“The atmosphere….day by day, the wind is increasingly blowing in favour of the BJP,” the NDTV quoted BS Yeddyurappa, chief of BJP in Karnataka. Prime Minister Imran Khan offered every possible help in the investigation, but India turned down the offer and whipped up war hysteria. Pakistan on Wednesday announced it had shot down two Indian fighter jets that attempted to violate its airspace and captured an Indian pilot. Gloating over the escalation, the BJP leader added that the incident had “enthused youth” in India and it will “help us [BJP] in winning more than 22 Lok Sabha seats [in Karnataka]”. Shiv Sena warns BJP against using Pulwama attack for political gainsYeddyurappa’s statement garnered a strong response from Congress party.

Source: The Express Tribune February 28, 2019 07:18 UTC