vadra expressed her desire to learn the tricks of making dosa. The restaurant owner readily agreed and took her to the kitchen.
Asserting that the people of Karnataka want to show the door to the ruling BJP, Siddaramaiah said the saffron organisation cannot ”mislead” the voters like it did five years ago.
At 2 pm, the former AICC president will take part in an interaction with sugarcane farmers at Ramdurg in Belagavi district.
The incident occurred at Hoode in Honnala river on Sunday evening.
The former Karnataka Chief Minister’s office said the 63-year old leader, who had been touring tirelessly, was suffering from fever and was advised by doctors to rest.
Shivakumar claimed that Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai personally calls up officials and urged the Election Commission to check the call register of the Chief Minister.
The Congress leader is scheduled to visit Bagalkote and Vijaypur districts during his visit to the poll-bound state.
The BRS, previously TRS, renamed itself in December last year to make a foray into national politics and it had toyed with the idea of contesting Karnataka elections.
Speaking to reporters here, Bommai said Shetter has been a senior and important leader of this region. The party had taken several decisions on several occasions.
The Congress declared 124 candidates in its first list and another 42 in the second list for the May 10 elections. The counting of votes for the Karnataka Assembly will take place on May 13.
R Shankar, an MLC, also resigned from his post after missing out on an Assembly poll ticket. Earlier, on Tuesday, the incumbent BJP announced its first list of 189 candidates. The list featured 52 fresh faces and 8 women.
Among the five seats in the district, only Energy Minister V Sunil Kumar could get the party’s renomination from Karkala constituency.