BJP not responsible for 'confusion' in Cong-JD(S) coalition, says Yeddyurappa

Ahead of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting here, Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Friday said it was the Grand Old Party's responsibility to keep its flock together and his party had nothing to do with the "confusion" in the ruling coalition in the southern state.

He also said the allegations that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was trying to poach Congress MLAs were "far from the truth".

"It is far from the truth that we are causing confusion in the Congress-JD(S) coalition. We 104 people (BJP MLAs) are together and one. Our only intention is to win 20 Lok Sabha seats (in Karnataka) and we are making preparations for it," Yeddyurappa said.

Speaking to reporters here, the former Karnataka chief minister said, "Unnecessarily...(allegations are being levelled against the BJP), what do we have to do with their CLP meeting? It is their responsibility to keep their flock together, if they (MLAs) have gone away. Our responsibility is to keep our 104 MLAs together."
Asked about shifting the state BJP MLAs from a hotel to a resort in Gurugram, Haryana, Yeddyurappa said, "All these are speculation; there is no truth in it. All of them will come back tomorrow."
He said, "...all of them will come for the meeting, they have spoken to us, we will discuss at the meeting."
Hitting out at Yeddyurappa, the Congress leader said, "Let him take care of his party MLAs, whom they have kept in Gurugram. Let him not worry about our MLAs."