In the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly and BJP leader R Ashoka claimed that the state government has become bankrupt.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he will never join the BJP even if he is offered the position of President or Prime Minister of the country.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah of lying over the state's submission of the drought memorandum to the Centre.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday claimed that the BJP is talking about NDA winning more than 400 seats as a strategy because an internal survey conducted by it showed that it is difficult for the party to even get 200 seats in the coming Lok Sabha election.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday alleged that the BJP is using organisations like the IT Department, ED, and CBI to weaken the Congress Party as the party is scared of losing the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
"Congress government has many contradictions within it. The rivalry between Karnatka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivkumar groups is less with the BJP and more within their party. The Congress government will itself fall after elections."
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said that the state government has filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Centre to immediately release grants under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state, which is witnessing drought-like condit
Dismissing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's claim that the BJP was offering Rs 50 crore each to ruling Congress MLAs to switch sides ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka on Saturday said his party has made no such approaches to the rival camp.
"The Congress party has not paid income tax every year and hence, the Income Tax department has done its duty. By not following the rules, the Congress leaders were trying to mislead the people. The problem would not have arisen if Chief Minister Siddaramaiah told his party leaders to follow
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader DK Shivakumar alleged that the BJP was resorting to forceful suppression of the opposition in fear of losing the upcoming general elections.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah slammed the Centre on Friday over the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the alleged liquor policy scam.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence in the Congress party's victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while urging the party members to 'work with unity'.