Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP has shifted the venue of the mega public rally of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the mainland region of the state to the coastal area considering various factors.

Sources in the BJP confirmed that Prime Minister Modi will address a massive public rally on April 14 in the coastal city of Mangaluru in Dakshina Kannada district. The region is considered a fortress of the BJP.

Prime Minister Modi will also take part in a roadshow on April 14 in Bengaluru. The public rally was being organized at Devanahalli which comes under the Chikkaballapur Lok Sabha seat on April 14 earlier. However, the venue has been shifted considering the availability of the Prime Minister and to cover all regions in the state, said sources.

The roadshow will be conducted late in the evening between Hebbal and Byatarayanapura stretch in Bengaluru North Constituency. Union Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje is the BJP candidate. The party workers from all three constituencies of the city are participating in the rally. The roadshow will be held for one hour.

Union Minister for Home Amit Shah had kicked-off the roadshow in Channapatna town of Bengaluru Rural parliamentary seat recently.