Mysuru: BJP State President and the Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly B.S. Yeddyurappa has dared Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy to dissolve the Assembly and face fresh polls. “If you have the guts, dissolve the Assembly and come for election,” Yeddyurappa thundered. He was speaking during the thanks-giving meeting of BJP under Krishnaraja Assembly Constituency yesterday at Rajendra Kalamandira on Ramanuja Road where he thanked the voters for choosing the BJP and party workers for ensuring the victory of MLA S.A. Ramdas. “Kumaraswamy, who is under the mercy of the Congress for making him the CM, should come out of the coalition and seek people’s mandate once again, if he has self-respect,” he said. “People are already fed up of the government and they have seen the drama enacted by ‘father and sons’ party JD(S) which is supported by Congress. Shamelessly they have come together and have gone against the people’s mandate,” the former CM lashed out. The Government has a short life and Congress will not allow Kumaraswamy to govern. “Already Congress leaders have openly stated that if they support JD(S) for five years, Congress will lose relevance in Karnataka. We are witnessing tussle for power almost every day. Even Kumaraswamy is not sure of running the Government for a full term,” Yeddyurappa said. “If the elections are held at this moment, the BJP will surely win 150 seats as in many constituencies, we have lost by narrow margins,” he said. Yeddyurappa said that there was too much confusion prevailing between leaders of JD(S) and Congress and the coalition Government will not last long. He said people would not accept opportunistic politics practiced by Congress and JD(S).
