Vijay Sankalpa Yatra getting overwhelming response: Eshwarappa
The Hindu
MANGALURU
BJP leader K.S. Eshwarappa on Tuesday said the Ratha Yatra, being taken up in the form of Vijay Sankalpa Yatra across the State, was to shore up support to the party to gain complete majority. The response, he said, was overwhelming and the BJP was sure to win over 150 seats, unlike the previous poll where it did not get a complete majority.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the Vijay Sankalpa Yatra in Udupi, Mr. Eshwarappa said there was a time when the party was struggling to find suitable candidates for the polls. Now, there were more than 10 aspirants in each constituency that speaks volumes about the strong growth of BJP, he said.
The former Minister and one of the strongmen of the BJP said people have recognised the contribution of BJP governments at the Centre led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and at the State by B.S. Yediyurappa and Basavaraj Bommai and State president Nalin Kumar Kateel.
The achievements of these governments would be conveyed to people during the yatra, besides informing people about corrupt practices of the Congress regime.
Ministers Kota Srinivas Poojary and S. Angara, district president Kuyiladi Suresh Nayak, MLAs Raghupathi Bhat and Lalaji R. Mendon, and others were present.
Thousands of party workers and members of the public participated in the motorcycle rally conducted in Kaup and Udupi Assembly segments and roadshows at different parts of the district.
Before launching the Sankalp Yatra, Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje joined other leaders in garlanding the statue of the late V.S. Acharya, who is called the creator of new Udupi, at the district office complex, Rajatadri, in Manipal.
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