JDS leader DC Thamanna took a Jibe at BJP leaders by drawing an analogy between them and the 'street dogs'. Thamanna aimed BJP lawmaker Umesh Katti's who claimed that the dispensation would collapse soon.

Recently, Katti had claimed that 15 disgruntled MLAs of the ruling coalition were in touch with him and next week  BJP would form the new government in Karnataka.

Targeting Katti, Thammana said that J H Patel had once narrated a story in the state assembly about an elephant and street dogs. He said that Patel saying an elephant was walking ahead of street dogs who were hoping something would fall from atop the tusker that they would eat.

 The Karnataka Minister told reporters that “Neither did the food fall, nor the dogs got something to eat. This story fits perfectly with BJP leaders, who are expecting this government to fall.

Thamanna further said that Katti has been predicting the government's fall "today or tomorrow" for quite some time. "For the past seven months, we are hearing this every day but this has not materialised.

Soon after Katti's claim, state BJP chief and Leader of the Opposition B S Yeddyurappa had ruled out any attempt by his party to destabilise the present dispensation.

He said his party would take an "appropriate decision" if there was political instability in the state.