NEW DELHI, Feb 18 (UNI) Asserting that he was least bothered about anti-incumbency factor, Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna said today that the Congress would fight the coming assembly elections in the state on local issues and Lok Sabha elections on national issues.
Talking to newsmen after meeting party president Sonia Gandhi, Krishna, whose government had already recommended dissolution of the state assembly, said his party was confident of winning the coming assembly elections and performing well in the Lok Sabha elections.
"I don't think we will be affected by the incumbency factor.
The quality of our government will help the people to make up their mind.
I am least worried about anti-incumbency, despite the three consecutive droughts." Replying to a question, he said the Cauvery water issue would not affect the prospects of his government coming to power again after the elections.
Asked if the 'feel good' factor of the NDA would not affect his party's chances, Krishna claimed that the 'feel good' factor had started, under his governance, in the state long ago.
Referring to the joining of 11 mlas of All India Progressive Janata Dal (AUJD) to the Congress earlier in the day, he said this would boost the efforts towards strengthening the party.
"Most of the MLAs had represented the state assembly for three terms." Asked to identify the party's main opponent in Karnataka, he said "there is nothing like main opponent and subsidiary opponent.
We will fight against those who oppose us." Krishna said the politics in Karnataka was at a cross road and expressed the confidence that the party would be able to take on the 'communal forces' comfortably.
Referring to the Telgi scam, Krishna said "if it is going to be an election issue, we will explain to the people from the beginning to the end." In fact, Karnataka government was the first to ban the use of stamp paper and had gone deep into the issue, he pointed out.
In this context, Krishna said the CBI had commended the handling of the stamp paper scam by Karnataka and Maharashtra.
