BJP aims to enlist 50 lakh members in Karnataka, including 5 lakh from minority communities

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August 2, 2019

Bengaluru, Aug 2: The Karnataka State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), after assuming power in the state again last week, has targeted to enlist as many as 50 lakh new party members, and ten per cent of them will be from Minority communities, a top party leader said on Friday.

Speaking to newsmen here, BJP State General Secretary, N Ravikumar, who is also in-charge for BJP’s membership drive in Karnataka, informed that “so far over 17 lakh new members have been registered as the primary members of the BJP in Karnataka and the target is to increase it to 50 lakhs in coming years”.

During membership drive, more focus would be given in those region, where BJP’s base are not wide, he said that “Party activists had been asked to concentrate in Kalaburagi and Mysuru region to invite, mainly youths and women to the party fold”.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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