Reacting sharply to Congress chief Siddaramaiah claiming that his celebration might boom the reservation restriction in Karnataka from 50 in step with cent to seventy five in step with cent if voted to energy in the imminent Assembly elections, former leader minister BS Yediyurappa on Wednesday stated the “ballot promise” might in no way be met because the prinicipal competition celebration withinside the country turned into headed for defeat. Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, the veteran Ligayat chief stated, “Since he [Siddaramaiah] goes to lose miserably, the query of growing the reservation restriction withinside the country does now no longer arise.” “We [BJP] are going to do the whole thing in our energy to shape the government,” he added.
Siddaramaiah, additionally a former leader minister who’s eyeing a clean time period in submit after the May 10 Assembly polls, had tweeted, “The Congress celebration is dedicated to growing the reservation restriction from 50 in step with cent to seventy five in step with cent and increase reservation to all castes primarily based totally on their population.”
Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Yediyurappa got here down difficult on BJP turncoats Jagdish Shettar and Laxman Savadi, who currently converted to the Congress, pronouncing that they’ll pay for betraying the ruling celebration in the imminent Assembly polls.
Mr Shettar, a former leader minister, and Savadi, who previously served because the deputy CM, belong to the Lingayat network which is assumed to keep sway over electoral consequences withinside the country.
Hitting out at each the BJP deserters, Mr Yediyurappa stated, “I name at the human beings now no longer to solid a unmarried vote for Laxman Savadi and Jagdish Shettar, as they betrayed the BJP notwithstanding being entrusted with key portfolios withinside the government.”
“I am one hundred in step with cent sure that each those leaders might lose this election. There isn’t anyt any doubt approximately it,” Mr Yediyurappa informed ANI.
The 224-seat Assembly polls are slated to take area in a unmarried segment on May 10 and effects might be declared on May 13.
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