The high decibel campaign for the Assembly elections slated for Saturday came to an end on Thursday with candidates making the best of the available time for a last-minute voter outreach exercise.
The cacophony and slugfest was intense in Chamundeshwari constituency where Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and incumbent MLA G.T. Deve Gowda of the Janata Dal (Secular) are locked in contest.
CM’s roadshow
The Chief Minister took out a roadshow covering the semi-urban areas of Chamundeshwari around Bogadi and Hinkal and cautioned the voters against supporting JD(S) on the grounds that it would tantamount to supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hinting at an understanding between the two parties.
There were tense moments near Bogadi as the Congress and the JD(S) roadshow came face to face and only a police cordon prevented the two from closing in.
In Badami
BJP’s Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa held a roadshow with national president Amit Shah and party candidate B. Sriramulu in Badami from where Mr. Siddaramaiah is also contesting. Mr. Yeddyurappa also sought votes at a roadshow in Shikaripur, from where he is contesting, with his son B.Y. Raghavendra.
HDK campaigns
Janata Dal (Secular) State president H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday made an appeal during campaigning in Laggere of R.R. Nagar constituency to vote for him.
Mr. Kumaraswamy, who is criss-crossing the State by road and chopper from the past one month, said he was campaigning despite poor health. He described the recent attack by leaders of the Congress and BJP in their respective rallies as a “sign of frustration”.
