<p>Ahead of the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway's inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the JD (S) has started a campaign claiming that it was a dream project of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda.</p>.<p>Modi will inaugurate the expressway on Sunday and will also hold a roadshow and mega public rally in Mandya district.</p>.<p>The district is considered as Vokkaliga heartland and the JD(S) derives its strength from the region.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-important-project-will-contribute-to-karnatakas-growth-pm-modi-1198769.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway important project, will contribute to Karnataka's growth: PM Modi</a></strong><br /><br />The ruling BJP in the state is making all-out efforts to drive the vote bank of the region.</p>.<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah had visited Mandya and held a series of meetings with party leaders in this regard.</p>.<p>The JD(S) has released full page advertisements in newspapers in Karnataka claiming that the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway is the dream project of Deve Gowda.</p>.<p>"The Bengaluru-Mysuru road stretch was so treacherous that 23 students from Tamil Nadu had died in 1983 in a bus accident near Bidadi. The students were on an academic tour and the accident took place while the bus was taking a turn.</p>.<p>"Then PWD and Irrigation minister Deve Gowda got the four lane road constructed. Later, he appointed the expert institution to carry out Strategic Option Study for Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway," the JD(S) claims.</p>.<p>Deve Gowa later as the Chief Minisiter of the state in 1991 began the work for Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor. In 1995, a consortium was formed and an agreement was signed between the government of Karnataka and Massachusetts Governor of America, the party further claimed.</p>.<p>However, the ruling BJP has maintained that the project was implemented with the double engine government at the state and Centre.</p>
<p>Ahead of the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway's inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the JD (S) has started a campaign claiming that it was a dream project of former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda.</p>.<p>Modi will inaugurate the expressway on Sunday and will also hold a roadshow and mega public rally in Mandya district.</p>.<p>The district is considered as Vokkaliga heartland and the JD(S) derives its strength from the region.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/bengaluru-mysuru-expressway-important-project-will-contribute-to-karnatakas-growth-pm-modi-1198769.html" target="_blank">Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway important project, will contribute to Karnataka's growth: PM Modi</a></strong><br /><br />The ruling BJP in the state is making all-out efforts to drive the vote bank of the region.</p>.<p>Union Home Minister Amit Shah had visited Mandya and held a series of meetings with party leaders in this regard.</p>.<p>The JD(S) has released full page advertisements in newspapers in Karnataka claiming that the Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway is the dream project of Deve Gowda.</p>.<p>"The Bengaluru-Mysuru road stretch was so treacherous that 23 students from Tamil Nadu had died in 1983 in a bus accident near Bidadi. The students were on an academic tour and the accident took place while the bus was taking a turn.</p>.<p>"Then PWD and Irrigation minister Deve Gowda got the four lane road constructed. Later, he appointed the expert institution to carry out Strategic Option Study for Bengaluru-Mysuru expressway," the JD(S) claims.</p>.<p>Deve Gowa later as the Chief Minisiter of the state in 1991 began the work for Bengaluru-Mysuru Infrastructure Corridor. In 1995, a consortium was formed and an agreement was signed between the government of Karnataka and Massachusetts Governor of America, the party further claimed.</p>.<p>However, the ruling BJP has maintained that the project was implemented with the double engine government at the state and Centre.</p>