DK Shivakumar broke down as he spoke about his occasion’s huge victory in Karnataka.
New Delhi:
Congress chief DK Shivakumar broke down as we speak as counting leads indicated a giant victory for his occasion in Karnataka. Mr Shivakumar mentioned he had “promised to Sonia Gandhi I’ll ship Karnataka”.
“I assured Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge that I’ll ship Karnataka. I can not overlook Sonia Gandhi coming to satisfy me in jail,” Mr Shivakumar, 61, advised reporters.
The Karnataka Congress chief, who’s a contender for the Chief Minister’s job, mentioned: “The Congress workplace is our temple. We’ll determine our subsequent step on the Congress workplace.”
He added: “I thank all leaders in my state together with Siddaramaiah.”
Siddaramaiah, 75, is his predominant rival within the race for the chief minister’s publish.
“It is a massive victory for the Congress occasion. The individuals of Karnataka needed change. This can be a mandate in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” Siddaramaiah mentioned.
The Congress crossed the midway mark in Karnataka in lower than two hours of counting. The occasion hopes to complete with at the least 120 seats, using on a soar in its vote share. The occasion appeared to have made massive positive factors at the price of the Janta Dal Secular (JDS).
The incumbent BJP conceded defeat and mentioned it will return in the course of the Lok Sabha polls subsequent 12 months.
“Regardless of loads of efforts put in by PM and BJP staff, we’ve got not been in a position to make the mark. As soon as the total outcomes are available we’ll do an in depth evaluation. We take this lead to our stride to come back again in Lok Sabha elections,” mentioned outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, who had earlier mentioned he was assured of a BJP victory.
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