Siddaramaiah challenges BJP to dissolve assembly, face polls

The Congress Legislature Party leader claimed, according to his information, Congress candidates have won the maximum number of seats. Yediyurappa earlier said BJP backed candidates have won in majority of around 3,800 panchayats out of 5,728. "We are number one, not BJP, as candidates supported by us have won at majority places I'm told. They (BJP) did not have candidates at many places..." he said. Alleging that the administration has collapsed, corruption was rampant and developmental works have come to a stand still under Yediyurappa government, the former Chief Minister said there was no government in the state. He also hit out at the government over its handling of COVID crisis, especially what he called its ''failure'' in controlling the UK variant and said it was ''irresponsible''.