Bengaluru, Feb. 20 -- Former chief minister and veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Thursday called on the party to secure a majority independently in the 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections and remove the Congress government from power.

Addressing the state executive meeting held in the city, where he was felicitated for completing 50 years in politics, Yediyurappa urged party workers to work towards forming the government on their own. In his remarks, he did not refer to the party's alliance with the Janata Dal (Secular).

"I want to ask of you one thing. In the upcoming Assembly elections, we should come to power on our own and thus remove this corrupt Congress government. I know it is not hard for you and I am confident that you will ...