SHIVAMOGGA: Senior Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party leader KS Eshwarappa on Wednesday said that nationalist Muslims are with the ruling party in the state even after ‘efforts’ of Congress and JD(S) to appease the community.
“BJP will win with full majority. Congress and JD(S) tried hard to appease the Muslims. However, the nationalist Muslims are with us. PM Modi is a world leader,” he said while speaking to ANI.
Eshwarappa cast his vote in the Karnataka polls at a polling booth in Shivamogga on Wednesday.
The voting was done for 224 assembly constituencies of Karnataka. 2,615 candidates are in the fray. According to the Election Commission of India, the majority mark to form the government is 113 seats.
A total of 42,48,028 new voters have been registered to vote for the assembly elections.
Some of the key constituencies which will make a major mark in the polls are Varuna, Kanakapura, Shiggaon, Hubli-Darwad, Channapatna, Shikaripura, Chittapur, Ramanagara, and Chikmagalur. (ANI)