Congress Survey Projects It Will Win Over 140 Seats in Karnataka Polls, Says Shivakumar
According to surveys, the Congress party is expected to win over 140 of the 224 seats up for election in the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections, according to party state unit president DK Shivakumar, who also predicted that several sitting BJP legislators will defect to the opposition party in the near future. After welcoming two former BJP MLAs and its former mayor of Mysuru join the party, he was speaking to reporters. Three prominent individuals—former Mysuru mayor Purushottam, former Kollegala Legislator G N Nanjundaswamy, and former MLA from Bijapur Manohar Ainapur—left the BJP and joined the Congress today. Shivakumar further asserted that the BJP had originally intended to call for elections in Karnataka as soon as the results of the 2022 Gujarat election were announced, but had changed its mind. Former lawmakers are leaving the BJP and joining the Congress. In the coming days, we will also disclose the list of sitting parliamentarians who will be participating; conversations