<p class="bodytext">Senior politician and former chief minister S M Krishna is scheduled to participate in the Narendra Modi rally in Bengaluru on May 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the party has also allotted a time slot for Krishna to address the rally. Krishna, who joined the BJP in March 2017, has stayed away from the party affairs. He has also not participated in any of the BJP’s election rallies. Though the party has claimed that Krishna’s absence is due to age and health-related issues, speculations are rife that the octogenarian is upset with the party for being ‘sidelined’.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Senior politician and former chief minister S M Krishna is scheduled to participate in the Narendra Modi rally in Bengaluru on May 3.</p>.<p class="bodytext">According to sources, the party has also allotted a time slot for Krishna to address the rally. Krishna, who joined the BJP in March 2017, has stayed away from the party affairs. He has also not participated in any of the BJP’s election rallies. Though the party has claimed that Krishna’s absence is due to age and health-related issues, speculations are rife that the octogenarian is upset with the party for being ‘sidelined’.</p>