Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar has stated that no Congress leader can be “poached” by rival parties. This statement comes after exit polls showed the Congress party with a surprise win in the Telangana Assembly election and a potential chance to defeat the BJP in the Madhya Pradesh polls.
The Madhya Pradesh election is expected to be a tight race, with three out of six exit polls giving the Congress party a slight advantage. There has been talk of “resort politics” in which political parties keep their MLAs at luxury resorts or hotels with 24×7 security to prevent them from joining rival parties. Reports suggest that if the Congress party wins in Madhya Pradesh, they will send their elected members to Karnataka.
The Congress party had previously won back Karnataka from the BJP earlier this year. DK Shivakumar, who played a key role in the party’s victory, expressed confidence in the loyalty of Congress MLAs and dismissed the idea of “resort politics” as uninformed.
Shivakumar also claimed that Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had approached several Congress leaders, but reassured that they would not defect. Exit polls indicate that the Congress is expected to defeat the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) party in the state.
While Shivakumar personally doesn’t believe in exit polls, he mentioned that his own surveys and calculations have suggested a strong Congress win. He emphasized that there is a wave of change in Telangana and other states, with people wanting the Congress to come to power in Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.
Regarding the Madhya Pradesh result, Shivakumar criticized the BJP government, calling it the most corrupt in the state’s history. He confidently stated that a Congress government will be formed in Madhya Pradesh once the results are announced.
It is important to note that these statements were made prior to the official election results and are based on exit poll predictions.
