Karnataka BJP state president B.Y. Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka led a dharna near the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bengaluru on 23 July 2026, demanding accountability over the alleged attack on party MLA B.P. Harish.
The dharna was called after BJP MLA B.P. Harish was allegedly attacked during a Bharatiya Janata Party demonstration near the Congress office in Bengaluru on 23 July 2026 — an incident the party described as a direct assault on democratic protest.
Karnataka BJP leaders chose the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Bengaluru as the site of their sit-in protest on 23 July 2026, with B.Y. Vijayendra and R. Ashoka at the forefront, condemning the alleged assault on MLA B.P. Harish.
The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka escalated its protest on 23 July 2026, with senior leaders demanding action over the alleged attack on MLA B.P. Harish — a move that signals rising political tensions between the BJP and the ruling Congress in the state.