The Congress government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will fall and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will cause it, BJP leader and former Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi said in Belagavi on Monday.
“Mr. Shivakumar is after power. He will use every trick to see that Mr. Siddaramaiah is unseated,’‘ Mr. Jarkiholi said. He denied reports that the BJP was planning ‘Operation Lotus’, as alleged by Mr. Shivakumar and some legislators.
“We will not bring down this government. We are not interested. Also, it is not possible now. Earlier in 2018, we needed only eight MLAs to change the government. But now, we need higher numbers,’‘ he said.
