Here is why BJP rescheduled PM Modi’s Bengaluru rallies again

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshow in Bengaluru has been rescheduled once again as there is a NEET examination on May 7.

The roadshow was rescheduled as it would have led to a traffic snarl making it difficult for the NEET aspirants to reach the exam centre. The BJP unit has now decided that the 26 kilometre roadshow will now be preponed to May 6 and the rest of the rest kilometres will be covered on May 7, which will conclude by 11.30 am.

The BJP said that the PM had ordered the BJP unit in Karnataka not to cause any inconvenience to the students who will be taking part in the NEET exam. Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya tweeted, "on account of NEET exams on 7th of May, Hon. PM Sri @narendramodi Ji directed us to prepone the 26 km road show to the 6th of May and shorten the roadshow distance on 7th to conclude it before 11.30 am. His one-line directive was - 'I don't want even a single medical student in Bengaluru to be inconvenienced'. Proud to belong to a political party that is so sensitive and responsible to our students."

Initially the PM's 36-kilometre rally was scheduled for Saturday and covered in a way that the PM covers 17 constituencies in Bengaluru on a single day. However keeping the traffic snarls in mind, the roadshow was later divided into two days, which is Saturday and Sunday.

This is the final leg of the PM's campaign before the state votes on May 10. All eyes are on these rallies and the BJP reliance on the same is extremely high. For the BJP to perform well in the state, it is very important that it performs well in the Bengaluru segment.