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BJP will get 15 seats more than halfway mark: Shah
Hindustan Times
|May 04, 2023
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is coasting to a victory in the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls and will win 15 seats more the halfway mark in the 224-member assembly, Union home minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday, adding that the central issue in the elections was development and not polarisation.
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In an interview with HT, Shah said that there was no question of announcing a CM candidate in the state when Basavaraj Bommai was the sitting chief minister, while adding that former chief minister BS Yediyurappa remained a tall leader of the party who was campaigning tirelessly for the BJP.
"Based on my feedback and my experience, I am confident that the party will win reach the halfway mark and win a minimum of 15 additional seats. The elections results will surprise everyone," he said.
When asked about the pressure to name a chief ministerial candidate from certain groups such as Lingayats, Shah asked, "(Basavaraj) Bommai is the sitting CM, where is the question of announcing a name?"
This story is from the May 04, 2023 edition of Hindustan Times.
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