As BJP celebrates massive leads in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2017, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called the Congress' performance a win that preceded a loss. Siddaramaiah who is all set to lead his party into elections in Karnataka next year said that the Congress had performed well in Gujarat and improved its vote share, a victory that he credits to Rahul Gandhi.
"Our seat tally has improved. We have fought well. I look at this scenario as victory preceding a loss. Winning and losing is part of electoral politics but people of Gujarat have shown great support to Rahu Gandhi," Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister, Karnataka said. (Video team: please use soundbite from 22 seconds to end)
The BJP in Karnataka began celebrations on Monday afternoon as early trends showed favour to the BJP. Post Gujarat, Karnataka- the state where Congress is in power- is heading into elections next year. A confident Congress led by Siddaramaiah is all set to take on the BJP led by state chief B S Yeddyurappa. With local leadership in tatters, the BJP is dependent on central leadership to carve the electoral path for the party. All attention is expected to shift to Karnataka post-Monday's results of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections.
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