Strong wave in BJP’s favour: BSY
Bengaluru, May 13: BJP’s chief ministerial candidate B. S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday said he will “give it in writing that the saffron party would win the Karnataka Assembly elections with an absolute majority and get 125 to 130 seats”.
Two days before announcement the of results on Tuesday, Mr Yeddyurappa claimed that there is a strong wave in BJP’s favour.
“I have been in Karnataka politics for long... I will give it in writing. BJP is winning with an absolute majority. You can verify it once the results are out,” he said.
Panaji, May 13: BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday asserted the party would form the next government in Karnataka, a day after the polling for highstake assembly polls in the southern state indicated a close contest between the saffron party and the Congress.
“The BJP will form the government in Karnataka on May 15 evening after the results,” Mr Shah said while addressing a gathering of around 15,000 BJP workers at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium near Panaji.
Most of the post- poll surveys have predicted the BJP to emerge as the single largest party in Karnataka, with the JD( S) of former prime minister H. D. Deve Gowda likely to emerge as the kingmaker.
Polling was held yesterday in 222 constituencies in Karnataka, currently ruled by the Congress.
Any party or alliance will need the support of 112 MLAs to form the new government.
Mr Shah who spoke on various issues, recalled the cross- border surgical strike launched by Indian forces on terrorist launch pads in 2016.
He said after US and Israel, the country is now known to avenge the killings of its armed forces.
During the meeting, a video message of Goa chief minister Manohar Parrikar, who is undergoing treatment in the USA since March this year, was also played.