Hindutva outfits offer prayers to 'Bharat Mata' as BJP-led NDA leading in Mandya

Mandya: Hindutva outfits in this district headquarters town offered special prayers to ‘Bharat Mata’ (Mother India) as the initial trends showed the NDA candidate H D Kumaraswamy leading in the Lok Sabha segment.

They erected cutouts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah next to ‘Bharat Mata’ and prayed for their success in the election.

Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) second-in-command and former Chief Minister, is the NDA candidate in Mandya.
Early trends showed him leading.

As part of the seat-sharing arrangement, the BJP contested in 25 constituencies and JD(S) in three in Karnataka, which has a total of 28 segments.