Union Minister Amit Shah arrived in Bengaluru on Tuesday for his one-day visit to Karnataka, where elections are due early next year. Shah was received by State Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Lok Sabha MP Tejashwi Surya, Bharatiya Janata Party National Secretary CT Ravi etc at HAL Airport, Bengaluru.
The Union Home Minister is likely to discuss the state cabinet expansion with the Chief Minister during his visit. Bommai earlier said, “Amit Shah is likely to visit Bengaluru on May 3, and I will try to use the opportunity to seek an audience to discuss the cabinet expansion.”
Karnataka Assembly elections are to be held in 2023. The ruling BJP camp here has vowed to win 150 seats in the 224-member House.
Meanwhile, Cooperation Minister Shah will inaugurate the Nripathunga University and the NATGRID campus during his day-long engagement at various public events in the city.
Shah can start his day by paying homage to Sri Basavanna on Basava Jayanti at 10 am at Basaveshwara Circle in the city.
Thereafter, he will lay the foundation stone of Nripathunga University, formerly known as Government Science College. The college was founded by the then Mysore Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. From an undergraduate college, it started teaching postgraduate courses with a research program and later attained university status in 2020. Shah will participate in the e-inauguration of the Forensic Science Laboratory in Bellary and later, launch the e-beat app. In the afternoon, the Home Minister will inaugurate the Bengaluru NatGrid campus at Satnoor village in the city.
In the evening (5:30 pm), Amit Shah will attend the closing ceremony of Khelo India University Games-2021 at Shree Kantheerva Outdoor Stadium.