BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president J P Nadda arrived at Hubballi in poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday. He was welcomed by party leaders and workers at the airport.
The BJP chief is on a two-day visit to the state, a day after its senior leader and former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, after being denied a ticket, joined the Congress party.
During his visit, Nadda will be visiting Hubballi and Shiggaon in Haveri district and participate in several public programmes and organisational meetings including visiting some key mutts of Hubballi district, an official statement from the party said.
According to the statement, this is Nadda’s first visit to the state after the party announced candidates for the Assembly polls. “The visit gains significance ahead of the Assembly polls in Karnataka”, the statement said.
During his visit, Nadda is expected to participate in several public programmes and organisational meetings of the party including attending a massive roadshow and public rally in Haveri district.
According to the itinerary shared by the party, Nadda will also interact with intellectuals at BVB Engineering College Auditorium, Vidhya Nagar in Hubballi city and later address the Shakthikendra Pramukhs’ sammelan of the Hubballi division.
After this, Nadda will proceed to Shiggaon in Haveri district and hold a mega roadshow from Santhe Maidan to Taluk Stadium via Old Bus Stand. Then, Nadda will address a huge public meeting at the stadium at noon. Nadda will also participate in nomination filing by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai at the taluk office in Shiggaon. (ANI)