Hindu Mahasabha will contest in all 224 seats

Mangaluru: Akhila Bharath Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) will contest from all the 224 assembly constituencies in Karnataka in the upcoming election, said its state president Rajesh Pavithran.
He told reporters here on Tuesday that the forum has decided to contest the election against the ‘anti-Hindu government’.
ABHM will seek the support of various like-minded organisations including Raitha Sangha, he said.
“A list of 83 candidates will be released during a programme to be held in Bengaluru in January. Former Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy will attend the programme in Bengaluru,” he said.
He accused the BJP and opposition parties of hatching conspiracies to suppress the Hindu Mahasabha.
“The increasing popularity of Hindu Mahasabha has caused fear among them. Hence, attempts are being made to prevent the activities of our leaders by framing false charges against them. Our members are being jailed on false charges without any evidence. Let the ruling party and secular parties face us in the election instead of backstabbing,” he said.