Karnataka election: Rahul Gandhi rates BJP, Modi's manifesto 1/5; updates

Days before the Karnataka Assembly election 2018, Prime Minister Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi are repeatedly crossing swords. Catch the Karnataka election campaign updates here

Dubbing as 'tokenism' Prime Minister Narendra Modi's interaction with BJP women workers on women power today, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked him to learn from Karnataka on the subject and to "cut bhashan (speech) and promote action." The Chief Minister, in a series of tweets, listed out various initiatives of his government for women.

"Tokenism Modi ji. Real empowerment comes from real policies. Yesterday you ridiculed a candle light march to protest against defenders of child rapists in Kathua & today you pretend to care for Mahila Shakti," he said in a tweet in response to Modi's comments about important portfolios to