Horatti sees next BJP chief minister in Hegde

JD(S) leader and MLC Basavaraj Horatti on Friday stated that the BJP would make Anant Kumar Hegde as the Chief Minister if voted to power in the forthcoming Assembly elections.

"B S Yeddyurappa won't become the chief minister if the BJP comes to the power in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Instead, the party will make Anantkumar Hegde as the chief minister," Horatti told reporters.

The MLC stated that the RSS knew how to handle leaders from other communities.

"There are 9 MPs from the Lingayat community representing the BJP in the state. However, the party leadership hasn't inducted even one of them into the Union Ministry," he said.

Horatti sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to resolve Mahadayi water dispute.

"Modi should convene the meeting of chief ministers of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa to find a solution to the dispute," he said and added:" MP Shobha Karandlaje should request Modi to settle the dispute instead of protesting in front of chief minister's residence."