Mangalore, December 2: Although Former Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has parted ways with the BJP, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar believes that the development will have no impact on the electoral results in the upcoming Assembly elections.
Speaking to mediapersons upon his arrival in Mangalore on Sunday, Mr. Shettar said that the BJP continues to have a “strong presence” in the state and there was no question of any impact on the poll results.
“The BJP has a strong presence in the state and we have activists in each and every village of the state. We have given good aministration. Besides, all MLAs are with the party and it will be the BJP which will emerge victorious again after polls”, he said.
On the Kaveri water dispute, the CM said that the state has already conveyed to the Supreme Court its problems. “We have standing crop and its difficult to release water now. We have told the Court that Bangalore alone needs 12 TMC of water. The hearing is scheduled for tomorrow. We will wait and see”, he said.
Meanwhile, TV news channel crew stayed away from the coverage of CM's arrival in protest of journalist Naveen Soorinje's arrest.
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