Bengaluru: The BJP on May 4 dropped plans to have an eight-hour roadshow by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on May 6 following concerns expressed by Bengalureans over difficulties that they will face with such a daylong programme.
Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje said the Prime Minister would now hold a roadshow on two days — 10.0 am to 1.30 pm on May 6 and 10.00 am to 2.30 pm on May 7.
The party on May 3 said Modi would hold a 36.6 km roadshow here on May 6 covering a distance of 10.1 km from 11.00 am to 1.00 pm, and 26.5 km from 4.00 pm to 10.00 pm.
The public has expressed that it will be a problem if the roadshow is held for the entire day. So, we have respected their feeling and spread it over two days, Karandlaje told reporters on May 4. Party leaders said that the roadshows on May 6 and 7 would pass through 19 of the total 28 Assembly constituencies in the city. Karnataka votes on May 10 and May 8 is the last day for campaigning and the votes would be counted on May 13.