Karnataka will elect ‘double-engine govt’: Eknath Shinde

The people of Karnataka will elect a ”double-engine government” to sustain the momentum of development projects implemented by the Centre, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said on Monday. Addressing reporters in Udupi on the last day of campaigning for the May 10 Karnataka Assembly polls, Shinde said two different governments at Centre and state always create hurdles during implementation of major projects. He said Maharashtra is now taking up projects with the wholehearted cooperation of the central government and Karnataka had also enjoyed the benefits of the ”double-engine government” as thousands of crores have been spent by the Centre for the state’s projects in the last four years. Shinde said development is blocked when two parties opposing each other are at the Centre and the state. ”The double engine government is working in Maharashtra and it should be retained in Karnataka also,” he said.