Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday stated that whereas the opposition bloc I.N.D.I.A might not get an absolute majority within the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the NDA won’t be able to get sufficient seats both to kind the federal government on the Centre.
Talking in regards to the Lok Sabha election prospects of the Congress in Karnataka, Siddaramaiah exuded confidence and stated that his celebration would win 15-20 seats within the state.
“INDIA bloc might not get absolute majority, however on the identical time, even NDA received’t get absolute majority both. So, INDIA (bloc) might should rely on Mamata Banerjee from West Bengal, Naveen Patnaik from Odisha, CPI(M) and different political events,” Siddaramaiah stated. He added, “Within the title of NDA, they’re additionally having an alliance with different political events. BJP alone has not come to energy. They’ve elevated their polling proportion, however it doesn’t imply that BJP alone has come to energy”.
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Talking to PTI, the Karnataka CM commented not solely in regards to the elections however spoke about his personal place within the state authorities. Addressing hypothesis on whether or not he must hand over the chief minister’s chair to his deputy D Ok Shivakumar after two-and-a-half years of the Congress authorities being in energy in Karnataka, he stated it might rely on what the celebration excessive command decides.
“All of it depends upon the choice of the excessive command. If the excessive command decides that I ought to proceed, I’ll proceed. In any other case, I’ll go by the choice of the excessive command,” Siddaramaiah stated. The senior Congress chief additionally reiterated that he won’t keep in electoral politics after 4 years however will stay energetic in politics.
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Ever because the authorities got here to energy in Might final yr, there was discuss of a change of guard after two-and-a-half years of the present dispensation, whereby Siddaramaiah must make means for Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress chief Shivakumar to go the federal government.