Until a couple of days ago, Karnataka’s senior ministers including chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy CM DK Shivakumar actively campaigned in the neighbouring state, creating a buzz about the success of the guarantee schemes. The party announced its own set of guarantees in Telangana too. “Since Telangana is our neighbouring state, the success of Karnataka’s guarantee schemes has had a big role in the victory there. This led to the voters keeping faith in the Congress,” Siddaramaiah said.
