22 rallies in 6 days: How PM Modi will lead BJP’s poll campaign in Karnataka

The BJP campaign trail for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections is set to gain momentum as Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits the battleground state of Karnataka this weekend.
The major highlight of PM Modi’s busy campaign schedule will be the massive roadshow in Bengaluru on Saturday. However, over the next fortnight or so, PM Modi is expected to hold as many as 22 rallies across the state. While the final schedule is being drawn up, sources have told the media that during his six-day visit for the campaign, the BJP’s biggest star campaigner will hold close to 22 rallies. On each visit, PM Modi will hold more than three rallies.
“The BJP is extremely confident of doing well in the Karnataka election, but the moment Prime Minister Narendra Modi hits the battleground, it is a different game altogether. There is no bigger momentum for our party campaign to peak,” a senior party official tells the media.
BJP is all set to utilise Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity among the masses, PM Modi is all set to do carpet bombing and hit the battleground from 29th April. Modi will address rallies in Humnabad, Vijayapura, Kudachi, and Bengaluru North. The following day on 30th April, Modi will be doing rallies in Kolar, Channapattna, and Belur. The prime minister returns backs to the state next week for a two-day visit. On 2nd May, he is scheduled to hold public meetings in Chitradurga, Vijayanagara, Sindhanur, and Kalaburgi. Public meetings are to be held in Moodabidri, Karwar, and Kittur on 3rd May.
As per the sources, on 6th May, PM Modi is to be in Chittapur, Nanjangud, Tumakuru Rural, and Bengaluru South. On the final day before the close of the campaign, 4 rallies will be addressed by Modi on 7th May. These will be in Badami, Haveri, Shivamogga Rural, and Bengaluru Central.
The saffron party, which is seeking a win again in the southern state, will be pitching the formula of double engine growth government-state and centre as it seeks votes for the Assembly polls. Karnataka has been one of the oldest organisations for the BJP.
In a major boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s election campaign in poll-bound Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold two massive roadshows and six public meetings this weekend, as per the sources said on Thursday.
The Prime Minister will visit Karnataka on April 29 and 30 and hold mega roadshows in Bengaluru on the first day. “This roadshow will be nearly 10 km in length, in which three assembly constituencies in Bangalore North will be covered in nearly 45 minutes,” sources told the media.
He will also address public meetings at various places in the state, including Kolar on April 30.
“The second public meeting is being organised at Channapatan in the afternoon; the third public meeting will be held in Belur at 5.00 pm. After this, a road show may be held in Mysor