BENGALURU:

Reiterating his pitch for annointing three DyCMs in the state, Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna said the ruling party might win fewer Lok Sabha seats in the state if it does not anoint three DyCMs belonging to major communities of the state. “The upcoming Lok Sabha election in terms of our state, party and government is very important. In Karnataka, we have to win more seats. If we win less seats, a slogan will be floated that ‘you lost the mandate of the people, and hence you must resign’. I am anticipating this in the coming days. “There is a history for this. In 1977, Charan Singh (as Union Home Minister) decided to dissolve six state assemblies ruled by Congress. He argued that assemblies no longer represent the will of the electorate of their respective states after gaining less seats in Lok Sabha elections.