Mysuru (Karnataka): Former Chief Minister of Karnataka and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Parliamentary Party member BS Yediyurappa told reporters here that the party’s alliance with JD(S) would continue in Karnataka post-Lok Sabha election, adding that the parties would fight the elections to the Karnataka Legislative Council together.
Speaking to the media representatives in Mysuru on Saturday, Yediyurappa said that the BJP-JD(S) alliance would fight from six constituencies, and the BJP would contest for four seats while the JD(S) would field their candidates in two seats. He, however, admitted that seat sharing had to be discussed further, to decide on the constituencies for the BJP and those for the JD(S) to fight from.
Yediyurappa added that the decision taken between the parties on the choice of constituencies would be made public by BJP National President JP Nadda on Saturday night.
The veteran expressed confidence on the BJP winning more than 400 seats in the present Lok Sabha elections and Prime Minister Narendra Modi retaining the seat. He said that, in Karnataka, the party would win in at least 25 constituencies. Yediyurappa said that the BJP was not bothered by the statements of the Congress, which did not even have a worthy PM candidate.
Asked to comment on the recent Hassan controversy, he opined that the case be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for transparency in the probe.
Yediyurappa, however, refused to comment on rebel BJP member KS Eshwarappa, who contested against Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra from Shimoga as an Independent candidate, but expressed confidence that Raghavendra would win with a 2.5 lakh margin.
When asked about the drought in Karnataka, the former CM admitted that the people were struggling due to the intensity of drought and said that the state government should waive the loans of the farmers to support them.
