Aero India show: A political storm seems to be brewing in Karnataka

Bharatiya Janata Party has said no decision had been taken on shifting the event out of Bengaluru

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A political storm seems to be brewing in Karnataka over hosting of the Aero India show. After Congress alleged that the government at the Centre was planning to shift the show from Bengaluru to Lucknow for political gains ahead of the Lok Sabha polls next year, state Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy urged his “BJP friends in Karnataka” to “answer”. “... We have all infrastructure in place as well. I don’t know why the Centre took such a decision,” he said during his speech at an Independence Day event. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara joined the chorus