Mangaluru: A three-day coastal tour of BJP national president Amit Shah has begun in the wake of the pre-poll preparation in the state.

Amit Shah arrived in Mangalore on a special flight at around 7.45 pm, two hours late. Shah received an unprecedented welcome from BJP activists at Kenjar airport.

Shaw shouted to Kukke Subramanya on a large number of activists involved. During this time, Shah was arranged to talk to activists. But the programmers said that they did not speak with delay and illness.

At the airport, Shaw was accompanied by Dakshina Kannada MP Nalin Kumar, District BJP president Sanjeeva Matthur, Udupi district BJP president Uday Kumar Shetty, Vedavasya Kamath, Bharat Shetty, Ishwar Kateel, former minister Krishna Palmar and others were present.

Amit Shah, who talks with key leaders in the night’s night, stays there. Tomorrow, they will meet Lord Subramanya and talk with Swamiji. Then they will be participating in the Navrakshana Convention held at nearby Kulkunda. Then he will talk with students at Puttur Vivekananda College. At 12.30 pm, BJP will attend the Bantwal constituency in Bantwal, Belthangady and Puttur assembly constituencies.

Deepak Rao, a BJP activist, who recently went to Suratkal after being assassinated by the perpetrators, went home and talked to the media and departed to Udupi. Then, at the Fishermen’s Conference in Malpe, Udupi, On May 21, he will be visiting Uttara Kannada district.