Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai is contesting for the fourth consecutive term from Shiggaon in Haveri district. (Twitter/@BSBommai/File)
Bommai, who on the question of his political future has said that the party will “take care” of him, had earlier told News18 in an exclusive interview that there is no need for the BJP to enter into post-poll alliances as the party will get Karnataka polls. clear mandate
A video tweeted by news agency ANI showed a snake crawling towards the BJP leaders as they reached the camp. The snake was later captured and the building complex was secured.
Bommai, who has said on the question of his political future that the party will “take care” of him, had earlier told News18 in a exclusive interview There is no need for BJP to forge a post-poll alliance as the party will get a clear mandate in the Karnataka elections.
#Watch Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai reaches BJP camp office in Shiggaon, snake found in building compound crawls away, snake was later caught and building compound secured pic.twitter.com/FXSqFu0Bc7
– ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2023
Asked whether the BJP was ready to sit in the opposition if it failed to reach the magic figure of 113 seats in the 224-member Karnataka Assembly, Bommai said the situation would not arise. People will give us a clear mandate. Since we are very confident, this question is not on our table.
The BJP has not formally announced the chief ministerial face in Karnataka elections 2023, maintaining that it is contesting under former BS Yeddyurappa, its most prominent Lingayat face, and the state leadership of Bommai.
Bommai is contesting for the fourth consecutive term from Shiggaon in Haveri district. The Congress has not been able to win this seat since 1999, once considered its stronghold. JD(S) and independent candidates won from here in 1999 and 2004 respectively.
As per the latest trends, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) overtook the Congress in the initial lead, which included postal ballots, the Grand Old Party overtook the BJP as soon as the EVM counting began. The Janata Dal (Secular), whose leader HD Kumaraswamy said it was “not in demand”, now seems to have consolidated his party’s role of ‘kingmaker’.