Karnataka elections 2018 LIVE: PM Modi to address three rallies in poll-bound state

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address rallies in poll-bound Karnataka on Tuesday to add heft to the BJP’s efforts to unseat the Congress and form government in the southern state for the second time.

Modi, who last visited Karnataka for campaigning in February, will be addressing rallies at Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagara district, and Udupi and Chikkodi in Belagavi .

Ahead of his Udupi rally, Modi is scheduled to visit Krishna matha and meet the senior seer there.

Polling for the 224-member Assembly will be held on May 12, and results will be declared on the 15th of the month.

Below are the live updates:

11.40am: BS Yeddyurappa is addressing the rally ahead of Narendra Modi’s address in Chamarajanagar.

11.10am: PM Modi has arrived at the rally venue in Santhemarahalli and will shortly address, launching the election campaign for his party. The Prime Minister is being accompanied by state BJP President and CM candidate BS Yeddyurappa.

9.25am: Modi will address a election rally at Santhemarahalli in Chamarajanagar, deep in southern Karnataka, on Tuesday around 11 am.

9am: Starting Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address 15 rallies in five days across Karnataka ahead of assembly elections on May 12