Swamy prematurely hails Yediyurappa for 'winning'

Bengaluru, Dec 9 (IANS) Bharatiaya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Monday heaped praise on Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, for 'winning so many seats in the assembly by-elections', even before the Election Commission declared the result."I am happy that party colleague and long standing friend Yediyurappa has demonstrated a fine voter support in the crucial state of Karnataka," tweeted Swamy.Though BJP is leading in 11 of the 15 seats which went to the bypolls on December 5, Swamy was a little too early in congratulating Yediyurappa that he has won many seats even before the Election Commission has declared a winner yet.Swamy's premature tweet has already been tweeted by 860 people and liked by 5,400 enthusiasts.The ruling party requires a minimum of 7 seats in the 223-member Assembly for a simple majority with 112 as the halfway mark, the BJP will continue to stay in power in Karnataka for over another 3 years till May 2023 after winning the required seats on Monday.The BJP and the opposition Congress contested in all the 15 Assembly seats, while the JD-S in 12 seats.
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