Karnataka assembly election: Amit Shah to address rally in Hassan; Rahul Gandhi in Hangal

DARJEELING, INDIA - APRIL 10: Supporters wearing masks of BJP Prime Minister candidate Narendra Modi during his election rally at Siliguri on April 10, 2014 in Darjeeling, India. Around 815 million people have registered to vote in worlds biggest election, in which the battle is between pro-business Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi against the Nehru-Gandhi familys unpopular ruling Congress party. (Photo by Bikram Sashanker/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will continue his two-day visit to poll-bound Karnataka, where he is scheduled to hold a public meeting in Hangal in the state’s Haveri district on Monday.

Meanwhile, ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka, the only southern state where the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in power, the saffron party seemed to throw all its efforts into the poll campaign aiming for the second consecutive term. campaigning for BJP, Union Minister Amit Shah will hold a road show in Karnataka’s Hassan district. BJP president JP Nadda will embark on a three-day visit to Karnataka from today.

The Karnataka assembly elections will be held in a single phase on May 10, with the counting of votes scheduled on May 13. The Congress is seeking to oust the BJP from power in the southern state.