Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: CM Siddaramaiah Asks BJP Leader to Tweet in English or Kannada, Says Don’t Understand Hindi

The Congress has released the names of 2018 candidates for Karnataka Assembly Elections on April 15

New Delhi, April 22: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took a jibe at BJP general secretary P Murlidhar Rao and asked him to tweet in Kannada or English. Earlier on Saturday, Rao posted a tweet in Hindi after speculations that  Siddaramaiah may opt Badami in Bagalkote district of north Karnataka as his second seat.

BJP general secretary P Murlidhar Rao tweeted in Hindi, “Siddaramaiah are you scared? After so much effort” you chose Chamundeshwari seat, now after seeing that you will be defeated there you are searching for a second place.”

.@Siddaramaiah जी डर गए क्या?
कड़ी मशक्कत के बाद आपने चामुंडेश्वरी सीट चुनी फिर अब वहां भी हार सामने देखकर दूसरी जगह तलाश कर रहे हैं, मैं आपका संशय खत्म करने के लिए स्पष्ट कर दूं न सिर्फ आपकी दोनों सीट बल्कि पूरा कर्नाटका कांग्रेस मुक्त बनने जा रहा है।

— P Muralidhar Rao (@PMuralidharRao) April 21, 2018

This started a Twitter war between two parties. Taking potshots at BJP, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah replied by tweeting in Kannada, “Sir, tweet in Kannada or English. Don’t understand Hindi.”

ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಥವಾ ಇಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಟ್ವೀಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಸರ್. ಹಿಂದಿ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ https://t.co/i9rbgLyFJU

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 21, 2018

Leaders with pan Karnataka appeal do not fear any part of the state.

People will decide my fate in both the constituencies, you don’t worry about it.

But I am happy I taught you to tweet in Kannada! https://t.co/3Yz443H0hX

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) April 21, 2018

Earlier also, the two parties were seen in a Twitter war over lemon. The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) had made fun of Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by tweeting a picture of him with a lemon in hand.

Later on Sunday, it was clear that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be contesting from Chamundeshwari in Mysuru and Badami from north Karnataka. He will file his nomination for Badami on April 24 between around 3 PM.

The Congress has released the names of 2018 candidates for Karnataka Assembly Elections on April 15. In the list, the party had named Dr. Devraj Patil as its nominee from Badami. However, issuing of B-form (required to be filed by a political party mentioning the name of its approved candidate) to Patil was put on hold. Badami with strong Kuruba presence, the community to which Siddaramaiah belongs, was seen as a second safe option for the Chief Minister as reports have suggested that the battle in Chamundeshwari will not be an easy one for him. Till now Siddaramaiah has been representing Varuna constituency in Mysuru.

Karnataka election will be held in the single phase. The voting will be conducted on May 12 and counting will be held on May 15.