Will form government on our own in Karnataka, no alliance for 2023 polls: BJP leader

The BJP would form the government on its own in Karnataka after the 2023 assembly polls banking on the agenda of development party national general secretary in charge of the state Arun Singh asserted in Mysuru on Tuesday as he ruled out the possibility of an alliance with the JDSHe also expressed confidence about the BJP winning the maximum number of seats in Old Mysuru region where the party doesnt have much presenceJDS is sinking and BJP is growingwe will go by development Whatever development we have done things we have done for all sections of society will be our main agendaJDS was also in power but they have not done anything When people compare the CongressJDS to that of BJP we are far ahead Mr Singh said in response to a questionSpeaking to reporters in Mysuru he said BJP doesnt have an alliance with anyone in KarnatakaWe will form our government on our own with a majority and in Mysuru region we will definitely get the maximum seats he addedThe old Mysuru region comprising the southern districts of Karnataka has traditionally been a bastion of Congress and JDSBJP which is weak there has been making consistent efforts to make inroads aimed at reaping political benefitsMr Singh who is on a visit to the state held meetings with Mysuru Mysuru Rural and Chamarajanagar district officebearers on Tuesday On September 1 he will chair a meeting of officebearers of Hassan and Mandya units and the next day a meeting of Bengaluru North South and Central unitsTo a question on some ministers openly voicing displeasure over portfolios allotted to them he said the party is supreme and any individual concern should be left behind adding that everyone should work for the welfare of the people of the stateAll the ministers have taken charge of portfolios and are aware that they are working in the BJP which has an ideology We have certain objectiveseveryone is working for the party to achieve itportfolio allocation is the prerogative of the Chief Minister he said to a question whether some ministers are pressurising for change in portfoliosMinisters like Anand Singh Environment Ecology and Tourism and MTB Nagaraj Municipal Administration and Small Scale Industries had openly voiced their displeasure about their portfolios and had not taken charge of their departments for some time but finally relented after being convinced to do so by Chief Minister Basavaraj BommaiTo a question on state BJP strongman and former Chief Minister B S Yediyurappas proposed statewide tour Mr Singh said he is an experienced leader who has gone to each and every corner of the state and his tour will benefit the partyWe will definitely use his Mr Yediyurappas experience in Karnataka he is the tallest leader in the state he saidMr Yediyurappa has announced that he would tour the state with party leaders to bring BJP back to power in Karnataka in the next assembly pollsThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever