BJP govt will complete full term, say Karnataka Ministers

Amid repeated claims by former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah that the BJP government in Karnataka was short lived, several Ministers on Tuesday asserted that the administration under Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa's leadership would complete its full term.

The ministers also expressed confidence about the BJP comingback to power after the next assembly election.

"I want to say- just as the Narendra Modi government completedits five year term in the county and got elected once again,in the same way we willcomplete the term under Yediyurappa's leadership.

The next government will also be BJP," Deputy Chief Minister Govind Karjol told reporters.

Continuing to express doubts over the longevity of the BJP government, Siddaramaiah, who is the Congress Legislature Party leader, had recently asked his party workers to prepare forassembly polls.

Housing minister V Somanna said the government would complete its term and get the blessings of the peopleonce again in the next elections under Yediyurappa's leadership.

"Siddaramaiah is an experienced politician. I don'tknow what his perspective is. As far as I know, this governmenthas three year ten months time.

We will complete the term andfight the election under Yediyurappa's leadership toget the blessings of the people once again," Somanna toldreporters.

He said the people of the state did not desire any election soon
Ashoka said Yediyurappa would be Chief Minister for three
Alleging that 17 of them favoured BJP for the sake of "power", Siddaramaaih has said, "With those who are not committed to a party's principles and programmes, with those who don't have political values if you form a government, how long can it survive?"