Bengaluru, Dec 31: Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday thanked people in rural areas for their overwhelming support to the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in the recently concluded Panchayat elections, in which the party workers scored a resounding victory.
Addressing a press conference here today, the chief minister attributed the success of the BJP in the Panchayat elections to the development agenda of his government in the state.
Maintaining that among the 5,728 Panchayats for which elections were held recently, the BJP has secured over 3,800 Panchayat bodies, he said, "We have secured more than 60 per cent of the total number of seats, for which elections have been conducted".
He also attributed the success of the party to the images of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the collective efforts put up by the party leaders in the state.
Claiming that the Karnataka state remains as the preferred destination for foreign investments despite the COVID-19 crises prevailed in the state, he said, "Our government's only agenda is to take the state to number one in the country".
He dismissed the rumours over the change of leadership in the state, and said, "There is no base for it as our BJP central leadership has already made it clear on the issue".
"There is no confusion on the issue in the party, it is only the creation of the media" he quipped.
Strongly defending the farm laws for which farmers are on warpath, he said that the opposition parties are misleading the farmers.
"The farm laws would open a new vista for the farming community in the country and help them get better prices for their products," he added.
Deputy Chief ministers, Govind Karajol, Dr Ashwathnarayan, Home minister Basavaraj Bommai and the Education Minister Suresh Kumar were also present on the occasion.
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