Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that there will not be any implications of Tripura assembly elections on the state.
Continuing its winning streak, the BJP wrested Tripura as the ruling left party managed to take only 16 seats.
In a series of tweets, Siddaramaiah said, "Post Tripura results there is excitement in media about the results’ implications for Karnataka. Since 2014 Lok Sabha results, BJP has lost Assembly segments in over 50 Lok Sabha Seats and has won only about 2 LS seats. So let us not lose perspective: there is no Modi wave here."
In another tweet, the Chief Minister said, "The BJP Karnataka has to worry about convincing voters here how former 'JailBird' BS Yeddyurappa who presided over mining loot, illegal de-notification of Bengaluru lands and cash-for-MLA scam called OperationKamala, can provide stable corruption-free governance."
While the BJP and its ally IPFT won 43 seats out of 59 Tripura constituencies, the Left Front managed to win 16 seats. The BJP on its own won 35 seats, while IPFT won eight seats.
Earlier in the day, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the 'lotus' will now bloom in Karnataka, Kerala, West Bengal and Odisha.
He also credited the BJP's 'historic' performance in northeastern states to "development-oriented" policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "organisational skills" of Amit Shah and said the day is not far when one party will be in power right from Kashmir to Kanyakumari.
After the outcome of assembly elections in the three northeastern states, the BJP is set to lead or be a partner in 21 of India's 31 state governments, underlining a saffron dominance of the national political map like no other time.
