The principal opposition party has criticized the government over a sharp decline in foreign tourist arrivals at Hampi, which dropped from over twenty thousand last year to less than four thousand this year. The party's state president attributed the fall to concerns about safety, poor maintenance, and lack of infrastructure, referencing a violent incident involving tourists earlier this year. He accused the government of neglecting tourism, law and order, and infrastructure, and claimed that leadership struggles have distracted from governance. In addition, the opposition announced statewide protests against alleged anti-farmer policies and called for a revision of the voter list, citing concerns over illegal immigrants.