‘BJP’s election strategy won’t be successful in Karnataka’

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah says the party’s ‘divisive policy’ would not work in the state

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has remarked that the BJP’s ‘divisive policy’ would not work in Karnataka.

Attacking BJP’s national president Amit Shah and other leaders for their election strategy for the next Assembly election, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah remarked that the party’s “divisive policy” would not work in Karnataka.

He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for Mini Vidhana Soudha at Aland town, Kalaburagi district, here on Sunday. He also inaugurated several development programmes at a cost of ₹101.58 crore.

Expressing confidence in Congress retaining power in the next Assembly elections, Mr. Siddaramaiah said the BJP would not win more than 50 seats, as their election won’t work. “Why has the BJP failed in Punjab, Goa and Manipur?” he asked.

Listing out the state government’s various welfare programmes, including Anna Bhagya and Ksheera Bhagya, he said: “ People of Karnataka won’t forget all this. They will surely bless us (Congress) again.”

He said that B.R.Patil, who recently joined the Congress, would win in the next Assembly election. It is because of him that the Mini Vidhana Soudha was sanctioned in Aland, he added.