Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday opined that the air strike will help Karnataka win the 22 Lok Sabha seats in the upcoming general elections and his comment has raged the countrymen even more. Scroll down to read his entire statement!

B S Yeddyurapa, BJP leader in Karnataka.

Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said India’s air strike on Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camps inside Pakistan has favoured BJP’s victory in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

He also opined that Karnataka will win 22 Lok Sabha seats keeping in mind that the “non-military, preemptive action” was titled under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speaking to media prior to attending a meet of the BJP party workers in Davangere and Chitradurga, Yeddyurappa said, “The recent incident of armed forces attacking Pakistan has turned the tide in Narendra Modi’s favour, as the youth is happy after the attack. It will help us win 22 seats in Karnataka.”

India on Tuesday carried out air strikes against a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot, in which a “large number of terrorists” were killed, according to Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale.

The air strike was carried out in the aftermath of the February 14 terrorist attack carried out by the JeM on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, which claimed the lives of 40 CRPF personnel.

There are 28 seats at stake in Karnataka, out of which the BJP currently holds 16 seats while the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) hold 10 and 2 Lok Sabha seats, respectively.

However, Yeddyurapa’s comments have not been taken down well, especially not by the opposition, resulting in skepticism on central government’s priorities – the upcoming Lok Sabha elections or safety of the country including its army.

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