Siddaramaiah says confident that Congress will win 3 seats in bypolls

Challakere (Chitradurga): Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Monday exuded confidence that the Congress would win all the three seats in assembly by-elections.

The Congress veteran made these remarks while speaking to the media in Challakere. He was in the town to attend the wedding of MLA Raghumurthy's daughter.

In response to BJP MLA Yatnal's statement accusing Congress of looting funds from the Ahinda community, Siddaramaiah questioned the source of the alleged Rs 1000 crore Yatnal claimed would be used to topple the Congress government, suggesting it might be black money obtained through bribery.

Regarding the JD(S) accusation that Congress is attempting to lure CP Yogeshwar for the Channapatna constituency, Siddaramaiah said that BJP and JD(S) should first select their candidate for Channapatna.

He assured that Congress would finalize its candidate for the constituency soon.

Asked on the situation in Bengaluru due to the incessant rainfall, the chief minister said all precautionary measures have been taken in the city.