BJP Attacks Karnataka Congress for Running a ‘Negative Campaign’

BJP leaders took to Twitter and attacked the Congress over a “negative campaign” in the run up to the BBMP polls.

After winning the Bengaluru civic body polls, BJP’s Arun Jaitley launched an offensive against the Congress party.

M.P., Rajasthan and now Bengaluru - a series of victories by the BJP. Will the Congress introspect, why?

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 25, 2015

Mindless negativity is counterproductive. This is the electorate’s message to Congress after M.P., Rajasthan and Bengaluru civic elections.

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) August 25, 2015

Parliamentary Affairs Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the result is a “lesson” for all. “Its message is clear that negative politics is not going to yield any benefit to anyone,” he said.

He also referred to the results of civic body polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan saying that they came “despite a very negative campaign” by Congress against its Chief Ministers Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vasundhara Raje.

I congratulate ppl of Bangalore for the emphatic positive mandate given for Bharatiya Janata Party in the BBMP elections. #BBMPResults (1/3)

— M Venkaiah Naidu (@MVenkaiahNaidu) August 25, 2015

The comments by senior BJP leaders came even before the party emerged as the clear winner.

The election to 198 wards of BBMP was held after a prolonged court battle, as Siddaramaiah-led government sought to defer it on grounds of trifurcating the civic body.