BJP further stated that Siddaramaiah's administration has "completely failed" to address the surge in crimes against women, allowing radical moral policing to flourish and jeopardizing the security of the state's residents
The Congress regime has chosen to launch the ambitious scheme on the birth anniversary of great Hindu monk Swami Vivekananda, celebrated across India as National Youth Day. And the place is Shivamogga, the city that hogged headlines in recent years for clashes between the two religious groups.
Karnataka BJP is facing difficulty in choosing candidates for Lok Sabha polls as some MLAs oppose re-nominating sitting MPs. MLAs want fresh faces instead of Bhagwanth Khuba, Devendrappa, Muniswamy, and Karadi Sanganna. In the last parliament elections, the party had won 25 seats, with the Congress and JDS claiming one seat each.
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra has predicted a pro-BJP wave in the country and predicts the party will win all 28 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He criticized the Congress government for failing to maintain law and order, despite severe drought and 500 farmer suicides. Vijayendra said voters will teach the Congress government a lesson in the upcoming elections, predicting the BJP will win all 28 seats.
Speaking ahead of a party poll planning meeting, Vijayendra slammed the government, saying the state s financial health had deteriorated ‘due to the incompetent Congress. “Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who has presented 14 budgets, has completely failed in the matter of resource mobilisation,” he said.