PM Modi, Amit Shah praise Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai as BJP wins 3 Rajya Sabha seats
Bangalore:
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai for helping the BJP win three Rajya Sabha seats in the biennial election to four seats.
A statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Office said that PM Modi praised the Chief Minister for his political strategy and acumen, which played a major role in helping the BJP win three seats in the Rajya Sabha elections.
“(Prime Minister) Modi called (Chief Minister) Bommai soon after the results were announced and congratulated the Chief Minister for his role in the victory,” the statement said.
In appreciation of Chief Minister Bommai, PM Modi was quoted as saying, “Your efforts in getting three members elected to Rajya Sabha from BJP were priceless. This contribution of Karnataka will inspire more good works.”
BJP national president JP Nadda also called up the chief minister and congratulated the chief minister, the statement said.
“Your hard work has paid off. Your strategies have proved successful,” Nadda said.
Chief Minister Bommai received a call from Union Home Minister Amit Shah and expressed happiness over the victory of three BJP candidates as the party’s state leadership ensured victory of its third candidate to overcome a tough political challenge in the numbers game.
Amit Shah praised Bommai’s efforts and said, “It is a big gift from Karnataka to increase the party’s strength in the Rajya Sabha.”
In the elections held on Friday, the BJP got success in winning three out of four seats. The three winning candidates are Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Kannada film actor-turned-politician Jaggesh and Lahar Singh Siroya, who is considered close to strong BJP leader and former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa.
Congress candidate Jairam Ramesh also emerged victorious.
JD(S) and Congress, which had fielded D Kupendra Reddy and Mansoor Ali Khan as the fourth candidate respectively, lost from Siroya.
The JD(S) party’s prospects were buoyed by the Congress party, which fielded Mr. Khan. To further his ambition, two JD(S) MLAs cross-voted – one in favor of the Congress and the other suspected of voting for the BJP.
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