Yeddyurappa politicises airstrikes

Amid the rising tension between India and Pakistan, Karnataka BJP chief and former CM of the State BS Yeddyurappa has made sensational statement. The senior BJP leader said that the air strikes by the Indian Air Force (IAF) on a terror camps in Pakistan on Tuesday has created a wave in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

He also said that the air strikes will help the party win over 22 of 28 seats in Karnataka in the general election. "The atmosphere….day by day, the wind is increasingly blowing in favour of the BJP. Yesterday's (Tuesday's) action of destroying terror hideouts by entering inside Pakistan has resulted in a pro-Modi wave in the country, the results of which can be seen in coming Lok Sabha polls," Yeddyurappa said on Wednesday.

"It has enthused youths; all this will help us in winning more than 22 Lok Sabha seats (in Karnataka)," added the senior leader of the party.