“Elections are held in Karnataka for Karnataka. The Congress, which has so far seen as setting the agenda for the elections in Karnataka, has been using region-specific issues to highlight its own achievements and discredit the central and state leadership of the BJP. Rao said that the Congress should limit itself to issues of the state and not use “diversionary” tactics for its “hit-and-run” politics. Congress leaders have also been visiting temples and using the party’s own version of Hindutva to counter the BJP. Analysts said that without the support of north Karnataka, no party has been able to form the government in Karnataka.

Source: Mint February 26, 2018 05:37 UTC