Lok Sabha Polls: JDS partnership with BJP will help Congress win 20 seats, says Siddaramaiah
Congress in a big way, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday, saying the internal surveys have indicated the party’s win in 20 seats.
The CM, who reviewed the poll preparedness in Kodagu-Mysuru and Chamarajanagar seats in Mysuru, said the Congress had an electoral setback in 2019 because of its alliance with the JDS. Since the regional party had now gone with the BJP, the Congress had an electoral edge this time, he added.
“We don’t lie like the BJP does and claim we will win all 28 seats,” Siddaramaiah said, answering queries from the media at the Mysuru airport.
His government had spent Rs 36,000 crore in the current fiscal year (2023-24) and set aside Rs 52,000 crore for the next fiscal year for implementing the five guarantees which have mitigated the sufferings of people, Siddaramaiah said.
The party would announce candidates for four seats in a day or two, he said, while denying suggestions that the candidate choice in a couple of them had become vexed.
REBELLION: Despite the Congress putting up a brave front, the party has been facing rebellion in Bagalkot while the selection of candidates in Kolar and Chamarajanagar has become difficult with different factions remaining firm with their claims.
In Bagalkot, Congress aspirant Veena Kashappanavar has raised a banner of revolt against the official candidate Samyuktha Patil and has announced she will take a stand on contesting as rebel after consulting her supporters. Kashappanavar is the wife of Congress MLA Vijayanand Kashappanavar, and the couple
