BJP is the ‘A’ team in state: Bommai

NT Correspondent
Belagavi

While the Congress accuses JDS as 'B' team of BJP, and the JDS terms the grand old party of Indian as the real 'B' team, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said, "It means both the opposition parties have accepted that BJP is A team." He told reporters here on Saturday, “We are not bothered by the 'B' team. The Congress is optimistic of winning more seats in the coming Legislative Council polls, the reality is BJP has a very good chance to triumph. There is complete unity in the BJP.”

Replying to a question on former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy's statement that Siddaramaiah has a soft corner for the CM (Bommai), he said, "Siddaramaiah actually is targeting me more. You can draw your own conclusions whether he is soft or hard by observing the language Siddaramaiah has been using against me.” “I have decided not to intervene between the two. Nobody can finish any party. It is the people who decide fate,” Bommai said.

BJP has won three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections for the first time. Our representation in the Rajya Sabha has gone up. We are confident of winning all the 4 seats in the Legislative Council elections. We are getting good responses in the Graduates' and Teachers' constituencies. Arun Shahapur and Hanumanth Nirani are set to win with huge margins, Bommai said.

'Prabhakar Kore is with us' Replying to a question on senior BJP leader Prabhakar Kore, Bommai said, "Kore is always with us. He will always be our senior leader. He is not accompanying us only because he had a pre scheduled programme to receive the Doctorate honour. We have organised mega campaign rallies in Belagavi and Hubballi. We are confident of winning all the 4 seats," Bommai said.