New Delhi: In the run up to the assembly election in Karnataka, both BJP and Congress are running an aggressive election campaign to woo the electorate in the state. Victory in Karnataka is crucial for the grand old party that has seen one debacle after the other in state elections across the country over the past few years. The assembly election in Karnataka is also likely to give an edge to the winning party in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

A day after PM Narenda Modi and Rahul Gandhi took potshots at each other at the election rallies, B.S.Yeddyurappa, the BJP's chief minsterial face, released the party manifesto today. This comes nearly a week after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi released the party manifesto and said the grand old party, ruling the state, had fulfilled most of its poll promises during its tenure. Mr Gandhi is also scheduled to address several public meetings in the state today.

Here are the updates of the poll campaign ahead of Karnataka assembly elections 2018