They can keep dreaming: Kharge on BJP's alleged bid to form govt in Karnataka

Yeddyurappa last week claimed that more than 20 ‘unhappy’ leaders will desert Congress after declaration of general election results.

Will be mistake for Veerashaivas to vote for Cong: Yeddyurappa

He was campaigning for the party candidate for the Chincholi Assembly bypoll.

Yeddyurappa’s statement came after Cong’s KC Venugopal asserted that many BJP MLAs in Karnataka will join his party after May 23.

HD Kumaraswamy is scheduled to canvass for Congress candidates in Kundgol and Chincholi assembly by-polls on May 13 and 14.

Gopalakrishna said, 'It is true that there will be turmoil within the BJP. BS Yeddyurappa will have to step down'.

Of 28 parliamentary seats in state, Congress and JD(S) are contesting on 21 and 7 seats, respectively, as per a pre-poll arrangement.

Karnataka goes to the polls in the second and third phases on April 18 and 23.

Former Karnataka CM Yeddyurappa claimed there was a "BJP wave" in Karnataka and the party would win 22 of the state's seats.

He also claimed that the statements of the Congress leaders are retweeted more by the people of Pakistan than their counterparts in India.

Raghavendra accused the Congress of unnecessarily creating a controversy.