B.S. Yediyurappa, the chief minister designate for Karnataka, on Friday evening addressed BJP workers at the party office in Bengaluru before proceeding to Raj Bhavan for his swearing-in.
Yediyurappa told the party workers he had gone to Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form the government with the consent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah. “Amit Shah had called me today at 8am and asked me to go to Raj Bhavan to stake claim to form the government.”
Yediyurappa declared, “People have waited for more than a year for this day. This will end the Tughlaq rule in the state. During the previous regime, the state witnessed large-scale corruption and people's welfare was neglected.”
Yediyurappa said Karnataka was reeling under drought and farmers were in distress. He declared, “Within next three months, you will see a huge difference in the governance of the BJP and the previous government. I will live up to the expectations of all the 6.5 crore people of this state. I will not indulge in vindictive politics but take the opposition parties along for the betterment of the state.”
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Yediyurappa added he would be convening a cabinet meeting at 7pm on Friday after his swearing-in. Seeking cooperation of all, Yediyurappa declared, “I have a huge responsibility to ensure a life of dignity for all”. National general secretary B.L. Santosh would be representing the central leadership of the BJP at the swearing-in of Yediyurappa.
(With inputs from Prathima Nandakumar)