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Someone has been hurt by the statement, if it is misinterpreted and hurt someone, then I will express special regret for it. He further added that his remarks were not directed at PM Modi personally. Kharge later clarified, “What I said is their (BJP) ideology is like a snake and if you try to touch it, your death is certain.”
Earlier on Thursday, while addressing a rally in Kalaburagi district of poll-bound Karnataka, Kharge said, “PM Modi is like a ‘poisonous snake’, you can think whether it is venomous or not. If you lick it, Then you are dead.After this, BJP leaders hit back at Kharge and Congress and said that the party is paying a heavy electoral price for insulting PM Modi.
The Congress has also announced a ‘guarantee’ of the fifth election for the elections to be held on May 10. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday announced free travel for women in public buses if his party is voted to power in Karnataka after the assembly elections.
Addressing a large gathering here, he said, “This is the fifth guarantee scheme announced by the Congress and all of them will be completed in the first cabinet meeting after the party comes to power.”
Karnataka campaign in full swing
With less than a fortnight left for the May 10 assembly elections in Karnataka, election fever is on in full swing as political leaders ramp up their campaigning across the state to woo voters.
While the ruling BJP has fielded a cavalcade of its leaders, including chief ministers and Union ministers from other states, to campaign in different parts of the state, star campaigners from the Congress are also visiting the state to make a strong political pitch. For the oldest party of India.
Besides, the JD(S) is also not far behind in the political game, with party patriarch and former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, 89, and his son and former chief minister HD Kumaraswamy leading their party’s campaign.
Elections to the 224-member assembly will be held on May 10 and the results will be declared on May 13.
When is the 2023 Karnataka assembly election result date?
Karnataka’s votes will be counted and results will be declared on May 13, 2023.
How many seats are there in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly and how many are needed for a majority?
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has a total of 224 seats and a party needs 113 seats for a majority.
Who won the 2018 Karnataka election?
The 2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections were held on 12 May 2018. In the 2018 Karnataka election results, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 104 seats but failed to cross the majority mark of 112 in the 224-member assembly, with the Congress coming second with 78 seats. And JDS came third with 38 seats. Both Congress and JD(S) have decided to come together to form a coalition government.
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