Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Mekedatu project is necessary to provide drinking water to Bengaluru, Sowmya Reddy will have to win if we want to get permission for Mekedatu from the Centre. On the second day of campaigning on behalf of Sowmya Reddy in Bengaluru South constituency, the Chief Minister on Monday (April 8) held an intense road show and pointed out the "serial failures" of BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, who is currently representing the constituency. Have been. He said, "There is a need to increase Cauvery connection for drinking water in Bengaluru South, now it is only 60 per cent. Sowmya Reddy's victory is necessary if the Mekedat project is to be implemented." Mekedatu Project is a multi-purpose (drinking water and power) project consisting of construction of a balancing reservoir near Kanakapura in Ramanagara district. Once completed, it is expected to supply more than 4 tm (thousand million cubic feet) of drinking water to Bengaluru city. "Soumya Reddy was mistreated during the counting of votes in the Assembly elections. We will get justice in the court." The Chief Minister said that he called upon the people to give justice in the Janata Adalat in the Lok Sabha elections. Elections for 2 seats will be held in Karnataka in two phases on 26 April and 7 May. There are 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka, of which five are reserved for S candidates. In the two 2019 Lok Sabha elections for ST candidates, BJP won 25 seats with 51. per cent vote share, while Congress won 1 seat with 32.1 per cent vote share, JD(S) won one seat and Independents won one seat. General elections for each of the 543 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka will be held in seven phases starting from April 19, with counting taking place on June 4.