
Hangal loss not a setback: Vijayendra
The Hindu
BJP State vice president B.Y. Vijayendra said that the party’s defeat in Hangal should not be seen as a setback for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. The CM and other leaders worked hard for the party
BJP State vice president B.Y. Vijayendra said that the party’s defeat in Hangal should not be seen as a setback for Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.
The CM and other leaders worked hard for the party in the elections, he told journalists in Hassan on Wednesday.
Mr. Bommai had been the Chief Minister only for a couple of months. He campaigned extensively for both seats. The party won one and lost another. “Everybody in the party will take the responsibility for the defeat,” he said.

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