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The TDP chief, who sidestepped a question on whether the parties would take the support of the Congress should the need arise, was also scathing in his criticism of the BJP during an interaction with journalists late last night.

Raising questions over VVPAT and EVM, Yadav said, “Today people have lost faith in EVMs and VVPAT machines, they don’t want to rely on them anymore."

According to sources, Congress wants finance and other key influential portfolios like revenue, PWD and energy. "In total, the grand old part wants 22 portfolios," a source told News18.

Addressing a massive gathering in Cuttack, Modi said, “Today, the country has moved from ‘kala dhan’ (black money) to ‘jan dhan’ (people’s wealth). We are moving from anarchy towards governance.”

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi gave the Modi government ‘A+’ for ‘slogan creation’ and ‘self-promotion’, failing it on four other parameters.

Addressing a campaign rally at Dahanu for Shriniwas Wanaga, Sena candidate for the May 28 Palghar Lok Sabhaseat by-election, Thackeray said his party put up with the BJP for the sake of Hindutva for 25 years.

The BJP chief said it did not want to give up its alliance with old-time ally Shiv Sena in Maharashtra but insisted that the BJP would have no option if the Sena wanted to part ways with it.

Speaking to reporters before Kumaraswamy took the floor test to prove his majority in the assembly, Yeddyurappa said the JD(S) leader had promised to waive farm loans worth Rs 53,000 crore, including those borrowed from nationalised banks.

According to the survey, the Congress will make huge gains in both the states while BJP will be a distant second.

The longest-serving state state party president since October 2010, Parameshwara has remained a hardcore loyalist of the party ever since his political debut through the Congress.

"This is a big challenge in my life. I'm not expecting that I will be able to fulfill my responsibilities as chief minister easily," Kumaraswamy, who will be sworn in as chief minister on Wednesday, said.

The Speaker in the Karnataka Assembly will also be from the Congress while the deputy speaker will be from the JDS.

The Kairana Lok Sabha seat fell vacant after the death of sitting BJP MP Hukum Singh in February. Tabassum Hassan is contesting on a Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) ticket, is the joint candidate of the opposition parties. ​

HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday rejected rumours, saying that neither a power-sharing formula between both parties had been reached for 30 months, nor have they decided on "rotational chief ministers".