Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah yesterday flagged off the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana Yatra, a 75-day tour across Karnataka led by its State President B.S. Yeddyurappa, kicking off the party’s campaign for Assembly elections due in 2018.
The rally, in which other senior State and Central leaders will also participate, started its journey from Bengaluru yesterday and is looking to cover all 224 constituencies before returning to the capital city on Jan. 28, 2018. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to be part of the event to be held on Jan. 28.
