Kalaburagi, July 19 -- Karnataka BJP president BY Vijayendra on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah held the 'Sadhana Samavesha' rally in Mysuru in order to threaten the Congress high command.

"Whenever the Chief Minister's chair feels shaky, whenever instability sets in, he (Siddaramaiah) holds rallies," Vijayendra told reporters here.

"Siddaramaiah puts Ahinda (a Kannada acronym for minorities, backward classes, and Dalits) communities forward in order to maintain his political existence," he added.

The BJP state chief criticised Siddaramaiah for "exploiting" certain communities for political gain and using manipulative tactics to pressure the Congress high command. He claimed that Siddaramaiah's two-and-a-half-year ten...