Karnataka polls: Eknath Shinde to campaign for BJP

New Delhi: Eknath Shinde, the Shiv Sena leader and chief minister of Maharashtra, will campaign for the BJP in the Karnataka assembly elections on May 10.

On Monday, he will visit the state and take part in two BJP roadshows in the towns of Kapu and Udupi, according to party sources.

Before reaching Udupi, Shinde will visit the Sri Manjunatha Swamy Temple. He will then meet the Dharmasthala temple’s Dharmadhikari, Veerendra Hegde, they said.

The chief minister will also visit the Sri Krishna Temple in Udupi and on Monday itself, return to Maharashtra, the BJP sources said.

With PTI inputs