Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Monday said the party was ready to face elections in Karnataka at any point of time, but maintained that there is no possibility of early assembly polls.
Amid speculations in the ruling BJP about the possible replacement of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa and a purported audio clip indicating that it may become a reality going viral, the Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly said it is good that a “corrupt Chief Minister” is going.
“Congress is ready to face elections at any point of time,” he said in response to a question whether the party was ready in case the BJP is unable to handle its internal crisis.
Speaking to reporters here, he said “I don’t feel that an early election will take place because if Yediyurappa is removed, another person will be made the Chief Minister.
We are ready to face the election whenever it comes.”
The term of the current assembly ends in 2023.
The Congress Legislature Party leader’s comments come at a time when an audio clip has surfaced, fuelling a new round of speculation on whether replacing the 78 year-old Chief Minister is on the cards.
The purported audio clip is about Karnataka BJP President Nalin Kumar Kateel hinting at a possible leadership change in the state, which he has dismissed as fake.
