Lotus blooms in South
The Bharatiya Janata Party defeated the Congress in Karnataka elections on Sunday, stepping across the Vindhyas to try to rule a southern state by itself for the first time.
A simple but effective "give us a chance" card backed by millionaire candidates and blunders of a faction-driven Congress in the tech-savvy state helped the BJP win 110 seats - three short of a simple majority - in the 224 member legislative assembly . The state was the first to go to polls after the electoral constituencies were redrawn on the basis of new population data.
The Janata Dal (S) of former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, which played a rather trouble some king maker's role after the last assembly polls, was pushed into political wilderness after it was thrashed in most places, winning only 28 seats.
"The UPA government's utter failure to control the prices of essential commodities, its soft and compromising policy on terrorism, and its insensitivity towards the plight of kisans have angered the common people all over the country," BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said in a statement, referring to the Congress-led coalition at the Centre.
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A simple but effective "give us a chance" card backed by millionaire candidates and blunders of a faction-driven Congress in the tech-savvy state helped the BJP win 110 seats - three short of a simple majority - in the 224 member legislative assembly . The state was the first to go to polls after the electoral constituencies were redrawn on the basis of new population data.
The Janata Dal (S) of former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, which played a rather trouble some king maker's role after the last assembly polls, was pushed into political wilderness after it was thrashed in most places, winning only 28 seats.
"The UPA government's utter failure to control the prices of essential commodities, its soft and compromising policy on terrorism, and its insensitivity towards the plight of kisans have angered the common people all over the country," BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani said in a statement, referring to the Congress-led coalition at the Centre.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: BJP, Congress, Deve Gowda, election, Janata Dal, Karnataka, Karnataka elections, L.K. Advani, lawmakers, Lotus blooms, South India, UPA government
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