Krishna has said the BJP has “a fighting chance” in the coming Legislative Assembly elections in Karnataka and the results would clearly indicate that “Bengaluru can no longer be neglected”. In an interview on Saturday, Mr. Krishna, who quit the Congress and joined the BJP about 11 months ago, said, “We (BJP) have a fighting chance in the ensuing Assembly elections in Karnataka.”While admitting that the election results are difficult to predict, especially in Karnataka, Mr. Krishna said the BJP had a bright future, considering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personality and his “purposeful governance”. On identity politicsTo a question on whether identity politics raised by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah around issues such as Kannada flag and Kannada language will benefit the Congress, Mr. Krishna said, “I don’t think so. The people of Karnataka have graduated above that.”Predicting that Bengaluru will be an important election plank, Mr. Krishna said successive State governments since 2004 had neglected the development of Bengaluru. Mandya politicsOn the BJP’s prospects in Mandya district, where the party has no significant vote bank, Mr. Krishna said, “Now a large number young men and women are attracted by the personality of Mr. Modi, so they are joining hands.

Source: The Hindu February 03, 2018 18:56 UTC