Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa has said that after its ‘spectacular performance’ in the recently held Gram Panchayat polls, Karnataka BJP would focus on winning a majority in the Taluk and Zilla Panchayat polls to be held shortly. Karnataka CM was speaking at the BJP’s special two-day core committee and executive committee meeting held at his native district of Shivamogga. The top leader also said the party would now concentrate on winning the by-polls to Maski and Basva Kalyan assembly seats plus the Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency, the elections to which are likely to be held shortly. Promising to bring the BJP back to power with ‘140 to 150 seats’ in the next assembly polls due in 2023, Yediyurappa said to do that he would undertake a statewide tour to strengthen the party. BJP as its outreach to the electorate starting January 11, the CM and other party leaders will hold ‘Jan Sevak’ meetings across all the districts in the state. Yediyurappa will start this programme from Mysuru in which the party would convey the work being done by the Centre and the state government to the electorate. Union home minister Amit Shah will participate in a ‘Jan Sevak’ event to be held in Bengaluru on January 16 or 17. Karnataka nods shops, businesses to function 24X7 Counting of Karnataka Panchayat elections continues, BJP takes lead Karnataka Legislative Council deputy chairperson Dharme Gowda found dead