Patna, Sept. 24 -- Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday blamed the previous BJP government in the State for the potholes on roads. His remarks came amid mounting criticism from opposition parties and members of civil society for the alleged lack of road maintenance in Bengaluru, resulting in potholes.

"The BJP will never be happy. All these potholes have come under the BJP regime. They are responsible for the bad administration of the roads in Karnataka," Shivakumar told reporters in Patna.

The Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister is in Patna to attend the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting.

On Tuesday, he said that even the road leading up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in Delhi has potholes, and th...