Bengaluru: “The question will arise when the government survives. Future depends on the results of Lok Sabha election and the two bypolls (Chincholi and Kundgol assembly segments). After the election there will be upheaval in politics (in Karnataka). I don’t think Congress and JD(S) will continue for long in the government,” said BJP State unit president B S Yeddyurappa yesterday.
He further predicted that after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi would once again return as prime minister and that the results will have a bearing on Karnataka.
The former chief minister of the State said coalition partners Congress and JD(S) have become a hub of squabbling. His remarks comes amidst the Twitter war between Kumaraswami and Siddaramaiah. While Kumaraswami stated that Kharge should have been the chief minister long ago, Siddaramaiah in turn said Revanna from JD(S) should be the chief minister.
The BJP leader expressed his doubts over the coalition government’s continuation after the Lok Sabha elections. He said he was confident that the people of Kundgol and Chincholi would teach the two parties a befitting lesson for “betraying” them and creating confusion.
To a question on the next chief minister, Yeddyurappa said, He said he would wait and watch what changes the Lok Sabha elections would usher in. “We are going to win about 280 to 290 seats (in Lok Sabha). Narendra Modi will 100 per cent become prime minister again. We have the support of various political parties. So, not a single seat we will lose….,” the BJP leader said.