Bengaluru, May 20: The rout in the elections to 4 state Assemblies appears to have given jitters the Congress leaders in Karnataka.
“The high command will do repair work wherever necessary in the state at the right time,” he stated in reply to a question by reporters whether the Congress will take steps to galvanise the party and its government in Karnataka.
KPCC president and Home Minister G Parameshwara admitted that the election results were a lesson to the Karnataka unit.
“The party will take the results as warning bell. The government will take care not to make mistake and will try to effectively respond to the citizens' woes in the next two years,” he added.
Many senior leaders of the Karnataka Congress had recently complained to the party high command against the style of functioning of Siddaramaiah government.
They had warned that morale of the party workers was at a low ebb and insisted the party leadership to take tough measures so that it returns to power in the 2018 Assembly elections.
Kharge further said that the poll outcome had come as a disappointment for the Congress.
The party was expecting good performance in Assam and Kerala. The high command will analyse the performance and take appropriate steps to strengthen the party in all the 4 states.
Asked about the BJP leaders holding Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi responsible for the party's defeat, Kharge said it was not proper to do so.
The party fought these elections on the strength of local leadership and local issues, he added.
Results are on expected lines: Siddu
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Thursday, asserted that the results of Assembly elections in four States and an Union Territory was on expected lines.
Speaking to media, near his house at T?K?Layout here, Siddaramaiah said, “In Assam, the?Congress party could not retain power due to anti-incumbency factor.?Tarun Gogoi was the chief minister for three terms and it was natural that anti-incumbency factor worked against him. In Kerala, it has become a tradition for the people to elect the Congress-led United Democratic Front and the Left Democratic Front (LDF)?for alternate terms. Now, LDF?has regained power after defeating?UDF.
In West?Bengal and?Tamil Nadu, the regional parties command more influence rather than national parties. So, Trinamool Congress, led by Mamata Bannerjee, and J?Jayalalitha-led All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) have won the polls (re-elected for a consecutive second term). However, BJP lacks base in any of these States.”
On the possibility of any impact of the results on Karnataka state, the chief minister answered in the negative. He went on to claim that the party will complete its remaining development works in the remaining two-year tenure. “In fact, the party will return to power in the next Assembly election scheduled for 2018,” he asserted.
On May 26, the chief minister will leave for Delhi to discuss with the high command on the forthcoming election to the Legislative Council and?Rajya Sabha. To the remarks made by Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council K?S?Eshwarappa regarding drought assistance by the Centre, the chief minster preferred to shrug it off saying, “Eshwarappa lacks minimum intelligence.”
On the party's prospects in the election to the State Legislative Council from South Graduates constituency, chief minister exuded confidence that the party's nominee Dr Ravindra will emerge victorious.
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