CHIKKAMANGALURU: Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy on Friday claimed that he knew "nearly two years ago" that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre would script a Balakot-style strike closer to the Lok Sabha elections to hugely benefit from military tensions along the international border.

"About two years ago, a retired military officer told me that the Modi government would build a narrative about a war-like situation between India and Pakistan ," the CM said.

