A day ahead of counting of votes in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, Chief Minister (CM) Basavaraj Bommai has expressed confidence about BJP crossing the ‘magic figure’ with a clear majority.
Basavaraj Bommai along with other party leaders, including ministers Murugesh Nirani, Byrathi Basavaraj, party MP Lehar Singh Siroya and A T Ramaswamy, met BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa at his residence. While speaking to the media, CM said that his stand has been the same and consistent that they will get absolute majority. ‘We have got our ground report from all constituencies and districts; in some districts we have collected booth-wise (statistics) and we are fully confident that we will reach the magic figure’, he added. Asked about BJP's stand in case of a ‘coalition-government-like situation’, he said that his party is confident, such a situation the question of coalition talks with other political parties does not arise now. Bommai also stated that he has informed the high command about the local situation and said they too are confident about BJP getting absolute majority. Responding to a question about the Congress having allegedly booked resorts to keep the flock together, he said it means that they will not get an absolute majority and hence they are in touch with other parties and indulging in such activities; also that they don't have trust in their legislators.
The state recorded its highest-ever voting (73.19 per cent) in Wednesday's polling to the 224-member Assembly. Most exit polls have predicted a tight contest between the Congress and BJP in the Assembly polls.