Members of the Bengaluru City Youth Congress donned masks of Karnataka BJP President B. Y. Vijayendra, Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and other leaders during a demonstration at Congress Bhavan, Bengaluru on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
Youth Congress activists wore masks of Karnataka BJP President B. Y. Vijayendra and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to spotlight their political opposition on 22 August 2026 at Congress Bhavan, Bengaluru. (Photo: NationPress)
The demonstration at Congress Bhavan in Bengaluru saw Bengaluru City Youth Congress members use masks of senior BJP figures as a visual rebuke of the party's leadership on 22 August 2026. (Photo: NationPress)
The Bengaluru City Youth Congress rally on 22 August 2026 underscored ongoing political tensions in Karnataka, with activists symbolically targeting BJP state and central leadership through the mask-based protest. (Photo: NationPress)