Mainstream Weeklyby Radical Socialist
14 May 2023
The undoubted good about the Karnataka assembly elections is the significant blow it has dealt to the BJP.
Despite Prime Minister Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and several CMs of various provinces virtually camping in Karnataka, Modi holding 19 rallies (public addresses) and six road shows including the 26 KM one in Bengaluru, BJP overall arranging 311 visits by party leaders to temples and mutts to highlight its Hindutva, along with holding 9125 (…)
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