Karnataka model should be replicated: Ashok Chavan

Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan today said that Karnataka is the beginning of anti-BJP parties coming together, and this experiment should be replicated across the country.

"Congress is aware that it alone can not go ahead and take on the ruling party. Political parties with a common agenda need to come together," he said.

The former chief minister was speaking at a discussion organised by the association 'Friends of Democracy' here.

"I think what happened in Karnataka is the beginning of anti-BJP parties joining hands. We need to replicate it everywhere," Chavan said, referring to the Congress and JD(S) forming a post-poll alliance in the southern state.

Referring to the BJP's advertisements on the fourth anniversary of Narendra Modi government, Chavan said, "Did the BJP fulfil a single promise it advertised extensively? BJP's behaviour has been like a cancer, and it needs to be treated at the earliest."
Member of Parliament Raju Shetti said, "I am known for fighting for farmers' rights. Major opposition parties should introspect why someone like me joined the NDA in 2014 general elections."