Addressing a meeting in Shivamogga, Yediyurappa targeted Congress and said that the oldest party is a sinking ship.

He said, "There is not a single leader in that party who can match the stature of Prime Minister Narendra Modi."

"In Karnataka, former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and PM Modi have joined hands. Seeing this, victory on all 28 parliamentary seats is certain. Congress is not yet ready to name any candidate for the post of Prime Minister." " He said.

Rebel BJP leader K.S. In an indirect reference to Eshwarappa contesting the elections as an independent candidate, Yediyurappa appealed to the people to teach him a lesson in such a way that in future no party leader would dare to rebel against the leadership.

“Such a defeat should be handed over to them,” he said without naming anyone.

The veteran BJP leader also said that his son B.Y. Raghavendra

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