Yediyurappa sets target of winning 140 to 150 Assembly seats

Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has called upon workers of the BJP to strengthen the party’s organisation so that it can retain power after the next Assembly elections without depending on the support of others. Setting a target of winning 140 to 150 seats in the 2023 polls, he declared that he would tour the State soon to galvanise the workers.

Speaking after inaugurating a special meeting of the State unit of BJP in Shivamogga on Sunday, Mr. Yediyurappa said, “I will also travel across all districts from next week and hold meetings with workers.”

The byelections to Belagavi Lok Sabha seat and two Assembly seats could be held in April this year. Similarly, the elections to taluk panchayats and zilla panchayats, where candidates will contest on party symbols, could be held soon. “The party’s performance in these elections will have an impact on the next Assembly polls. We have won 25 Lok Sabha seats and it is not a simple thing. People are with us. Our workers just have to maintain a good rapport with the people. We have to win 140-150 seats in the next Assembly polls,” he said.