Before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in Bengaluru in May 2023, The News Minute reported that “last-minute asphalting is being carried out on the roads that will be used by his convoy.” At the same time, residents of Jayanagar protested about potholes on a road that had been damaged for six years.
Near Mangaluru, a stretch of road was resurfaced and a bridge was painted before Modi’s visit on September 2, 2022. On September 13, The Logical Indian reported that “the asphalt is peeling in many places due to its substandard quality.”