Page 42 - Varuna News Today

On May 13, Congress leader and son of former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Yathindra Siddaramaiah, expressed confidence that Congress, his father, will get

Opposition Congress on Saturday seemed to be on course to breach rival BJPs lone southern citadel Karnataka, racing ahead towards the magic 113 figure to form a government on its own.

While the Congress is leading on around 122 seats, Siddaramaiah exuded confidence that his party will cross the 130-seat mark.

The party has called a meeting on May 14 to discuss government formation and select a leader for the state. Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will meet Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to discuss the chief ministerial position.

As the Congress inched closer to victory, the senior Congress leaders told reporters in Bangalore that the party will come to power on its own strength, winning over 120 seats.

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah was leading in Varuna by a margin of over 8,345 votes as of 11.30 am, when he addressed the media in Mysuru.

Bengaluru, May 13: In a shock to the ruling BJP in Karnataka, six of its ministers were trailing as counting of votes was underway on Saturday.

A win in Karnataka will motivate party workers in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, believes the party. That set of winter elections will come close on the heels of the Lok Sabha elections early next year. Also, the Congress will now look to build upon its performance in Karnataka, which alone accounts for 28 Lok Sabha seats

The 75-year-old leader got 1,19,430 votes against 73,424 polled by his BJP rival and influential Lingayat leader V Somanna. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate was in third place with 1,075 votes, according to the Election Commission’s website

Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday got a landslide victory in the Varuna constituency, defeating his nearest rival by a margin of 46,006 votes and entering the Karnataka Assembly for the ninth time.