A day after former Prime Minister and senior Janata Dal (U) leader H D Deve Gowda underlined the need for a congenial atmosphere before transfer of power can take place in Karnataka, BJP President Rajnath Singh on Friday said the transfer would be a smooth affair. Singh was in the city to inaugurate the two-day National Convention of the Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Friday. Singh said the state heads of both the parties in Karnataka were keeping a close watch over the developments. “Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has assured us that the shift of power will be completed as per schedule. Deve Gowda himself is not against the change of guard. However, party Vice-President Yashwant Sinha, who is also in charge of party affairs in Karnataka, will be personally going to Bangalore to talk to him,” Singh said.
