Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday held a massive roadshow in Bengaluru, in support of party’s Bengaluru South candidate Tejasvi Surya for the Lok Sabha elections. He was seen waving at an enthusiastic and large crowd along the route.
The Home Minister was accompanied by Bangalore South BJP Lok Sabha candidate and present MP Tejasvi Surya, veteran BJP leader and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka, among others.
Standing on a specially designed vehicle, Shah greeted the crowds assembled along the roadside and on adjacent buildings. Many among them were heard chanting ‘Modi, Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’, accompanied by enthusiastic cheers and the rhythmic beating of drums, creating a festive atmosphere in several locations.
As his cavalcade traversed the route from Swami Vivekananda Statue at Bommanahalli Circle towards the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Bangalore campus on Bannerghatta Road, which served as the scheduled endpoint for the roadshow, people showered flower petals in abundance. This area is known to be a stronghold for the BJP.