Bengaluru: The Congress launched its second section of bus yatra as a part of its marketing campaign forward of the election on Friday. Shivakumar launched a yatra from Kurudumale close to Mulbagal metropolis in Kolar, whereas Siddaramaiah began yatra from Basavakalyan in north Karnataka.
“Prajadhwani Yatra began after paying floral tributes to the portrait of Jagajyoti Basaveshwara at Anubhava Mandapam at Basava Kalyana in Bidar district, after receiving the blessings of Sri Basavalinga Pattadevar Swamiji. My ultimate is Basavadi Sharan’s philosophy of ‘doing what you say’. My 5 years of administration is proof of this,” tweeted the Chief of the Opposition.
The occasion introduced on Friday that it’ll comfortably win 136 seats in upcoming meeting elections within the state. Chatting with reporters, KPCC president Shivakumar mentioned: “BJP authorities will not be going to be there after 50 days. The Congress authorities is coming to energy within the state after 50 days. We’ve got performed surveys in all constituencies twice or thrice. The individuals’s response is healthful. We are going to comfortably win 136 seats.”
He additional added that the assembly to finalize the candidates’ checklist for meeting elections was performed easily with none objections or dissatisfaction amongst leaders. In what’s being seen as a sign that many of the sitting Congress MLAs might get the ticket to contest the upcoming meeting polls.
“By and enormous all of them have carried out job. All our MLAs have labored. Regardless of being in opposition and non-cooperation from the BJP authorities, all of them have labored being amidst the individuals,” Shivakumar mentioned in response to a query about whether or not tickets are sure for all sitting MLAs. The Congress at the moment has 69 MLAs within the Karnataka Legislative Meeting.
“Get together from Delhi had commissioned a survey, we (state unit) too have gotten a survey carried out, protecting all that in thoughts, we’ll ship a listing to the central election committee and screening committee, they may finalise. We are going to announce the checklist as quickly as doable,” he added.
In the meantime, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday claimed that the letter despatched to Congress’ excessive command in his identify was faux. The purported letter, written in Kannada, was addressed to All India Congress Committee’s (AICC) chairperson Sonia Gandhi giving a heads-up a few doable rise up throughout the occasion ranks resulting from variations over tickets.
“The letter has been leaked with the intention of making confusion among the many staff of our occasion which is on the best way to victory within the subsequent election,” the veteran Congress chief tweeted in Kannada sharing the purported letter.
Siddaramaiah additional claimed that the letter was issued with the target to destroy his relationship with KPCC president and knowledgeable him that he’ll file a criticism with the police.
“Some miscreants did this with the malicious intention of spoiling the connection between me and the KPCC president. I want to make clear that I’ve nothing to do with this letter,” he reiterated.
Speculations of Siddaramaiah becoming a member of the BJP had been excessive after he opted himself out of the Bharat Jodo Yatra finale in Srinagar. Experiences of rift between the previous CM and Congress’ Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar had been doing the rounds over ticket distribution for the upcoming meeting polls.
Nevertheless, the Congress chief earlier clarified that he wouldn’t be a part of the BJP even when he’s given the place of the nationwide president or Prime Minister. “Not even my lifeless physique will go to the BJP,” he mentioned.
(With PTI inputs)