Basavaraj Bommai News
Bommai also said that after PM Modi takes an oath again as the Prime Minister of India, "the Congress will split on a national level."
Bommai was picked for the Haveri seat, as the sitting MP, Shivakumar Udasi, had earlier announced his retirement from electoral politics after the current term ends.
The Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government is not paying attention to damages caused due to rain, senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai said.
Leaders of 24 non-BJP parties have been invited for the meeting of opposition grouping being convened by Congress, on July 17 and 18, aimed at taking on the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Stating that the key to unlock the Mekedatu issue is with the Centre, Shivakumar said there were orders on how much water Karnataka has to release.
Congress won 136 seats pushing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) out of power in the only southern state it ruled and boosting its own prospects for the electoral battles ahead. BJP managed to win 65 seats. Janata Dal-Secular (JDS) bagged 19 seats.
Congress is going to form government in Karnataka with more than double seats than BJP. The results are showing that every issue of Congress worked... and none of BJP worked. The wave of Jai Bajrang Bali also probably backfired.
Congress is going to form government in Karnataka with more than double seats than BJP. The results are showing that every issue of Congress worked... and none of BJP worked. The wave of Jai Bajrang Bali also probably backfired.
Congress is going to form government in Karnataka with more than double seats than BJP. The results are showing that every issue of Congress worked... and none of BJP worked. The wave of Jai Bajrang Bali also probably backfired.
Congress is going to form government in Karnataka with more than double seats than BJP. The results are showing that every issue of Congress worked... and none of BJP worked. The wave of Jai Bajrang Bali also backfired.
Most of the exit polls have projected a hung assembly in Karnataka, giving more seats to Congress and suggested a 'kingmaker' role for the JDS
Karnataka Assembly Elections Voting 2023: Both the ruling BJP and Opposition Congress are hopeful of their victory in the high-stakes assembly polls in Karnataka. JDS, however, remains hopeful of playing the role of 'kingmaker' after the results are announced on Saturday.
The former Congress president said: "It is everyone's responsibility to strengthen our voice against this (BJP) government's dark rule."
Basavaraj Bommai was reacting to the charge of the Congress General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, who alleged that an assassination plot has been hatched to 'wipe out' Kharge, his wife and his entire family by a BJP candidate.
Ahead of the elections, the state government created two new categories of OBCs including the Lingayats and Vokkaligas to provide the benefits of reservation.
The Congress general secretary, while addressing a rally in Indi, alleged that PM Modi did nothing to stop the loot happening in Karnataka.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai called the Congress` manifesto "cheating" claiming that most of the programs were announced by the incumbent BJP government.
In an effort to win a second consecutive term in power, the BJP has been concentrating solely on Karnataka.
Top party officials and ministers from the union have been campaigning in the state.
A number of rallies in the state leading up to the May 10 election are also slated to hear from PM Modi.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi demanded an apology from Siddaramaiah over his remark where he mentioned that `Lingayat CM had done corruption`.
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