Karnataka, just as it was one year ago during its state assembly elections, remains a dream state for BJP to establish their power in the current Lok Sabha Elections. While in the first phase of the election, to be held on April 18, 2019 the people in the southern part of the state would cast their vote, the people in the northern part will on April 23, 2019. The BJP and the Congress national leaders campaigned briskly for their candidates in the state. Rahul Gandhi has already campaigned for the party in the state twice on march 31 at Kalaburagi and Bengaluru on March 18. HD Deve Gowda from the JD(S) is contesting from Tumkur, and both of his grandsons Prajwal Revanna and Nikhil Gowda are contesting from Hassan and Mandya, respectively.