BENGALURU: After Bhartiya Janata Party’s massive victory in the Lok Sabha polls, former chief minister and Karnataka BJP president BS Yeddyurappa on Tuesday said that if the Congress-JDS coalition decides to dissolve the state Assembly, he will welcome their decision. "We have won 25 of 28 Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. This is a historic win. I will welcome the decision if they (the ruling alliance) dissolve the government and go for mid-term polls," he said.

After the Congress-JD(S) coalition failed miserably in the Lok Sabha elections there was resentment among the leaders of coalition.

Senior Congress leader KN Rajanna on Monday had said, "This government will not remain in power as it will collapse after June 10. I have been told that he must have lost his post even before but as per my sources, BJP people in the state stopped till the Prime Minister takes the oath."

Mr. Yeddyurappa said, "No BJP legislator is in touch with Congress or JDS. We are all together. I don't want to speculate on forming the government. Things will happen on its own."

Earlier, BS Yeddyurappa had said, "Not a single person from BJP will join any other party. After May 23, more than 20 Congress MLAs who are not happy with HD Kumaraswamy will not continue in the party."

Earlier, two Congress legislators Ramesh Jarkiholi and Sudhakar met BJP leader R Ashok at veteran leader SM Krishna's residence in Bengaluru on Sunday.

However, the legislators clarified that they visited SM Krishna's residence to greet him for the success of BJP in the recently-held polls, adding that there was "nothing political" about the meeting.

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