Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Wednesday said the outcome of Karnataka Assembly elections would be a good indication for the Lok Sabha polls, due next year. "I think the outcome of this assembly election will be a good indication for 2014 Lok Sabha polls. Karnataka is very crucial," Reddy told reporters here.
Reddy said there were strong indications of Congress pulling off one of its biggest victories in Karnataka. The people were "fed up" with two previous governments, in terms of development and corruption, and they want a change for the better, Reddy said. Karnataka like Andhra Pradesh had always been a stronghold of Congress and these two states had come to the rescue of the party whenever it faced difficulties, he said. "It all began in 1976-77 when Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka gave their mandate to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which helped the Congress to regain power at the Centre," he said.
On Telangana issue, he said the Centre was in a process of taking a decision in this regard. "Since Telangana is a delicate and sentimental issue, the Centre has to take a decision after consulting all stakeholders," he said.
Reddy said there were strong indications of Congress pulling off one of its biggest victories in Karnataka. The people were "fed up" with two previous governments, in terms of development and corruption, and they want a change for the better, Reddy said. Karnataka like Andhra Pradesh had always been a stronghold of Congress and these two states had come to the rescue of the party whenever it faced difficulties, he said. "It all began in 1976-77 when Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka gave their mandate to late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi which helped the Congress to regain power at the Centre," he said.
On Telangana issue, he said the Centre was in a process of taking a decision in this regard. "Since Telangana is a delicate and sentimental issue, the Centre has to take a decision after consulting all stakeholders," he said.
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