BJP for early elections in Karnataka

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday said it favoured early elections in Karnataka and requested the Election Commission to hold the polls in next February.

“February will be a conducive month to hold elections as examinations are held during April and May. The onset of summer also brings other problems,” BJP’s Karnataka unit president D N Sadanada Gowda told reporters here. Such a step would also put a stop to mudslinging among political parties, he said.

Alleging that the Congress was trying to prolong the elections, Gowda said the Election Commission should not “succumb” to its pressure tactics.