BJP chief Nadda on three-day visit to Karnataka from today

New Delhi (ANI): BJP national president JP Nadda will be on a three-day visit to the poll-bound Karnataka from Sunday. the state Congress president Bhupen Bora expressing displeasure over some issues.

Nadda will be in Karnataka till February 21.

He said, “In Congress party there has been no importance for seniors. They are not given due respect, and that is how the party is running.”

The programme of the party’s chief includes a public meeting in Udupi and Belur. He will also visit Mangaluru for a programme and participate in a bike rally in Chikkamangaluru.

During the visit, Nadda will also visit the Sringeri Mutt and spend a night there.

One of the holiest and most important Hindu pilgrim centres, Sringeri was one of the four Peethas (centres) established by Adi Shankaracharya.

The BJP chief’s visit comes at a time when Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy has alleged Union

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Minister Pralhad Joshi for belonging to the Brahmin community which had split the Sringeri Mutt.

Another highlight of the visit of the BJP’s national president is the district workers’ sammelan in Hassan.

Nadda will also attend a meeting of the party’s top brass in the state to assess the preparation for the upcoming Assembly elections.

It is pertinent to mention that Karnataka has been a BJP bastion for a long time and is their single big foray into southern India.