BJP aiming for major communal flare-up ahead of 2028 Assembly polls, alleges KPCC spokesperson
A Karnataka Congress spokesperson has accused the BJP of attempting to incite communal tensions in the state ahead of the 2028 Assembly elections. The allegations center on recent protests and political rhetoric surrounding Ganesha festival processions in Mysuru.
Why it matters
Political discourse surrounding religious festivals often serves as a proxy for broader electoral strategies and communal polarization in Indian politics.
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) spokesperson M. Lakshmana has cautioned the public against efforts by the BJP and its frontal organisations to engineer a major communal flare-up between Hindus and Muslims ahead of the 2028 Assembly polls.
Addressing a press conference in Mysuru on Sunday, Mr. Lakshmana said the police and the State government needed to be wary of the BJP and its associates using the Ganesha festivals of 2026 and 2027 to foment communal trouble for political gain in the run-up to the next Assembly elections.
Describing the BJP’s protest at T. Narsipur town on Sunday as “shameful,” the Congress spokesperson said the police inspector had done nothing wrong in cautioning the groups taking out the Ganesha procession against creating a nuisance in front of the mosque, a warning that came in view of the trouble witnessed at the same spot last year.
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