Candidates for Bangalore Central braved the sultry summer heat to meet as many people as possible on the eve of elections. BJP candidate P C Mohan campaigned in Gandhinagar Assembly segment. He visited some households and select people in Chikpet, Gandhinagar, Nehru Park, Seshadripuram, Kumarapark, Madhavnagar, Okalipuram Railway Colony, Akkipet and Chamrajpet. Mohan also held a series of meetings with booth committee members to ensure that everything is in place. Congress candidate Rizwan Arshad started his day by visiting the District Congress Committee office at Shivajinagar to meet partymen. He held a meeting with booth committee members and requested them to carry out the responsibilities entrusted to them diligently. At the behest of some advocates affiliated to Congress, Rizwan visited Mayo Hall court complex to meet the lawyers there. Immediately after the meeting, he went to a salon on Cunningham Road for a hair cut. Aam Aadmi Party candidate V Balakrishnan held campaign at Neelsandra near Koramangla in the morning. He visited several households and apartment complexes to convince people to vote for him. Bala enjoyed lunch with his team members in one of the restaurants on Koramangala’s 80 Feet Road. Bala then went to Brigade Road, meeting people on the way, and walked till MG Road to catch the evening Metro train towards Byappanahalli. JD(S) candidate Nandini Alva started her day by visiting her mentor H D Deve Gowda at his residence to seek his blessings. She returned home to participate in a homa. Later, she started her campaign after visiting the Shiva Temple at Sadashivanagar. After campaigning for some time in a few apartment complexes in the vicinity, she went to Gandhinagar Assembly constituency to meet a religious head who had come from Ajmer Dargha
North Constituency
Meanwhile, Congress candidate for North C Narayanswamy on Wednesday met veteran leader C K Jaffer Sharief at his residence and sought his support. Narayanswamy told Express: “When I joined Congress officially in 2013, Sharief told me to contest from North. I was surprised and asked him about his plan. He said he will not contest from here.” Narayanswamy’s day began at 5:30 am. After meeting his supporters and friends, he met Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao at his residence and later MLC M R Seetharam and Minister R Ramalinga Reddy. JD(S) candidate Abdul Azeem said after hectic campaigning for many days he felt a little relaxed on Wednesday. He started his day at 8.30 am and visited a few factories in the constituency and sought the support of employees. Former chief minister D V Sadananada Gowda hit the streets with gusto reaching out to voters in Kengeri and other places. Sweating it out under the scorching sun with a band of party workers, he went doorto- door urging people to vote for him to enable Narendra Modi to become the Prime Minister.