‘Karnataka result stepping stone to Lok Sabha polls, hope Rahul to be PM’ says Siddaramaiah

In light of the victory for the party in the Karnataka Assembly elections, Congress leader Siddaramaiah stated today that he hopes Rahul Gandhi will be appointed as the nation’s prime minister.

The Congressman hoped that Rahul Gandhi, who represented the party as prime ministerial candidate in the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019, will take office as prime minister in 2024. Siddaramaiah remarked that the Karnataka Assembly election results would serve as a stepping stone to the Lok Sabha election scheduled for the following year. He described them as a mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“The result of this election is a stepping stone to the Lok Sabha election. I hope all non-BJP parties come together and see that BJP is defeated and I also hope Rahul Gandhi may become PM of the country,” Siddaramaiah said.
Congress crossed the halfway mark in trends in the ongoing counting of votes for Karnataka Assembly polls.

“It is a mandate against Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and JP Nadda. The PM had come to Karnataka 20 times, no PM in the past campaigned like this,” Siddaramaiah said.

Commenting on the results of the May 10 Assembly elections in which Congress is leading in 129 seats besides winning 4 seats, as per the Election Commission data till 1.30 pm, he said that the party will cross 130 seats.

“We will cross 130 seats also, it is a big victory of the Congress party. The people of Karnataka wanted a change because they were fed up with the BJP government. BJP spent a lot of money on Operation ‘Kamala’. Padyatra of Rahul ji helped as well in the enthusing cadre of party,” Siddaramaiah said.

Siddaramaiah also tweeted. “This is a victory for a secular party!! People of Karnataka wanted a stable government that delivers as promised, and hence have given the mandate for Congress!!”