Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday claimed that the Congress will come to power in Karnataka. Karnataka is currently ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Talking to reporters in the pilgrimage city of Pandharpur, about 350 km from Mumbai, the 82-year-old leader said that in the current situation, the BJP is in power in “five to six” states, while the rest have non-BJP governments.
Congress will come to power in Karnataka
He said, “According to the information I have received, the Congress will come to power in Karnataka. As far as the whole country is concerned, we will start with Kerala. Is there BJP in Kerala? in Tamil Nadu? I have told you about Karnataka. Is there BJP in Telangana? Andhra? Only because of the cleverness of Eknath Shinde, they managed to get power in Maharashtra.” Assembly elections in Karnataka will be held on May 10 and the counting of votes will take place on May 13.
There are BJP governments in five to six states
Pawar said the BJP came to power in Madhya Pradesh after horse-trading of some Congress MLAs during Kamal Nath’s chief ministership. He said, “There is no BJP government in Rajasthan, Delhi, Punjab and Bengal. If you look at the entire map of the country, only five to six states have BJP governments and the remaining states have non-BJP governments.” What will happen in the elections?
MVA alliance will remain intact in Maharashtra
Asked about Barsu in Maharashtra’s coastal Ratnagiri district, the NCP chief said the discontent of local residents should not be ignored and their interests should be protected. A section of villagers in Barsu are protesting against the petroleum refinery project. “It should also be ensured that the project should not adversely affect the agriculture and fishing business of the area,” he said. Meanwhile, senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar said in Pune that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA ) The alliance will remain intact and necessary efforts are being made.
