Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Vijayendra-led Ballari Chalo padayatra enters district after sixth day
A BJP walking march called Ballari Chalo reached Ballari district on Sunday.
The march is led by BY Vijayendra.
Party workers and local people welcomed the group with traditional ceremonies and chants.
Vijayendra prayed beside the Tungabhadra River for farmers and other people who depend on it.
He also spoke with shepherd families about their work and problems.
Later, he met students and young people and answered their questions.
He criticized the Congress government over schools, colleges, jobs and examination issues.
During the walk, he filled a pothole in a local road.
The BJP’s Ballari Chalo padayatra entered Ballari district on Sunday after completing its sixth day.
State BJP president BY Vijayendra crossed the Tungabhadra and received a traditional Poorna Kumbha welcome.
Vijayendra spoke with shepherd families in Marali village about livelihoods, losses and government facilities.
He told students and young people that inadequate infrastructure, vacancies and unemployment were causing uncertainty.
Vijayendra personally filled a pothole in Vinobanagar, drawing attention to local road conditions.
- Who
- BJP state president BY Vijayendra led the Ballari Chalo padayatra, joined by party workers and supporters.
- What
- The sixth-day padayatra entered Ballari district after crossing the Tungabhadra.
- When
- Sunday, after the march’s sixth day.
- Where
- The march entered through Kampli Assembly constituency in Ballari district, after stops near Gangavathi and in Kampli taluk.
- Why
- The march included outreach to shepherd families, students and young people, while Vijayendra raised concerns about public infrastructure, unemployment and examination irregularities.
- March
- Ballari Chalo padayatra
- Leader
- BY Vijayendra, BJP state president
- Stage
- The march’s sixth day
- District entered
- Ballari district
- Route
- Across the Tungabhadra and through Kampli Assembly constituency
- Community outreach
- Shepherd families, students and young people
- Issues raised
- School and college infrastructure, vacant teaching posts, unemployment, examination irregularities and road conditions