Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually interact with BJP workers in poll-bound Karnataka on Thursday before embarking on a series of rallies and road shows that will once again test his ability to salvage state elections.

The party organisation in Karnataka is in disarray, rocked by rebellion and desertions by some prominent state leaders. Modi's interaction seemed aimed at boosting the morale of the ground workers. Karnataka votes on May 10 and the counting will take place on May 13.

"Tomorrow he will interact with BJP Karnataka workers digitally. His first priority is organisation. His first preference is workers," party general secretary (organisation) B.L. Santhosh tweeted.

Santhosh, who hails from Karnataka and is believed to be one of the reasons for the strife in the party unit, hoped Modi's gesture would drive the workers to give their best.

"The very fact that he takes time off his pressing engagements to spend some quality time with workers makes those workers to give their max to Party," Santhosh tweeted.

Former chief minister and a prominent face of the BJP in Karnataka, Jagadish Shettar, who quit and joined the Congress, has accused Santhosh of plotting to sideline him and deny him a ticket.

BJP leaders said Modi would interact with around 50 lakh workers stationed at 58,112 polling booths in 1,680 places at the district level. The Prime Minister will also reply to some queries of BJP workers, the party leaders said.

A day after the interaction with the party workers, the Prime Minister is scheduled to "carpet bomb" Karnataka with rallies and road shows, striving to sway the voters with "Modi magic".

Though there was no official declaration, BJP leaders said Modi was scheduled to address some 20 rallies apart from road shows between April 28 and May 8 (the last day of campaigning). "Modiji is also likely to camp in the state for a couple of days," a leader said.

Faced with simmering anti-incumbency, corruption charges, rebellion by leaders denied tickets and lack of an inspiring leader at the state level, the party is banking heavily on Modi to retain power in the southern state.

"Modiji is hugely popular in Karnataka and we are sure his rallies will inspire the voters to vote for the BJP and a double-engine government," another leader said.