The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), buoyant on the victory of its three candidates in the Rajya Sabha polls on Friday, is relieved at a divided Opposition, less than a year ahead of the Assembly polls.
“If the Congress and the JD(S) had tied up, we had no chance and wouldn’t have fielded the third candidate at all. But we were confident that they would not. This is probably an indicator for what would happen in the 2023 Assembly polls as well,” a senior BJP leader said.
“The Rajya Sabha elections have not only shown disunity in the Opposition ranks between the Congress and the JD(S), but within the Congress too. This will convince the people that only the BJP can provide a stable government for the State,” said N. Ravikumar, general secretary, BJP – Karnataka.