Kharge, who had represented Kalaburagi twice in the past, lost to BJP's Umesh Jadhav in the 2019 general elections.
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and PM Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kickstart the BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Karnataka on Saturday, 16 March, from AICC president M Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf, Kalaburagi. Kharge, who represented Kalaburagi twice in the past, lost to BJP’s Umesh Jadhav in the 2019 general elections. Modi is scheduled to address a public meeting in the town at 2 pm.