Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Mar 4: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday March 4 asserted that the Assembly election result in Tripura, where BJP wrested power from the Left, will not have any impact on the impending Karnataka elections, and said that there was no Modi wave in the state.
Taking to Twitter, the CM said that in the midst of all the media speculation about Karnataka elections post Tripura results, people should remember the Assembly segments BJP has lost since 2014.
"Post #Tripura results there is excitement in media about the results’ implications for Karnataka. Since 2014 Lok Sabha results #BJP has lost Assembly segments in over 50 Lok Sabha Seats & has won only about 2 LS seats.
"So let us not lose perspective: there is no Modi wave here," he tweeted.
He followed it up with another tweet taking a dig at BJP president and former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa who went to jail over corruption charges during his tenure as CM.
"@BJP4Karnataka has to worry about convincing voters here how former #JailBird @BSYBJP who presided over mining loot, illegal denotification of Bengaluru lands & cash-for-MLA scam called OperationKamala, can provide stable corruption free governance," Siddaramaiah tweeted.
Earlier on Saturday March 3, the chief minister speaking to reporters at Hubballi airport expressed confidence that Congress would retain power in the state. "The BJP is claiming that Karnataka will be free from Congress. But, the state will be free from BJP," he said.
He added that the outcome of elections in the northeastern states will not affect poll results of Karnataka..