Situation won't arise for 'Operation Lotus' as BJP will win 120 to 125 seats: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

Situation won't arise for 'Operation Lotus' as BJP will win 120 to 125 seats: Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje

Bengaluru, May 11 (PTI) Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Thursday ruled out the possibility of an 'Operation Lotus', saying the BJP would get 120 to 125 seats in the Assembly election and return to power.

The term 'Operation Lotus' was coined several years ago by the opposition Congress and the JD(S) in the state, referring to alleged attempts by the BJP earlier to "poach opposition MLAs" when it failed to get a majority on its own.

Stating that the party would prove the exit polls wrong, most of which have given the Congress an edge over the BJP, the Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare said that the "primary reports" obtained post elections on Wednesday suggested that her party was getting an absolute majority.