The BJP seeks to sustain momentum over the Ram Mandir by making an issue out of the removal of a Hanuman Dwaj in the Vokkaliga-dominated Mandya district. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accuses the BJP of playing politics and hits out at them. Tension arises in the village of Keregodu after a saffron flag with a depiction of Hanuman is taken down. The government claims that only national and state flags, not religious ones, are allowed to be hoisted. The BJP is trying to re-build voter base for its new ally JDS in the upcoming elections.
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