Bengaluru, Sept. 30 -- BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra has hit back at KPCC president B.K. Hariprasad over the Congress decision to launch its Bharat Jodo 2.0 padyatra from Shikaripura, saying he was ready to accept the challenge and welcome the Congress leader to his constituency.

Congress has announced that its 84-day padyatra begun from Shikaripura on September 30 and cover 84 Assembly constituencies where the party lost in the 2023 elections. The programme is planned across 29 districts.

Reacting to the announcement, Vijayendra said Hariprasad's political background was known to everyone and questioned his electoral record. "He has not been able to win even one election in his political life," Vijayendra said, according to the r...