Lucknow,
\nTaking a dig at the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party, spokesperson of the BJP\u2019s Uttar Pradesh unit Rakesh Tripathi has termed the proposed visits of Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati to poll-bound Karnataka as \u201cpolitical tourism\u201d.<\/p>\n
He, however, claimed that BJP workers and people in Karnataka wanted to have a glimpse of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his campaigning in different poll-bound states of the country is benefiting the party.<\/p>\n
Alleging that both the SP and BSP \u201cthrive on caste politics\u201d, Tripathi said, \u201cThe election tours made to Karnataka by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati are simply political tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe main base and origin of both these parties is Uttar Pradesh. But in this state their condition is miserable. Both of them are facing the worst times since their inception. They do not have any party organisation, base and mandate in Karnataka,\u201d he was quoted as saying in a statement.<\/p>\n
The state BJP spokesperson claimed that the founding members of the BSP were deserting the party which is finding it tough to preserve its status as a national party.<\/p>\n
Hitting out at the Samajwadi Party, Tripathi said, \u201cEver since Akhilesh Yadav replaced his father (Mulayam Singh Yadav) as SP president, the party has been weakened.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe SP is a regional party. In Karnataka, it does not have any organisational structure. The tour of Akhilesh Yadav to Karnataka will prove to be a flop show like the one to Gujarat,\u201d the BJP leader said.<\/p>\n
He claimed that Yogi Adityanath influenced the entire country after becoming the chief minister.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the reason why there has been a continuous demand from various poll-bound states for Adityanath to campaign for BJP candidates,\u201d Tripathi said.<\/p>\n
According to BJP sources, Adityanath will be seen in action, addressing as many as 35 rallies and roadshows the saffron party has organised for him as the Nath sect, to which he belongs, wields considerable clout in coastal Karnataka.<\/p>\n
As per the party\u2019s plans, the chief minister\u2019s hectic Karnataka tour will begin on May 3 and he will be there holding rallies daily between May 7 and 10, BJP spokesperson Shalabh Mani Tripathi told PTI.<\/p>\n
Mayawati, whose party has entered into a pact with former prime minister HD Deve Gowda\u2019s JD(S), has already started working in the state with her rallies starting April 25 from Mysuru.<\/p>\n
She will be addressing a rally in Chitradurga on Saturday and Belagavi and Bidar on May 5-6, respectively. The BSP is contesting on 20 seats in Karnataka and is hoping to open an account there with the JD (S) support.<\/p>\n
Akhilesh will also be touring the state to champion his party\u2019s cause in those constituencies where the SP candidate is in the fray.<\/p>\n
According to a party spokesperson, the SP has fielded over two dozen candidates in Karnataka.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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