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Strong campaign by PM Modi, Congress faux pas, and use of the Hindutva card in the final stages are believed to have helped the BJP get back on track. But will it be enough?
Union Minister Smriti Irani has called the Congress in Karnataka a "Hindu hater" party after it announced it will ban the rightwing group Bajrang Dal and others like the Popular Front of India (PFI) if it comes to power in the southern state.
PM Modi began a rally in Tumakuru by chanting Bajrang Bali Ki Jai . He also quoted a line from noted Kannada poet Kuvempu s poem hailing Lord Hanuman. Congress in its poll manifesto has promised to ban Bajrang Dal