BENGALURU: Former chief minister and party veteran BS Yediyurappa on Friday said BJP will return to power in Karnataka next year under the leadership of chief minister Basavaraj Bommai and asked opposition leader Siddaramaiah of Congress to stop dreaming of becoming CM again.
“It is apparent from recent election results that Congress does not have leadership in the country. You [Congress] don’t have an address at all. . . The same situation will happen in the state polls next year. It will be a step towards achieving ‘Congress Mukt Bharat’,” Yediyurappa said during the discussion on the state budget in the assembly on Friday. Yediyurappa said it is “certain” BJP will win 135-140 seats. “We will continue to occupy the treasury benches, and you all [Siddaramaiah and Congress] will be in the opposition. Be mentally prepared for it,” he said.
