Karnataka polls | CM Bommai: BJP couldn't make the mark despite PM, workers' efforts

The BJP has not been able to make the mark, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday (May 13) as the Congress was striding towards victory in the state Assembly elections.

According to the latest trends available on the Election Commission website, the Congress is leading in 127 of the 224 Assembly seats in the state, while the BJP is ahead in 68. The JD-S is leading in 22 seats.

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“We have not been able to make the mark, in spite of a lot of effort put in by everyone, including the prime minister (Narendra Modi) and workers of the party,” Bommai said.

“We will do a detailed analysis as the results conclude. We will take these results in our stride and try to reorganise the party for next year’s Lok Sabha elections,” the BJP leader said.

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