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This is the second day of his ninth visit to Karnataka ahead of the state assembly elections and the Prime Minister is addressing crowds in Kolar, Belur, Channapatna and Mysuru.
Opinion poll figures show that out of 224 assembly seats in Karnataka, Congress is likely to win 107 to 119, with the BJP finishing a distant second with 74 to 86 seats. The JD(S) can get 23 to 35 seats, as per the survey.
The state will not have a hung assembly, said political scientist Sandeep Shastri.
The state's political tradition has allowed for hung verdicts which have led parties to stitch up anti-ideological alliances and encouraged opportunistic defections.
Overall, the Karnataka election result, to a large extent, will hinge on how much the major parties can safeguard their core vote-banks in key geographies. And the extent to which the Lingayat and Vokkaliga vote may shift