Daijiworld Media Network – Hubballi

Hubballi, Jun 8: A video of chief minister (CM) H D Kumaraswamy's son Nikhil Kumaraswamy asking party workers to get ready for interim polls has not gone well with BJP state chief B S Yeddyurappa.

The former CM told reporters in Hubballi that if the Congress-JD(S) coalition cannot govern, then it is better they give up the power to BJP. “BJP has 105 MLAs and if they cannot govern, we can. It is just a year after assembly polls and there is no question of going for a fresh election,” he said.

Yeddyurappa also expressed confidence that the coalition in Karnataka is set to collapse any time soon. “Everyone has lost confidence in the coalition, which is doomed to collapse. You just wait and see. We will go for elections only after five years,” he said.

Soon after the Lok Sabha polls, Yeddyurappa who was elated that BJP swept 25 of the 28 seats had proposed coalition to dissolve assembly and opt for fresh polls. However, he took a u-turn soon after saying the mid-term polls are not needed as the coalition will collapse due to its internal fights.

Currently, as the Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, Yeddyurappa is visiting drought-hit North Karnataka. He lashed out at CM H D Kumaraswamy who said he will stay overnight in villages as part of the ‘Grama Vastvya’ programme from June 21.

He stressed the CM should have been in drought-hit areas and termed the scheduled ‘Grama Vastvya’ as a 'political circus', aiming to shift people’s attention from core issues.