Even when Prime Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday that the ruling BJP had performed credibly by winning the most Gram Panchayats in Karnataka state, senior congressman and opposition leader in state assembly Siddaramiah lo accused of mounting an operation to attract members of the opposition. .
Voting was held for 5,728 Gram Panchayats and voting took place in two phases on December 22 and 27. A total of 91,339 members were declared elected on Thursday.
“The BJP has been improving its performance at both the state and national levels. In Gram Panchayat polls, candidates supported by the BJP won more than 60 percent of the seats. Of the 5,728 GPs, BJP-endorsed candidates have won the majority in more than 3,800 of them. This was made possible by our national leadership and collective leadership at the local level, ”Yediyurappa said.
The CM noted that in addition to winning 12 of the 15 assembly seats in last year’s by-elections, the BJP had won the two assembly seats where by-elections were held this year. “We have been constantly improving our performance,” he said.
However, Siddaramiah refuted BJP’s claim that he won the majority of the GPs.
“Yediyurappa is the father of ‘Operation Kamala’ (lotus). Using their monetary power, they are trying to attract candidates supported by our party who won at the GP polls. Making false claims like winning the most GPs doesn’t reflect well on a CM, ”said Siddaramiah.
In the lexicon of Congress, Operation Kamala is supposedly the BJP’s covert way of trying to get the MLA to leave opposition parties, particularly a ruling coalition.
Political analyst Manjunath pointed out that since the GP elections were held without parties, it was easy for all parties to claim victory.
“In several seats it looked like a melee between the BJP and Congress with the saffron party marginally ahead. JDS is a distant third party. However, being in power means that the BJP enjoys a natural advantage in trying to attract supporters from other parties and independents to install their election to head the Gram Panchayats. “
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