As thousands of vehicles started arriving at Davangere ferrying people from various districts of the State to the birthday event of Leader of the Opposition Siddaramaiah, traffic jams lasting hours were witnessed at various junctions.
There were jams within the city and also on the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway with vehicles lining up for kilometres. Congestion lasted for about 12 hours in some stretches.
Apart from the 1,500 buses hired for the event by the organising committee, thousands of vehicles, including cars, SUVs, MUVs, and mini buses from across the State, reached the city from different directions leading to traffic chaos. Many leaders scheduled to participate in the event were also stuck for hours.
