Priyank Kharge challenged BY Vijayendra and R Ashoka to sing all four stanzas of Vande Mataram from memory. The dare has sharpened the Congress-BJP clash over Karnataka limiting the song to its first two stanzas.

In January, the Union Home Ministry directed that all six stanzas of Vande Mataram be sung before the National Anthem - when both are played together.

In January, the Union Home Ministry directed that all six stanzas of Vande Mataram be sung before the National Anthem - when both are played together.