Election officials check CM Bommai’s vehicle en route to Ghati Subramanya temple

CHIKKABALLAPUR: Officials on election duty on Friday checked the car of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai who was on his way to Ghati Subramanya in Doddaballapur along with his family on the occasion of his son Bharat’s birthday.

The CM was in his private vehicle, escorted by the police, when the convoy was stopped at the Hosahudya checkpost and checked as the Model Code of Conduct is in place. Bengaluru Rural Superintendent of Police Mallikarjun Baladandi and other officials were present.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, his wife and son at the Ghati Subramanya temple on Friday.

The CM and his family members later offered special prayers at the Ghati Subramanya temple. “We come here regularly. I was supposed to visit the temple a month ago, but could not due to work pressure. I prayed for the welfare of the people of the state”, he said.

Emerging from the temple, the CM, who spoke to media persons, said the party will put up a tough fight in Varuna Assembly constituency. “There is a demand that B Y Vijayendra should contest from there, but a final decision will be taken by B S Yediyurappa and the parliamentary board”, he said.

The CM and his family members offered special prayers at the temple to mark his son’s birthday.

The CM further said, “We will return to power with a clear majority. The surveys that are coming out now were done long ago and not all of them are in favour of the Congress. There is still about one-and-half month’s time and more surveys are going on now”.

On the issue of the BJP announcing its candidates, he said the list will be released in a week on 10 days. “We are eliciting opinion from the grassroots level. We will discuss at the state parliamentary board and announce the names”. he added.

Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai speaking to the media after emerging from the temple.

Training his guns on Congress leader Siddaramaiah, Basavaraj Bommai said, “He is daydreaming about becoming CM again and has become desperate. In 2013, he said it would be his last election and in 2018, he again dreamt of becoming CM. Now, in 2023, he’s still daydreaming. It’s not important to become CM, but what matters is what work a person has done and what he can do that matters”, he said.