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Lok Sabha elections: Ready to be PM if Congress comes to power, says Rahul

The election campaign ends on Thursday and the state goes to the polls on Saturday

Karnataka Election 2018: Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses the media in Bengaluru
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Karnataka Election 2018: Congress President Rahul Gandhi addresses the media in Bengaluru. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress of pursuing a ‘divide and rule’ policy on a day when Congress president Rahul Gandhi said he was ready to be prime minister if his party wins 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

The day was also marked by the debut of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the Karnataka Assembly campaign and complaints by the Congress that the income-tax department was singling out the party’s leadership for raids.

The election campaign ends on Thursday and the state goes to the polls on Saturday. Counting will be held on May 15. 

At an interaction in Bengaluru, Congress