Senior Congress chief Siddaramaiah, who has determined to contest the upcoming meeting election in Karnataka from Kolar phase, asserted on Saturday that he will certainly win even when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Residence Minister Amit Shah have been to marketing campaign in opposition to him.

The previous Chief Minister has determined to shift his constituency from Badami in Bagalkote district in North Karnataka to Kolar citing age issue and the space. “Let (BJP nationwide common secretary) B L Santhosh come, BJP nationwide president J P Nadda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi or Union Residence Minister Amit Shah and marketing campaign in opposition to me. I’ll absolutely win from Kolar,” he advised reporters.

Siddaramaiah was reacting to a question {that a} damaging marketing campaign has begun ever since he expressed his want to contest from Kolar within the meeting ballot, which is simply 4 months away. There have been studies that handbills are being distributed within the district in opposition to Siddaramaiah.

The Congress veteran added that the identical was tried in Badami from the place he contested within the 2018 meeting election and he received regardless of the marketing campaign by Amit Shah and different senior BJP leaders.

Siddaramaiah had contested the 2018 meeting election from two meeting seats – Chamundeshwari and Badami. Whereas he misplaced the Chamundeshwari seat with an enormous victory margin of over 36,000 votes in opposition to the JD(S) candidate G T Deve Gowda, Badami was his face saver although he received with a slender victory margin of about 1,700 votes in opposition to BJP’s B Sriramulu.

The previous CM clarified that he was not contesting from Badami as a result of it was too distant and age was an element retaining him from contest the elections there. “Folks of Badami need me there and are able to even sponsor a helicopter however as a consequence of age associated points and distance, I’ve determined to struggle election from Kolar,” he mentioned. Requested in regards to the PM lauding the Karnataka authorities, he mentioned Modi was mendacity. “Is it not a truth that folks made cash within the police sub-inspector recruitment rip-off? Why is the extra director common of police Amrit Paul in jail?” Siddaramaiah requested.

He additionally alleged that the ‘infamous felony Santro Ravi’ was being protected by the federal government. “Santro Ravi is being protected. He’s a infamous felony, who’s charged with rape. He was into switch enterprise and Safety of Kids in opposition to Sexual Offences (POCSO). Why he was not taken but on police custody?” Siddaramaiah mentioned. The Congress stalwart exuded confidence that his get together will come to energy with absolute majority by profitable 140 to 150 seats within the subsequent meeting election. He pinned hopes on the Congress’ promise of 200 unit free electrical energy to each family and Rs 2,000 monthly to girls who head the household.