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BJP Sharpens Election Strategy: Yediyurappa Says Local Body Polls Key to Toppling Congress

The Bengaluru Live January 7, 2026 8:02 PM 2 minutes read

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Bengaluru: Senior BJP leader, Central Parliamentary Board member and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to place special focus on local body elections, projecting them as a platform to expose what he termed the “misgovernance and corruption” of the Congress-led state government.

Speaking to the media at the BJP state headquarters Jagannath Bhavan in Malleshwaram, Yediyurappa said the party has launched district-level leadership meetings involving the state president and senior leaders to strengthen organisational preparedness ahead of the elections.

“We have resolved to bring this government’s misrule to the attention of the people and work with full commitment to ensure BJP candidates emerge victorious in the local body elections,” he said.

Responding to questions on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah becoming the longest-serving CM in Karnataka, Yediyurappa said Siddaramaiah’s tenure cannot be compared with that of late Devaraj Urs, noting that their governance styles were fundamentally different.

“At a time when this government is deeply mired in corruption, trying to showcase achievements through conferences and celebrations will not appeal to the people,” he remarked, adding that public sentiment is already favouring the BJP in local elections.

ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಘಟನೆ ಮತ್ತಷ್ಟು ಬಲಪಡಿಸುವ ನಿಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಜಿಲ್ಲಾವಾರು ವಿಶೇಷ ಸಭೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳಲಾಯಿತು. pic.twitter.com/rOrE5aRIj0
— B.S.Yediyurappa (@BSYBJP) January 7, 2026

Yediyurappa expressed confidence that the BJP would continue its winning momentum and said the party’s grassroots workers are highly motivated. “You will see BJP’s victory in the coming local body elections,” he asserted.

He further said the BJP is working with a long-term vision of returning to power with a decisive mandate in the next Assembly elections, beginning with success at the grassroots level.