BJP to EC: Reject Nikhil’s papers

He also revealed that PM Modi will visit the state on April 7 to launch the election campaign in Mysuru.

Update: 2019-03-29 00:20 GMT

Bengaluru: National secretary of the BJP and Karnataka in-charge P. Muralidhar Rao has demanded that the returning officer of Mandya reject the nomination papers of JD(S) candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy.

Speaking to media persons here on Thursday, Rao claimed that Nikhil had failed to disclose his asset details in the nomination affidavit and since there are discrepancies in the nomination, the returning officer must reject it. The  JD(S) candidate has also violated the model code of conduct in Mandya by threatening Independent candidate Sumalatha Ambareesh, the BJP leader alleged,

Rao  expressed confidence that the BJP will win 25 out of 28 seats in the state in the Lok Sabha elections and felt the success of Mission Shakti-the anti-satellite project executed on Wednesday and the  failure of the opposition Mahagathbandhan wold help the NDA come back to power.  He also revealed that PM Modi will visit the state on April 7 to launch the election campaign in Mysuru.

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