Bengaluru, June 1 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Sunday that Rs 1 lakh worth of projects have been planned for the development of Bengaluru city, while stating that the "Congress party had done more for Bengaluru's development than other parties."

Shivakumar was speaking at a meeting of Dasarahalli Assembly constituency leaders and workers, where he highlighted the developmental plan for the country's tech capital.

"Bengaluru city's population has grown from 70 lakh to 1.5 crore in the last 20 years, and hence we have formulated projects worth Rs 1 lakh crore for the development of the city. It was not the BJP that built the flyover on Tumkur Road, Airport Road, Hosur Road and Kolar Road. It was the Manmohan Si...