(Online Desk)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the Congress party is standing at the exit gate in Karnataka and that the state doesn't need a 'Congress culture' since the party has caused destruction there.

the Prime Minister was addressing a crowd at Palace Grounds while visiting the poll-bound state. The day also marked the end of a 90-day rally, 'Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivartana Yatre' (Journey to build a new Karnataka) by the Bhartiya Janata Party. The rally was flagged off by Amit Shah on 2 November 2017.

Karnataka is expecting assembly elections in April-May 2018.

PM Modi said that there will be chaos in Bengaluru if it doesn't get electricity for a day. However, there are 7 lakhs homes in Karnataka and four crores homes in the nation which lives in dark even after so many years of independence.

"The recent budget has solved one problem of Karnataka. with an investment of 17,000 crores, construction work of 160 km long sub-urban railway network will be started in Bengaluru. 15 lakhs commuters of the city will be benefited by it, said PM Modi in Bengaluru.

Talking about the Union Budget, Modi said that the government has made a significant decision so that correct price of crops is given to farmers.

"If Yeddyurappa, son of a farmer, becomes CM of #Karnataka, the projects for farmers will work at its best because Yeddurappa has farmer's best interest at heart", added the Prime Minister.