Daijiword Media Network - Bengaluru
Bengaluru, Aug 25 : Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Monday August 25 accepted defeat in the BBMP election, and owned entire responsibility for the debacle.
Soon after realising that Congress had suffered defeat in the BBMP polls with BJP marching into the three figure mark out of a total of 198 seats, Siddaramaih said that Congress expected a simple majority in the BBMP, as BJP had 'done nothing' for the development of Bengaluru in the last five years of BBMP rule.
The CM called a press meet at his residence 'Krishna' soon after it was clear that BJP was heading towards victory.
When asked if he would resign as CM, he said this was not a referendum, so there was no need for anyone to resign. "Soon after the Lok Sabha elections, BJP lost badly in Delhi, but did Narendra Modi resign?" he questioned.
However, he said that the state government will fully co-operate with the BJP-led BBMP and provide all the required grants for the development of Bengaluru city.
Answering a query on cabinet expansion, he said it would happen soon, but did not give any time frame.
As per the current trends, out of 198 BBMP seats, BJP is leading / won in 100 seats, Congress in 76, JD(S) in 14 and others 8.
Win for politics of development: PM Modi
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of tweets termed the victory as a 'win for politics of development'. He congratulated Karnataka BJP leaders and thanked the citizens of Bengaluru for keeping faith in the party.