Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari arrived in Bangalore today on a one-day visit to take stock of the political situation in Karnataka. He is visiting the state in the wake of Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa getting mired in allegations of nepotism and land scams. The senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley and newly appointed State in charge Dharmendra Pradhan are also accompanying Gadkari. The BJP chief will hold separate meetings with State office-bearers, Ministers and the legislature party members. Mr Gadkari will also assess the preparedness of the state unit for the elections to local bodies at district and taluka levels due on Dec 26 and Dec 31.