Victory, defeat not new for BJP, but we’ll introspect: Yediyurappa

BENGALURU: As the Congress surged ahead on Saturday in the Karnataka Assembly elections results, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B S Yediyurappa said victory and defeat are not new for the party and added that they will introspect the setback.

The Congress is on its way to scoring an emphatic victory in the Karnataka polls. Congress is at 136, including 10 seats that the party has won so far and 126 seats where it is leading. The BJP continues to lead in 64 seats.

“Victory and defeat aren’t new to BJP. Starting from just two seats, the party had a formed government on its own strength. Party workers need not be disheartened by these results. The state government, under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had undertaken development-oriented work, but we will introspect about the setback to the party. Our party will stand with the development of Karnataka and we respectfully accept the people’s verdict. I also thank the voters”. Yediyurappa said.

To a question, Yediyurappa said the Congress is duty-bound to fulfill the promises it had made to voters in the guarantee cards it had distributed. “I demand that the Congress should fulfill its promises”, he added.