Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday expressed confidence that his party would win the election on its own, NDTV report said.
Shivakumar’s assertion come a day before the results of the closely watched the state election are announced.
He as per the report dismissed speculation that it could be bested by a potential alliance between the BJP and the Janata Dal-Secular or JD-S.
Shivakumar, who is seen as a possible chief minister candidate, said he was sticking to the party's prediction of winning about 150 seats in the 224-member assembly, well above the majority mark of 113, it said.
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"I will not change my expectations. I will not change my numbers. The Congress party will come to power. We had a big strength of leaders. Our national leaders came down and did their best. We also had Siddaramaiah and various leaders have travelled the length and breadth of Karnataka. We will have good numbers," Shivakumar was quoted in the report as having said.
He also denied that there were any talks between his party and the JD-S, which is expected to play a kingmaker role in case of a hung assembly, the report said.
He said that the Congress would form the government on its own and that he did not want to comment on the BJP's, attempts to woo the JD-S, it said.
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"No talks between the JD-S and BJP. We will form the government on our own. Let them talk. I don't want to comment on their talk," he was quoted as having said.
"Both my former Congress presidents, Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, will decide," he was quoted in the report.
