Sharply attacking the BJP’s political rivals in the closely-fought Karnataka election battle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Congress and the JD(S) are “symbols of instability.” Congress-ruled States, the Prime Minister said, are popular for fights among its leaders, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are the examples and the JD(S) is “the B-team of the Congress and it wants to join Congress in looting Karnataka”.

On the second-day of his public rallies in Karnataka’s Belur in Kolar district, Modi saidKarnataka’s Congress unit works round the clock for “one family sitting in Delhi.”For every decision, they need to have a green signal from that family”, said Modi hitting-out at the ‘dynastic politics’ in the State. “The JD(S) is a private limited party of a single family. They’re spending their energies on welfare of their family”, Modi said. Modi also held a road-show in Mysuru, winding up his whirlwind two-day campaign tour of Karnataka during which he addressed six public rallies.

He again came down heavily on the Congress for drawing parallels between a snake and himself, and said that the people of Karnataka will give the party a “befitting answer” in the forthcoming Assembly elections. “They are comparing me with snake and seeking votes from people.

 For me, people of the country are a form of Lord Shiva. I accept being the snake on the neck of god-like public. The people of Karnataka will give them a befitting answer on May 10,” said the Prime Minister.

Earlier in a rally at Channapatna in Ramanagara district in South Karnataka, he attacked the Congress and JD(S) and said “dynastic Congress and JD(S) were responsible for political instability in Karnataka.” He alleged that both parties saw Karnataka as an ATM, and that they found an opportunity in instability. “The Congress and the JD(S) are responsible for the instability. They pretend to be two separate parties but are one in their hearts. They are together in Delhi. They assist each other in Parliament,” he said.

Meanwhile, speaking in Udupi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the people of Karnataka should choose a BJP Government instead of a ‘reverse gear’ Government of the Congress.

Karnataka is slated for Assembly elections on May 10. The results will be out on May 13.