Amit Shah

"The entire population of Karnataka knows now that voting for Janata Dal-Secular is like voting for the Congress. How can JD-S form the government? There is neither a sentiment (in favour of JDS) nor seats,"Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Asianet Suvarna News Editor Ajit Hanamakkanavar.

Speaking exclusively to Asianet Suvarna News Editor Ajit Hanamakkanavar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said: "Both will lose the election by a margin of over 30,000 votes. Take it from me. Call me after the counting (of votes). I have known the Hubli unit since the 1990s. Hubli does not vote for individuals; it votes for the party."

Speaking exclusively to Asianet Suvarna News Editor Ajit Hanamakkanavar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah touched upon a number of subjects, including the recent controversy surrounding Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's 'poisonous Snake' jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Amit Shah said: "They (Congress) distributed guarantee cards in Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Manipur and Tripura. Those were much better than the guarantees that what they are offering here. The party that has no image, who will believe their guarantees?"

Speaking exclusively to Asianet Suvarna News Editor Ajit Hanamakkanavar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah denied that the decision to do away with the four per cent reservation was politically motivated keeping the elections in mind.

The Congress requested the Election Commission to bar Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for their alleged statements against the minority community.

Noting that PM Modi is welcomed across the world with a lot of respect, he said the Congress cannot instigate people with such statements, because the support for the PM will increase, as much as they abuse him.

Addressing a public meeting in poll-bound Karnataka's Belagavi district, a controversy erupted after Amit Shah said the development of the state will be in "reverse gear" if Congress forms the government.

Reacting to Congress president DK Shivakumar who has promised to restore the Muslim reservation if his party comes to power, Shah sought to know whose quota the party will scrap if it manages to form the government in Karnataka.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's roadshow in Devanahalli ahead of the Karnataka Election 2023 was called off due to heavy rains on Friday. However, a villager's gesture of cleaning PM Narendra Modi's life-size cutout amid a downpour has gone viral.