Bengaluru, April 23 -- The political heat in Karnataka has risen sharply as the BJP hit back at the Congress over its recent advertisement highlighting the Modi government's purported contributions to the state. The Congress ad, featuring a steel mug, has become the focal point of the latest political skirmish between the two parties.

In the Congress advertisement, the party claims that the Modi government's contributions to Karnataka can be likened to a mug. The mug symbolises various promises, including depositing Rs 15 lakh in everyone's account, doubling farmers' income, and other benefits. The ad also mocks the contribution of 27 BJP/JDS MPs, labeling it as just amug.

Reacting to the Congress advertisement, state BJP president BY V...